November Stash Report and Goals Update

It seems like all I worked on this month was making Crossroads Wheel blocks. At least, that's pretty much all I blogged about. I did post about my Almost Postage Stamp quilt, which was finished and donated this month. The fabrics used were counted in my October stash report. 

My stash report took a hit this month. 8 yards of it is two 4-yard cuts for future charity quilt backings, from the PCQ Trash-to-Treasures sale. The rest was quarter yard and half yard pieces for Crossroads Wheel. It's so disappointing when you order fabric online and when it comes in it doesn't look right. I should have learned this lesson by now, don't order fabrics online. 

November Stash Report: 

IN this month: 19 yards (9 yards from PCQ sale.  2-1/4 yards from Ritter. 2-1/2 yards from Connecting Threads. 3-3/4 yards from Mulqueen's. 1-1/2 yards from 35th Ave.)
OUT this month: 0

IN YTD: 79-3/4 yards

OUT YTD: 121-3/8 yards
YTD Net Change: 41-5/8 yards out

Still down for the year, and I have all those fresh new fabrics and scraps leftover from making Crossroads Wheel blocks to do something with next year. 

Goals Update: 

November Goals: 

1. Bind the postage stamp quilt. Done and donated. 

2. Prep batting and quilt the teal quilt. No; quilted something else instead. 

3. Continue piecing Crossroads Wheel blocks. YES! All 36 blocks are done. 

4. Make a mug rug for the PCQ Holiday Luncheon exchange. Done.

5. Design and cut out Cannon's new video game-inspired quilt. Done. 

Mug Rug 7 x 10" 
Mini Scrappy Serendipity Blocks

December Goals: 

1. Piece Cannon's birthday quilt top. 

2. Shop for fleece backing and lightweight batting for it. 

3. Shop for sashing and cornerstone fabric for Crossroads Wheel. 

4. Shop for teal thread of the approved brand and size to quilt the teal quilt. 

5. Quilt, bind, and finish the teal quilt. 

6. Bind and finish the scrappy Pinterest-inspired quilt. 

That looks like more shopping than sewing for December's goals, but the next steps in all these projects can't proceed until I have the materials needed. The birthday quilt must be shipped out before the end of January; my January time slot on the long arm is the 8th, so everything must be ready to quilt by then. 

I had hoped to quilt the teal quilt in November. However, due to issues with thread breakage, the Long Arm Committee changed the type of thread exclusively being used on our new Innova machine from 50 wt. So Fine to 40 wt. Omni. By keeping the thread type consistent for all users, the machine tension should never need to be changed, and we have 80+ users. Only a few basic colors have been stocked in the Omni thread, no teal or turquoise, so I will have to buy my own thread. I have a time slot on the long arm on December 11, so I need the thread by then. 

The scrappy Pinterest inspired quilt has been in work for over a year. It was my social sewing project, only worked on a few times a month. Since I couldn't quilt the teal quilt, I quilted this one in my November time slot. I'll post about it separately when it's finished. 

Aside from quilting projects, December has a lot of events on the calendar, so I'm keeping the goal list minimal and manageable this month. If I can squeeze in something extra, it may be adding the sashing to the Crossroads Wheel project. We'll see how much I can get done.