stash report August 4, 2024

I have been throwing random flannel pieces into one very large container as I have been cleaning and sorting. Now, it is too big to carry, so I need to make some goals and plans. It seems quilters don't keep flannel, it is often in the giveaway piles. I like it and rescue it, but, it is probably time to stop. I have been walking away from sales and tables more and more. A little sad, but confidant that I will not run out of fabric. LOL 

 stash report August 4, 2024 

 fabric added this week: 0 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2024: 72 yards    

fabric used:  -  14 yards   scrappy sandwiches is finished

61 x 74

fabric used year to date for 2024: 421 yards 

374 yards used more than bought in 2024

I sewed 7 days last week. I like starting a new month with new and lingering projects. The rainbow scrap challenge adds a new color every month, so I will be cutting orange scraps.

I have a place set up in the living room to hook on my rug project, I have yet to think to work on it while I watch tv. It will start, patience I tell myself. I decided it was time to hook some of the fun stuff at the bottom and I aimed for this house. The back ground has been a bit long in the tooth.

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a bit of orange

I had a chance to cut my 2 1/2 inch orange strips into my rainbow scrap challenge projects. 

L-R  jos checkers, windmill, and 2024 stashbuster. I like orange and look forward to sewing these this month. Still on the do list is cutting for sugar grove and sewing 4 patches for baby 30s, and the new orange hens and chicks and traffic jam.  sew much fun

I am still working on aqua hens and chicks. 

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scrappy sandwiches is finished

I was able to quilt an older UFO in July and I just finished the binding. I made the shirt blocks in 2020 with an overly large bag of shirt crumbs and strings. I do love strings and crumbs and recycled shirt fabrics. I haven't made anything this year with strings and crumbs in an attempt to finish ufos- I sure do miss it. I finished the  blocks in 2021 and I added borders that year . I believe it is a free pattern on quiltville called string x

61 x 74 = 14 yards

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5 quilt July 2024 report

 last report July 1, 2024

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. My top priority this year are the quilts in the to be quilted closet.

I had an easier time finishing this month because the luck of the draw were smaller quilts. It makes me look good. haha The closet looks noticeably emptier, but not so much I want to quit finishing older quilt ufos.

 I finished 4 ufos in July. 

In July,  I wanted to finish 2 quilts In the 'to be quilted closet' before I did any other UFOs. I did the two I planned for July. I finished....

1. dsp older - finished

52 x 52

2. every which way finished- This was my one monthly goal for July

58 x 64

I worked on these older Ufos to finish them

1. Christmas snowflake finished

1. garlic knots -I fixed the rogue pieces after the center was assembled and I am adding the borders.

2. scrappy twirl new in March -I just can't seem to take this quilt seriously. Maybe I should put it back in the box. But, no, I will not be intimidated,  I am leaving it on my design wall and will wait patiently for inspiration.

3.. lozenges are the 2014 quiltville leader/ ender challenge- the top is finished, back ready, binding prepared and it will go to the to be quilted closet.

4. halloween stripe runner from the beginning looking for the pattern - found the pattern and will carry on.

5. kaliedescope - mary huey workshop -Half of the blocks were finished when I opened the box, I am making the rest that I need for the quilt.

6. glitter is finished

70 x 77

My PHD for July

Looking forward to August:

 quilts to be quilted from the closet -top priority 

1. neutral territory  from 2013

2. cathedral stars finished this year My one monthly goal for August

ufo projects for August:

1. cheddar jubilee -  needs borders

2. diamond strings also needs borders

3. halloween stripe table runner - from the beginning

4. kaliedescope - mary huey work on adding borders

5. scrappy twirl - make more and assembly of the top

next on the longarm

1. cheddar jubilee

2. diamond strings

3. split nine patch

4. dark string

5. box kite

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tops finished

I have finished 2 ufos to the top stage before the end of the month. They are pressed, backs are pieced, binding is prepared, and they are on their way to the 'to be quilted' closet.

Neutral territory is an older ufo from 2013. It was in the ufo closet waiting for a decision about borders. It was an easy decision, especially at the end of the month, to not do borders. It will be great as is. It just needs quilting which I hope I will get to in August.

I have worked on lozenges for a bit and it is pieced and ready to quilt. I will add this to the quilting closet, too.

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stash report July 28, 2024

I am not counting this in my stash totals as it was part of my clean up efforts. I had ordered this a long time ago to do a one patch wonder. But it was lost and now is found. I ordered 7 panels. I had forgotten all about it. I consider it an UFO and worthy of an actual place on the list. From how deep it was buried, I would say I bought it in the horse and buggy era.

cross stitch sampler designed by Melissa at pinker n punkin - I think it can be found here .  

 stash report July 28, 2024 

 fabric added this week: 0 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2024: 72 yards    

fabric used:  -  12 yards every which way is finished

58 x 64

fabric used year to date for 2024: 407 yards 

360 yards used more than bought in 2024

I sewed 6 days last week. I was able to go early for my Friday sew. I can do more thinking type things before the group comes. Then, I can socialize all I want.

My Spring sampler cross stitch is completely finished, primped and ready to decorate and make me smile. My daughter cross stitches all the time. I did that phase in the 80s, so I was rusty. But I am glad to have this little cutie hanging around.

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a few more aqua scraps

Not much aqua scrap sewing this week. I did finish 1 1/2 inch ripple blocks, I made fewer than my goal, so more may still be made.

I did 3 hen and chicks blocks and almost another sugar grove block. I did make all the aqua sugar grove hsts and sorted them into their bags. I was able to make more complete block sets for the quilt.

I did finish every which way quilt - ummm no aqua

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