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Sunday, October 18, 2026

stash report October 17 2026

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I keep a pile near my machine of smallish pieces that I could make 1 1/2 inch hsts. I need 640 of them for ditch lilies. In between sewing things, I work at making them. When I have a good size pile, I trim them. This batch of 120 means I have 619 finished, and only 21 to go for the quilt. woohoo

stash report October 17 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 17 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2026: 139 yards

I have used 138 yards more than I have added.

I sewed 4 days last week.

Here is where I will begin again to make progress on Christmas in new England rug. Maybe, this Christmas?

I have added another house to my village.

last week

this week

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Sunday, October 11, 2026

stash report October 10, 2026

I found tony hiding in a scrap bag. I don't remember which quilty buddy gave it to me. It has been hiding for some time... such an adventure.

stash report October 10, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 17 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards I will need to clean off my longarm...again to finish a quilt. Right now, I am using it to sort my summer clothes.

fabric used year to date for 2026: 139 yards

I have used 138 yards more than I have added.

I sewed 4 days last week.

Here is where I will begin again to make progress on Christmas in new England rug. Maybe, this Christmas?

And we are off to the races. slow progress is still progress.

last week

this week - goodbye fence

I can see I am getting closer

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Sunday, October 4, 2026

stash report October 3, 2026

While I was digging through the mess at my sewing machine, I found this little box of bonus triangles that I have been missing. I knew it was here somewhere. Apparently, I am a thrower. I focus on the sewing and not the cleaning as I go. I admire those quilters that automatically clean and straighten as they go.

I need these small triangles to make 640- 1 1/2 inch hsts for ditch lilies.

stash report October 3, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 17 yards -I really can't believe how little fabric I have added this year. I am so grateful that I have my 'investment ' stash to use.

fabric used this week: 0 yards I do wish I had finished more this year.

fabric used year to date for 2026: 139 yards

I have used 138 yards more than I have added.

I sewed 5 days last week.

Here is where I will begin again to make progress on Christmas in new England rug. Maybe, this Christmas?

And we are off to the races.

last week

Oh not another fence - sigh.

this week

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Sunday, September 27, 2026

stash report September 27, 2026

I went to our Saturday open sew. These were the new bag of scraps I was gifted. I was hoping to find some black and gray. There was black Christmas, but, I don't think they will work for my new project- crackers and jam

We have a new team hosting our open sew, and they are really fun. Games and prizes and great snacks.

stash report September 27, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 17 yards

fabric used this week: 15 yards -stack and whack leaves is finished

54 x 64

fabric used year to date for 2026: 139 yards

I have used 138 yards more than I have added.

I sewed 3 days last week.

I have tried to add a few strips of wool every day, hoping that it will eventually help finish this wonderful rug. The Christmas tree is a fun diversion.

Here is where I will begin again to make progress on Christmas in new England rug. Maybe, this Christmas?

I have decided to switch to the other side and work left to right, to make sure the colors are used all through the rug. It's a really slow start, but, a start none the less.

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Friday, July 10, 2026

5 quilt June and July 2026

last report May 8, 2026

I try to work on these 5 quilts until they are done. Their turn in the UFO closet is over, and, they need to be finished one way or another.

It's good to add a few completions to my 5 quilt report this time. I'm finding it harder to keep too many quilts going at the same time. This year's ufo list has fewer near finishes, and more projects barely started.

pfeffernuesse quilt- Is a finish.

86 x86

flying home is finished.

65 x75

blue skies is finished.

66 x 76

Hollow nine - rainbow scrap challenge from 2023 that needs the border appliqued. I have cut the flowers and the stem is ready. I just need to attach. This is still on the list for 2026, but, I haven't worked on it lately.

dresden blocks - I have the top ready to quilt

stars two bits is ready for borders

Looking forward to August

stars two bits

Hollow nine

Editya Sitar baskets - I opened the box twice, and then closed it. I have been busy with the other projects, and I have only little bits of time and I want to concentrate on it.

pumpkin patch if I can find it

halloween card trick

scrap cutting

And I plan on continuing this in 2026, even though, I see no discernable difference in the scrap piles.

quilts to be quilted:

yellow string baby quilt on the frame

dresden plate

two bits

wedding ring

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Friday, May 29, 2026

pfeffernuesse finish

I finished the red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt. I started the project in 2016 here. In April 2025, the rainbow scrap challenge color was red, and I pulled this project out again to make some progress here. It's a Bonnie Hunter pattern from her book string fling or string frenzy. I was close enough to a finish that I continued to work on it until the end of the year.

86 x 86

I pieced the back with red and brown.

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Friday, May 8, 2026

5 quilt May, 8, 2026

It has been awhile since my last report of the 5 quilt project. Matter of fact, I completely forgot about it while in Florida.

I try to work on these 5 quilts until they are done. Their turn in the UFO closet is over, and, they need to be finished one way or another.

Making a report every month may be boring, But it keeps my mind focused. I will try to stay up to date with that. That is why I have decided to bring it back for me in 2026. I am a little late getting started.

hollow nine - from 2023 that needs the border appliqued. I have cut the flowers and the stem is ready. I just need to attach. This is still on the list for 2026, but, I haven't worked on it lately.

red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt- I discovered a couple blocks turned wrong and had to rip them out and turn them. But, we are back on track, after I resew. It will be ready to quilt. I plan on that next Spring. It will be a top priority in 2026. It is on the frame ready to be quilted.

dresden blocks - I have all the plates machine appliqued and have started to hand sew the center medalions. I have one done.

stars 2 bits - I have had the star blocks for a few years, but, still need to add borders to the blocks

Editya Sitar baskets - I have just a bit started before I dropped the ball.

scrap cutting

And I plan on continuing this in 2026, even though, I see no discernable difference in the scrap piles.

quilts to be quilted:

1. wedding ring I have had this ready for a few years, but, I am afraid to quilt it myself. I want it to be special and I don't do special. So I will work to talk my self into it..... some day That didn't happen in

2025

2. pfeffernusse

3. blue skies

4 yellow string baby quilt

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Friday, December 26, 2025

5 quilt December 26, 2025

It has been awhile since my last report of the 5 quilt project. I found myself stuck with two challenging quilts, Rather than just reporting the same quilts over and over, I just kept working.

It is the end of December, and I am making a new list for 2026. I have 32 quilts next year that are in the running for time at the sewing machine. In 2024, I finished 41. It was a miracle. In 2025, I finished 14. I don't know what the difference was. I do know the 5 quilt project has been a true help in overcoming overwhelm and procrastination. But, some quilts take longer than others. The first mention I found of the 5 quilts was in October 2021. I remember, I was talking with quilty friends and mentioned I was overwhelmed with the shear number of ufos and quilts I want to make. A friend said, maybe if you just focus on a small number of quilts at a time.... And tada, the sun came out and everything was unicorns and rainbows. It has helped me remain active in my favorite sport ( quilting)

Making a report every month may be boring, But it keeps my mind focused. I will try to stay up to date with that.

I try to work on these 5 quilts until they are done. Their turn in the UFO closet is over, and, they need to be finished one way or another.

I finished 4 since August report

1. snowballs is finished

54 x 66

2. Chunky churndash is finished

74 x 76

3. baby xo is finished

50 x 50

4. Holy toledo is finished

76 x 94

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them:

hollow nine - from 2023 that needs the border appliqued. I have cut the flowers and the stem is ready. I just need to attach.

My December phd report: I ended with 14 ufos finished this year, and no new starts.

scrap cutting

I have added another goal to the 5 quilts project. I want to take one day a month and cut scraps. I will have plenty to choose from since I really didn't cut any for 2024, and the bags of uncut scraps are piling up, all over the fabric room. For the year, the total is 36 1/2 yards of useable fabric.

And I plan on continuing this in 2026, even though, I see no discernable difference in the scrap piles.

quilts to be quilted:

2025

Looking forward to January

hollow nine in the Spring

red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt in the Spring

flying home. I just have blocks that are made. Making a top will be my one monthly goal for January

stars 2 bits - I have had the star blocks for a few years, but, still need to add borders to the blocks

Editya Sitar baskets - I have just a bit started before I dropped the ball.

Soul searching - I have just the blocks

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Friday, December 19, 2025

holy toledo finish

By the end of 2017, I had all the parts ready for making my holy Toledo quilt. I added it to my 5 quilt project in May of this year. I discovered that the borders were neither cut or sewn. Still, I wanted to add that to my quilt finish. I have worked on it at open sews and friday group. There are 990 hsts for this quilt. All of it is made with recycled shirt fabric. I found this pattern in Bonnie Hunter's book scraps and shirttails 2. I am very pleased with how it turned out.

76 x 94 = 25 yards

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