One of my monthly goals for the 5 quilt project is to spend one day a month cutting scraps.
One of my monthly goals for the 5 quilt project is to spend one day a month cutting scraps. I cut a bag of scraps into useable pieces in August. The bag weighed 1 pound 4 ounces. When I was done, the parts weighed 9 ounces = 1 1/2 yards of useable fabric. + strings. I still have a bit left to cut.
For the year, the total is 36 1/2 yards of useable fabric.
This week, I attended a small quilt show in Pendleton Indiana. They have one every year, and it is located in museum. I like the quilts hanging over the antiques and curios. I bought a bag of scraps, which is a delight for me. This time, the town was hosting a fall craft festival, and, the weather was a perfect fall day.
stash report September 7, 2025
fabric added this week: 0 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 61 yards
fabric used this week: 0 yds
fabric used year to date for 2025: 230 1/2 yards
169 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 2 days last week quilting a small quilt
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15 min to stitch at life in pieces
The color of the month is light blue and green for the rainbow scrap challenge. I have included these colors in my blue and green months. So I am caught up in my regularly scheduled projects.
I found 2 older ufos that will I will work on this month with the new colors of the month.
Baby x and o was started in 2015, when I was the workshop chairman for my guild. It was a quick baby size quilt to piece. I made bonus triangles from the cut offs of the snowball corners. It was my plan to make a border with these. I can work on sewing these together, and maybe finish the quilt this month.
Swingin checkerboard is a quilted twins free pattern that I started in 2019. I have all the 16 patch blocks made. I found scraps in the box, but, I didn't find the mint green constant for the rail fence blocks. That is probably why it was sidelined for so long. I spent some time hunting through my collections of fabric and scraps for the likely candidate. nope. I attended a quilt show in pendleton Indiana and didn't find anything in mint green. I stopped by a quilt store in Noblesville. They had a small range of mint green, but it was too expensive for an almost. On the way home, I thought of hobby lobby. And, I think I found "the one" yay! Otherwise, I was going to put it away for another day.
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There is not much change on this report, but, it still helps me keep on track.
I finished 2 ufos in August- 10 th for the year
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While I was digging around, trying to find some wool for my rug hooking project, I found 2 missing quilts in a tub. I had given them up for lost. I have been working on my chunky churndash quilt. It just needed borders.
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I added an inner border, But the outer border was more difficult to find in my stash. The border I had with the top was not going to work. We tried at least 8 different options.
I added a 3 yard piece of white to my stash for an upcoming group quilt project. We are planning on each of us making our own version a tula pink butterfly. I am using batiks and white.
stash report August 31, 2025 - this is my 51st wedding anniversary
fabric added this week: 3 yards
fabric added year to date for 2025: 61 yards
fabric used this week: 2 yds donated to guild
fabric used year to date for 2025: 230 1/2 yards
169 1/2 yards used more than bought in 2025
I sewed 2 days last week.
I have created a new friendship swap for my rug hooking group. It is a swap rug. Everyone wanted houses this time. It has two rows of houses, and trees, too. We each do a house on our own rug, and then, we pass it around for everyone to hook a house on our rug, When we are done, we will have a rug with our friends hooking on it. I have made 2 or 3 others and they are such a treasure. We have a goal to trade every two weeks.
I finished this house for Carolyn. I attempted a stained glass window and steps.
15 min to stitch at life in pieces
I finished just a few last minute aqua scrap projects for the rainbow scrap challenge. I had or made
70-2 inch hsts for my bonnie Hunter basket quilt.
My aqua ufo is a finished quilt.
I am looking forward to a new color and a new ufo for September.
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