stash report November 5, 2023

I added a layer cake of creams for my stash. That was my reward for a finish last week.

  stash report October 29, 2023

fabric added: 3 yards 

fabric added year to date: 142 1/4 yards 

fabric used:  0 yards 

fabric used year to date: 473 yards 

301.75  yards used more than bought

I sewed 5 days last week. 

I have packed up my rug and my hexie quilt, and, put them into storage until after my daughter's visit for Thanks giving. I am trying to do a big clean up of the living room. I remembered a pair of socks I started earlier this year. This will make a perfect slow stitching project for me.... if I can remember how.

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Slow Sunday Stitching

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sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

strings blocks for kismet

This year for the rainbow scrap challenge, I added fish school blocks in the monthly color. I collected enough for the quiltville pattern kismet in August

I needed to make string blocks for kismet, but, I thought I would retire the blocks to the ufo closet. But, I couldn't forget it, and, with the neutral month in October, I made all the string blocks for crazie mazie.  And, then, while the string mess was out on the table, I started on kismet string blocks, too. I made 80+ of the 124 I need. I am so close.... I need to clean up the area..... I want to finish first.

I added the stray color of strings to the few I had already made. Now, I have all the blocks I need in the color version.

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wednesday wait loss

sweet top

Sweet pea is almost a top. I have the center assembled. I just need to add a simple border. It seems simple enough to finish. I think I will use the leftover jelly roll strips from the sashings for the border.

With the growing season over, we have been dehydrating as many mints as we could for herbal teas for the winter.

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creations

peacock party

from bolt to beauty

whoop whoop

oh scrap sunday

wednesday wait loss

My quilt infatuation

mini churndash project

I am using leftovers and small strings for making my mini churndash blocks. I don't save anything smaller than 1 1/2 inch square or strip. But, I do keep  anything smaller than that in my string bag.

the triangles were cut offs from Kristal flippy corners, and, the orange strip was from the string bag.

I need a piece 1 x 6+ to cut for the bar pieces, then, I sew two pieces together.

I can carefully seam the cut off triangles and trim to 1 1/2 inch square. Or, I can cut triangles with the easy angle from 1 1/2 inch strips from the 1 1/2 inch strip bin.

1 1/2 inch strips

I am trying to do a little bit of both. That way, I can use up the small cutoffs. But, it gets tiresome. It is much easier to grab 1 1/2 inch strips.

I am trying to be more adventuresome sewing the combos of 1 inch strips together.

I really like scrappy and the surprises.

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wednesday wait loss

midweek makers 

My quilt infatuation

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strip progress

I have made progress on my strip tease quilt. I started with my quilting buddy, linda. Her quilt is a quilt ready for quilting, and, I am still trying to move it along as part of my 5 quilts project. Instead of sewing the columns vertically, I decided to make blocks that I can make horizontal rows. I have everything sewn into these size blocks. There are nine rows of vertical geese. Next, I will start to combine into something bigger.

There are ALOT of seams to match, yikes

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design wall monday 

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sew and tell

monday musings

wednesday wait loss

My quilt infatuation

stash report October 29, 2023

I bought this cute neutral print at the thrift store. I like fabric with print and words.

 stash report October 29, 2023

fabric added: 1 yards 

fabric added year to date: 139 1/4 yards 

fabric used:  25 yards - Fair and square finished 25 yards

25 yards

fabric used year to date: 473 yards 

304.75  yards used more than bought

I sewed 7 days last week. 

I have packed up my rug and my hexie quilt, and, put them into storage until after my daughter's visit for Thanks giving. I am trying to do a big clean up of the living room. I am not sure what  stitching I can do in the meantime. I did hook the moon in the center of the rug, before I put it away.

I bought a template that I might try hand piecing the old block block. I can't think of the name. I can use it on 2 1/2 inch strips.

I am linking to:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

lucky star blocks done

I have all the blocks sashed for my lucky star quilt. I have an open sew today, and I might be able to get the rows ready to go. Distributing the colors will be a challenge I am sure. I made the star blocks as part of the rainbow scrap challenge this year.

I know my quilting buddy is planning on arranging her top at the open sew today, too. It should be time for giggles and grins.

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