I have spent the year trying to finish a long term hexie quilt. The main part has been done for awhile and I am finishing the edges to a stopping point. It is a great big puzzle. I need to hand piece bigger sections together before I can add it to the mother ship. I am working on the last side. I have no idea on how I will actually finish the edges. But I have to get there first. Now that I can get outside, it may slow me down on the work.
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As an extra quilting goal, I have decided to take my longtime hexie quilt, and, leave it out, until, it is done. Over the years, I have worked on it from time to time, and, then, it gets set aside for more pressing projects and life. I have 1 1 /2 sides to go, and, I think it is time to stick to it, until, it is finished. At this point, it needs to be spread out to work on the bits and pieces to even out the sides. It is big enough that it is cumbersome, and, I don't want to move it every time I add to the mother ship. I have been laying out pieces as I make them and adding them to each other as I can. It has been hard not to add each section right away to the quilt, but I don't want to move it every time.
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I finished the binding on my EPP diamond quilt. And I can call it finished. It has been a few months since I have had a finish. Meanwhile, I haven't stopped sewing, and, the tops are still piling up in the closet. I need to move a long.
This was my very first English Paper Piecing. I started ( 2009) with this quilt I needed a hand project for an airplane trip to Utah to see my daughter. I was sure I didn't want to do hexagons ( what did I know?) And this seemed simple enough to be a starter project. I hooked Katie on paper piecing, but, she went to hexagons, and, then, so did I. I have participated in swaps over the years and I still have a big project that I am slowly working on in the evenings.....sometimes.
There is no change in fabric count this week. I started cutting yellow scraps for my ongoing rainbow scrap challenge.
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| L-R: go fish, stash buster, easy breezy |
Stash report March 6, 2022
fabric added: 0 yards
fabric added year to date: 3.75 yards
fabric used: 0 yards
fabric used year to date: 70 yards
66.25 yards used more than bought.
I sewed 6 days last week.
I have started spinning one Sunday a month. The idea was to decide if it was time to let this hobby go, including all the stuff that goes with it. I have a better chance of that happening, if, I don't start spinning. Because, now, I like it again.... a lot.
Last year, I took my bags of carded wool and started combining them into colors I might like together. This is one of them. It is mostly merino wool.
Yesterday was sew day at the library for our guild. I enjoyed spending the day talking and sewing. I did come home with some scrappy pieces on the free table. And I won the drawing for a fat quarter. I tried to resist....
On the left is my prize fat quarter. I am not sure why I grabbed the bright green piece, but it is nice and bright. I have a weakness for floral that I hope to do a floral quilt someday. And, 2 different quilters brought me their waste triangles. One time, I pulled a triangle from the trash and jokingly said - we shouldn't be so wasteful - there is so much you can do with this tiny piece. And, it became a tradition that they bring these to me. I have an overflowing shoebox full of them. And one day, I will do something with them. Haha
I was happy with what I got done, too.
Stash report February 27, 2022
fabric added: .75 yards
fabric added year to date: 3.75 yards
fabric used: 0 yards
fabric used year to date: 70 yards
66.25 yards used more than bought.
I sewed 6 days last week. A whole day Saturday, which was a welcome chance to work on projects.
I am still working on my hexie project, adding the spacers for the next rosette.
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Remember last week I was so happy that I didn't bring 4 fat quarters home from goodwill? Well, this week they were half price, so.... you win some you lose some....
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| 3 fat quarters 50 cents each |
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| 1 1/4, 3/4, long scrap 2.00 for 3 |
stash report February 20, 2022
fabric added: 3 yards
fabric added year to date -3 yards
fabric used 22 yards -row x row finished
fabric used year to date 70 yards
67 yards used more than bought.
I sewed 5 days last week.
I am working to even a side on my hexie quilt. I made these hexies last week and I am adding them this week. The farthest right print is the longest I want to go for the edge.
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I am sorting through blue strip bags looking for aqua/teal for the rainbow scrap challenge at so scrappy. I have them all mixed together. Someday, I will have a bag for each...maybe.
stash report February 6, 2022
fabric added -0 yards still haven't added any!
fabric added year to date -0 yards
fabric used 0 yards
fabric used year to date 51 yards
51 yards used more than bought. I am starting the year ahead on using fabric.
I sewed 2 days last week. I sat down at the sewing machine Friday - I was missing it
I have my hexie project out again, trying to reorient myself to what little bits I could be adding on quiet winter evenings. I am always surprised how much I like it when I get started again.
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This week I worked on the last of the scraps from the scrap bucket I am trying to tame. These scraps weighed 6 ounces which is almost a yard of fabric. I cut some 3 1/2 inches, then 2 1/2, 2, 1 1/2 and the rest went into a chunks bucket. It has helped to keep me from buying more of anything. Next week will be a challenge. We will have our guild meeting and there might be a free table. what will I do?
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stash report January 23, 2022
fabric added -0 yards still haven't added any!
fabric added year to date -0 yards
fabric used 21 yards -end of rainbow finish + 1 yard sent to goodwill
fabric used year to date 51 yards
51 yards used more than bought. I am starting the year ahead on using fabric.
I sewed 4 days last week
I have my hexie project out again, trying to reorient myself to what little bits I could be adding on quiet winter evenings. I am always surprised how much I like it when I get started again.
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