Due to unforeseen difficulties, I didn't meet all my goals for December, but I have plans for working around the problems. I did finish my one-year-in-making Scrappy Pinterest Project. With this, and my Positively Scrappy top, my stash usage was good.
December Stash Report:
IN this month: 1-3/4 yards (1-3/4 yards from 35th Ave.)
IN YTD: 81-1/2 yards
OUT this month: 12-1/4 yards (Est. 5 yards of my fabric (includes leftovers given away) for Scrappy Pinterest top and binding. 7-1/4 yards for Positively Scrappy, includes binding)
OUT YTD:133-5/8 yards
YTD NET CHANGE: 52-1/8 yards OUT
Yardage counted out represents only my own fabrics. I don't count any of PCQ's fabrics that I use in my stash reports. But since I have access to them for PCQ charity quilts and I use them, my actual yardage used is much higher.
Goals Update:
December Recap:
1. Piece grandson's b-day quilt top. Done.
2. Shop for fleece backing and lightweight batting for it. Shopped two Hobby Lobby stores; did not find fleece in a suitable color but both stores stock minky so I'll probably use that.
3. Shop for sashing and cornerstone fabric for Crossroads Wheel. Shopped locally, searched online, ordered swatches from Spoonflower. Still looking.
4. Shop for teal thread of the approved brand and size to quilt the teal quilt. Yes, I bought thread in the approved type but subsequently had problems using it.
5. Quilt, bind, and finish the teal quilt. No, had a major problem with the quilting. Two passes had to be ripped out.
6. Bind and finish the scrappy Pinterest-inspired quilt. Done and donated.
January Goals:
1. Get Minky and quilt grandson's video game quilt. Bind and finish. Must be shipped by January 31.
2. Talk to Spoonflower about printing sashing fabric for my Crossroads Wheel project.
3. Pull fabrics and cut pieces for an X and Plus quilt.
4, Start planning a long-term piecing project to work on at social sewing.
5. Go through my UFOs and figure out a plan for them.
The biggest priority is getting my Grandson's birthday quilt quilted, finished and sent out. His b-day is Feb. 7 so the quilt has to be at his dad's in Missouri by the 6th. I've never quilted with minky backing before. I have a time slot on the long arm on January 8. My last attempt at quilting was a disaster, so wish me luck with this!
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