one monthly goal recap

 I want to revisit my goals for the month of August and see how I have done. It's hard to believe we are at the end of another month. And today is my 44th wedding anniversary.

For August, I want to continue work on stella cyranna. I have the pieced rows finished, and it is time to assemble and work on the wool applique.
I had trouble with the instructions on the wool applique. I have only a picture to go by, and to me, the amount of wool is not adequate for the color combinations I am seeing.

I want to quilt roll roll cotton boll. I found a backing, so I need to make the binding, and, I have two customer quilts, and then I can quilt it.

It's quilt show time for the guild, so a couple of other quilts snuck in front of Roll roll for quilting, but I have entered it into the show, so it will be done.

I want to string piece for orca bay ( here are other images) for the next mystery quilt finish.

I have all the blue string blocks finished. There are 72 and now I move on to red string pieced blocks.

I need to decide borders on snow days and prepare to quilt. I think it will be a while until I quilt it.
Nothing decided. I was distracted by the double wedding ring quilt along.

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stash report August 5, 2018

When whimsicals was a presenter for our quilt guild here, I bought a fat quarter bundle from her because, it was so cute. It was called persnickety. My favorite is the white cats on black.

My daughter is here and is helping send fabric to goodwill, so far we have sent 138 yards approximately.
And just for fun, My daughter in law sent this photo of my Grandson helping my son with the plumbing. Which I am sure I have a picture somewhere of my son helping his Dad just the same.

I have started cutting pieces for a wool applique on stella cyranna for slow stitching.
stash report

Fabric Used this Week 139 1/2 yards
Fabric Used year to Date: 442 yards

Fabric Added this Week: 4 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 150 1/4 yards

Net Fabric for 2018: 291 3/4 yards used more than purchased. 

I sewed at least 15 min every day this week.

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jupiter and one monthly goal

I have 2 blocks finished for Drops of Jupiter. There was almost only one. I am not sure I am liking it, and every seam is an inset seam. But, making two was better.

A new month is time for new goals for One monthly goal at Elm street quilts.

For August, I want to continue work on stella cyranna. I have the pieced rows finished, and it is time to assemble and work on the wool applique.

I want to quilt roll roll cotton boll. I found a backing, so I need to make the binding, and, I have two customer quilts, and then I can quilt it.

I want to string piece for orca bay ( here are other images) for the next mystery quilt finish.

I need to decide borders on snow days and prepare to quilt. I think it will be a while until I quilt it.

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July goal

Happy Independence day! I am proud to be an American, and grateful for those who have made great sacrifices for me and my family, past and future, to enjoy our wonderful freedoms. May God bless us.
I am especially happy to have fun with my Grandchildren today. There is never enough time with them.

It's time to take stock of my quilting for July, and set my goals for One monthly Goals. I have had some projects spanning more than a month, and need to take the next step. In June, I assembled all the sections for my snow days quilt. This month, I want to have a finished top. There are 5 sections. The left border is attached to the center, and then a bottom border is added, then the right border, and then the top border.

In May, I decided I just had to open the stella cyranna quilt, In June I spent time cutting all the pieces except the applique. For July I want to assemble the top and prepare the applique.

And I want to restart a project from the past called Across the wide missourri. It's an applique quilt, my husband bought for me for Christmas one year, and it was a huge surprise. I know He would like to know I was thrilled with the gift, by seeing me work on it. I can see my rug being finished soon and that would make evening stitching time available. I have 3 blocks done.

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snow days -where do I start

Part of my One monthly goal, was to assemble all the stitched pieces and finish the stitching on snow days. I haven't had it out since January, so I had to reacquaint myself with the random pieces and parts. I wasn't sure where to begin. I divided the parts from the extra fabric that I might still need.

The instructions are as big a book as war and peace. I scanned through them again.

And I finished the border pieces with stitchery and even pieced the very center.

Part 2 of my goal was to finish Christmas lights mystery quilt. Which I blogged about here.

And I also set a goal to cut out stella cyrana quilt which I did.

And I sewed most of the blocks together.

I met my goals and One monthly goal has been a big help. It is just enough to help me be accountable and not too much it is overwhelming.

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square dance 5

I have been working on the mystery quilt from My Carolina Home.
I finished the May clue - promenade -of square dance mystery quilt. The next step is assembly. I hope scrappy looks okay.

I have a block finished for stella cyrana. This is the only block in the quilt. There is some wool applique, but, this is the only pieced block, and there are 12.

My Carolina Home

my fabrics  for clue 1
clue 2 dosi do
  clue 3 come down the middle

clue 4 allemande left
Clue 5  promenade


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rug petals

I am working on this rug. It is a slow process as I find the orientation hard to follow.

I have finished a few of the big petals

I also had a chance to finish all of these blocks that I need for Stella Cyrana quilt

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square dance 4

I have been working on the mystery quilt from My Carolina Home.
I finished the May clue - allemande left- of square dance mystery quilt. The reveal has already happened, and I am really happy with the quilt. I just have not caught up yet.

I have been working on stella cyranna quilt and I have all the square in a square blocks finished.
The purple fabric is a brushed deco fabric, and the nap would make the pieces shift under the pressure foot, but I think we convinced it to cooperate.

I also tried a few triangle squares. I thought the brocade would be more difficult, but it wasn't, and it ironed nicely.

My Carolina Home

my fabrics clue 1
clue 2 dosi do
  clue 3 come down the middle

clue 4 allemande left

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My June goals

The next quiltville mystery quilt I need to finish is Christmas lights from 2009 quiltmaker magazine.
I need to add borders and quilt it to finish it. I am making this my June One monthly goal.

I think I see a border choice in the box and will know when I really dig back into the project.

I want to revisit stella Cyranna and my snow project from the first part of the year as part of my one monthly goal as well. Last month, my goal was to open stella and read about it, and that is all I did.

I know I hit a snag on this quilt, but I don't remember what it is. I will need to figure out where I was and what I still need to do.

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One monthly goal

One monthly goal and a finish

May is here and time to set my goals for One monthly Goal at elm Street quilts

 I bought this elegant quilt kit a while ago from  a presenter to our guild, Lynn Schmitt Cibulka. The kit was chock full of fiber goodies, wool, velvet, sateen, brocade. I have been intimidated by it. It was costly and so different, that I was also afraid I would never actually make it. So my goal for it this month is to untie the ribbon, and look through it, and read the directions. And if that leads to something more so be it.

I want to finish double delight. It is ready for the final border. I didn't have any fabric in my crushingly overwhelming stash, so I needed to order it. I am waiting for it to arrive.

 I also want to quilt and finish quiltville's  carolina christmas.

But I did finish all 180 of the little friendship stars I needed to make for my self and my swap partner.

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Forward progress 2018