Almost a wash as I had one finish and I went shopping, too.
Fabric added this week: +11 yards
Fabric added this year: +188 yards
Fabric used this week: -13 yards
Fabric used this year: -191 yards
Net fabric for the year: -3 yards (used!)
What I accomplished this week:
bound Patriotic Stripes and Strings
made 4 QOV pillowcases
pieced some animal 4 patches
Goals for next week:
work on QOV photojournals
label QOV's
continue work on animal 4 patches
Hop on over to JudyL's Patchwork Times to *see* how other blogger's are using their stash!
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Friday, September 2, 2011
The Glamour Shot
I finished Patriotic Stripes and Strings yet just managed to take its glamour shot yesterday.
The front of the quilt .
The pieced back...once again...show just a little creativity to stretch what fabric I have for the backing.
The Popcorn quilting, pattern found here.
This quilt was inspired by Mary's Amish Stripes and Strings, found here.
The front of the quilt .
The pieced back...once again...show just a little creativity to stretch what fabric I have for the backing.
The Popcorn quilting, pattern found here.
This quilt was inspired by Mary's Amish Stripes and Strings, found here.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
First Day of School
DD's first day of 7th grade was today!
Someone hears the school bus!
Bye!
Will you change your mind and come back to play with me?!
Someone hears the school bus!
Bye!
Will you change your mind and come back to play with me?!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
WIP Wednesday
I've been seeing Brick quilts over blogland and have been fascinated by them. I always thought they looked cool and when I hunted a tutorial, the tutorial usually began with cut a gazillion bricks x by x. My eyes would glaze over and I would think, 'So Not Happening!'
Imagine my delight when my friend LindaJ posted this quilt on her blog as 'Staggered Bricks'. Linda also posted this clue to the construction of the Staggered Bricks~you need to scroll down to where she talks about her Mom. :)
A quick chat with Linda, (Thanks!) proved I was on the right path to make this quilt with strip piecing.
So I decided to cut into my Oconomowoc Quilt Challenge fabric~it's the green~ and attempt a Staggered Bricks quilt. My quilt was suppose to be approximately 36 x 36...Challenge Rules...but before the border it was like 34 x 28 (huh?) A miscalculation on my part so I took off two vertical rows to make it 28 x 28 before borders. Sew up a 4 inch border and ta-da!
My first attempt at a Staggered Bricks quilt. I'm loving the construction of this even if I am not too crazy about the fabric placement. Wait till you see the back~let's just say that I had another 'oops' in the cutting zone and it was a good thing that I had the extra from the front because now it is a part of the back! This Challenge quilt isn't due until October's meeting but it sure does feel good to have it all pieced and waiting for quilting!
Thanks Linda for heading me down the Staggered Bricks path! I definitely *see* more of this quit in my future. :)
Imagine my delight when my friend LindaJ posted this quilt on her blog as 'Staggered Bricks'. Linda also posted this clue to the construction of the Staggered Bricks~you need to scroll down to where she talks about her Mom. :)
A quick chat with Linda, (Thanks!) proved I was on the right path to make this quilt with strip piecing.
So I decided to cut into my Oconomowoc Quilt Challenge fabric~it's the green~ and attempt a Staggered Bricks quilt. My quilt was suppose to be approximately 36 x 36...Challenge Rules...but before the border it was like 34 x 28 (huh?) A miscalculation on my part so I took off two vertical rows to make it 28 x 28 before borders. Sew up a 4 inch border and ta-da!
My first attempt at a Staggered Bricks quilt. I'm loving the construction of this even if I am not too crazy about the fabric placement. Wait till you see the back~let's just say that I had another 'oops' in the cutting zone and it was a good thing that I had the extra from the front because now it is a part of the back! This Challenge quilt isn't due until October's meeting but it sure does feel good to have it all pieced and waiting for quilting!
Thanks Linda for heading me down the Staggered Bricks path! I definitely *see* more of this quit in my future. :)
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Pillowcase Day
Today was pillowcase day! I made the one on the right first with no accent then thought it might look better with an accent. I went diving into my red, white, blue and beige scrap basket and found a few that I thought would look okay. The one on the far left is a tad wider but hey, when one is diving into the scraps~anything goes~right?!
pattern found here. I did do the *tube-sausage-hot dog* thing to enclose the cuff's seam. I simple search on YouTube *How to make a Pillowcase* to refresh my memory on the order of the fabrics for sewing.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Design Table Monday
What would you do?
I separated out my animal novelties from my other miscellaneous novelties~both realistic and not so realistic are included in each pile.
The pattern I want to make calls for 48 novelty prints. My piles range from a high of 41 different prints to low of 30 prints. Each pile represents one quilt.
So....would you
a. rush to the store and buy more animal prints?
b. supplement the novelties with non-animal novelties to reach 48 in the piles?
or
c. put everything back into the container and try a different pattern?!
The fabric-a-holic in me says, 'Answer A'.
The stash buster in me says, 'Answer B'.
The lazy quilter in me says, 'Answer C'.
Wonder *who* will win this battle?! lol
I separated out my animal novelties from my other miscellaneous novelties~both realistic and not so realistic are included in each pile.
The pattern I want to make calls for 48 novelty prints. My piles range from a high of 41 different prints to low of 30 prints. Each pile represents one quilt.
So....would you
a. rush to the store and buy more animal prints?
b. supplement the novelties with non-animal novelties to reach 48 in the piles?
or
c. put everything back into the container and try a different pattern?!
The fabric-a-holic in me says, 'Answer A'.
The stash buster in me says, 'Answer B'.
The lazy quilter in me says, 'Answer C'.
Wonder *who* will win this battle?! lol
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Stash Update Week #35
A quiet week. We spent the first few days in Michigan and the rest catching up. :)
and I still have all the laundry to do!
Fabric added this week: 0 yards
Fabric added this year: +177 yards
Fabric used this week: -1 yard
Fabric used this year: -178 yards
Net fabric for the year: -1 yard (used)
What I accomplished this week:
finished a few coiled *UFO*s, here and here
Goals for next week:
continue on Patriotic Stripes and Strings
sew QOV pillowcases
start on QOV photojournals
take Baby in for cleaning~I'm a little late this year as normally she gets cleaned in July. :)
DD heads back to school on Thursday~so my goals should keep me busy...
and I still have all the laundry to do!
Fabric added this week: 0 yards
Fabric added this year: +177 yards
Fabric used this week: -1 yard
Fabric used this year: -178 yards
Net fabric for the year: -1 yard (used)
What I accomplished this week:
finished a few coiled *UFO*s, here and here
Goals for next week:
continue on Patriotic Stripes and Strings
sew QOV pillowcases
start on QOV photojournals
take Baby in for cleaning~I'm a little late this year as normally she gets cleaned in July. :)
DD heads back to school on Thursday~so my goals should keep me busy...
Thursday, August 25, 2011
A Little Sewing
I had enough of the purple butterfly batik to make 2 more 8 inch hot pads and 2~4 inch coasters. I am seriously addicted again! lol. I can imagine these little beauties in the whole rainbow of colors!
I better stop and get back to my *Patriotic Stripes and Strings*. They are waiting patiently for me to piece them into a flimsy~if only I could decide on a setting....
pattern source: It's a Wrap by Susan Breier
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