Making A Lather

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Sunday, June 21, 2026

stash report June 21, 2026

My Granddaughter has been living with us for 3 years while she was going to Indiana U. We loved having her. She was in my "nice" fabric room. She filled the room with her stuff, so, I haven't been able to get to my fabric for 3 years. Now, that she has moved out, I can even open the doors. I have enjoyed getting reacquainted with my fabric. The blessing is that there was nobody busily messing it up, like I have been doing in the not "nice" fabric room. haha

stash report June 21, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards I came close...

fabric added year to date for 2026: 16 1/2 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2026: 54 yards

I have used 52 1/2 yards more than I have added.

I sewed 6 days last week.

I have decided to work on my older ufo applique project - across the wide missourri-

I am working on a block that has alphabet letters. I decided to make mine with our initials.

I am back in the groove for my Christmas in new England rug hooking.

last week

this week

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Sunday, June 14, 2026

stash report June 14, 2026

I dug around to find a fabric in my stash that will be perfect for the back for blue skies. I am ready to quilt it this week, or at least put it on the frame.

stash report June 14, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 16 1/2 yards

fabric used this week: 14 yards for flying home finish

fabric used year to date for 2026 54 yards

I have used 52 1/2 yards more than I have added.

I sewed 6 days last week.

I have decided to work on my older ufo applique project - across the wide missourri-

This panel is finished, next is a block with alphabet letters

finished

I am back in the groove for my Christmas in new England rug hooking. I decided it was time for a blue house

last week

this week

time to move on the frame again

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Sunday, June 7, 2026

stash report June 7, 2026

I needed fabric for binding. I found this buried in the red tote. I think it is going to be just right. We have a new quilt store, that I visited this week, with a friend. My sewing room is bigger than this very cute shop. It has been a while since I have investigated a quilt shop. I couldn't believe the prices. It's a good thing I have a fabric investment portfolio.

stash report June 7, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 16 1/2 yards

fabric used this week: 0 yards

fabric used year to date for 2026 40 yards

I have used 38 1/2 yards more than I have added.

I sewed 5 days last week.

I have decided to work on my older ufo applique project - across the wide missourri-

This strip will have 3 trees vertcally. Yep they all look a like

tree 2

I am back in the groove for my Christmas in new England rug hooking.

It's time for a fence and another house.

last week

this week

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Sunday, May 31, 2026

stash report May 31, 2026

I cut the inner border for my dresden quilt, using a 1980s fabric. Yes I still have some.

stash report May 31, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 16 1/2 yards

fabric used this week: 25 yards pfefferneusse finish

fabric used year to date for 2026 40 yards

I have used 38 1/2 yards more than I have added. Finally I have officially used some fabric in a quilt.

pfeffernuesse is finished

I sewed 6 days last week. Friday sew and open sew this week

I have decided to work on my older ufo applique project - across the wide missourri-

This strip will have 3 trees vertcally.

tree 1

I am back in the groove for my Christmas in new England rug hooking.

It's time for a fence and another house. What color is my new house? oh, and I don't like fences.

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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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Sunday, May 24, 2026

stash report May 24, 2026

I am ready to cut for binding for my red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt. It feels good to finally get this to the finish.

stash report May 24, 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

fabric added year to date for 2026: 16 1/2 yards

fabric used this week: o yards

fabric used year to date for 2026 15 yards

I have added 1 1/2 yards more than I used.

I sewed 6 days last week.

I have decided to work on my older ufo applique project - across the wide missourri-

I have finished this strip and the next one will have 3 trees.

I am back in the groove for my Christmas in new England rug hooking, too.

With the Christmas tree all done, It was time to move it on the frame. It looks like I can officially say I am half done.

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Friday, November 21, 2025

week 4 -rainbow scrap challenge November

My red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt. for the rainbow scrap challenge is a top. I started the string blocks in 2016. It deserved to be finished. I was great at starting projects many years ago. I guess, I was making retirement projects. Pulling out an older ufo, is so much fun, if, I don't go down the " what was I thinking" rabbit hole.

I was diligent about sewing sugar grove blocks this past week. I now have 50 of the 72 I need for the quilt. Making them is part of my muscle memory by now.

I ironed the last of the zig zag quilt blocks. I used up many 1 1/12 inch strips, but, it still doesn't look like a whole quilt in the drawer.

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Friday, November 14, 2025

week 3 -rainbow scrap challenge November

After ironing the red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt. for the rainbow scrap challenge this month. I searched for the inner border and attached the final choice for the quilt. I have also been searching for the outer border. I planned for brown. My selection of browns were lackluster. But, buried amid the browns, was a lovely burgundy red that I think is "the one". on the right

it is deeper than the picture

I have actually pressed the zig zag quilt blocks every day this past week. I have less to go than I have done.

it doesn't look like a whole quilt

I am still sewing the sugar grove blocks. I have all the premade kits I have made over the year done, but I still have partial kits and more hsts that were made but not in kits, yet.

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Friday, November 7, 2025

week 2 - rainbow scrap challenge November

I have the top ready for borders for my red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt. I am excited to finish this older bonnie hunter ufo. I worked on it, in the red and the brown months, for the rainbow scrap challenge. I am pleased with my progress this week.

I took single pictures this week, not sure if I would get more done than just one. I fell behind on sugar grove blocks. I really want to catch up by the end of the year.

I have all the blocks made for a zig zag quilt I want to make using 1 1/2 inch scrap strips. I made them, but, did not iron them and the drawer looked intimidating. I decided I would iron as many as I could until the end of the year. Maybe, I can sew them together next year for each color of the month.

My fingers are not as nimble anymore, so I pulled out my finger cots to open them as I was ironing. They worked great.

monkey wrench

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Friday, October 24, 2025

finishing rainbow scrap challenge projects

I have all the big blocks for my red and brown pfeffernuesse quilt.

I made the last of the windmill blocks in black and gray for the rainbow scrap challenge.

I found over 100 odd colors of 2 inch hsts for my bonnie Hunter basket quilt. This should finish up the year with more than the 700 I need for the quilt. I need to cut and make the bigger hsts for the basket in November.

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