Much of February was taken up with a visit from and a collaborative project with my friend Cherie that we're keeping under wraps for now. But I did accomplish some other things, or at least make progress. I started the Opal-Inspired project, which generated leftover scraps. Those scraps became 16-patch blocks.
The Positively Scrappy flimsy was ready for quilting (backing from PCQ's stash) and I had a successful quilting experience with it: no long arm issues at all! Such a relief after all the issues with the teal project.
Since the new projects are not pieced to the flimsy stage yet and the yardage for Positively Scrappy has already been counted out, I have only the backing for the X and Plus quilt to count out. It's pieced and ready for quilting at my next long arm time slot.
February Stash Report:
IN this month: None.
OUT this month: 4 yards (Backing for X and Plus quilt, 4 yards.)
IN YTD: 21 yards
OUT YTD: 24.25 yards
YTD Net Change: 3.25 yards out
Goals Update:
February Recap:
1. Make a Stacked Slabs top, small throw size, to show at PCQ meeting on 2/9. Take it and several of the other PCQ top samples to talk about charity sew day projects. Done and top has been donated.
2. Assist a friend on the long arm on Feb. 4th. Done.
3. Host Cherie the week of the 16th for our own at-home retreat. Yes, and we got our secret collaborative project done to the flimsy stage. WE HAD A GREAT TIME!
4. Piece backing for X and Plus quilt; quilt on PCQ's long arm on Feb. 24. Pieced the backing for X and Plus, but quilted Positively Scrappy instead.
5. Piece backing for the leftover Postage Stamp Blocks top. Done and donated for someone else to quilt and finish.
6. Work on new Mary's Triangles project at social sewing. Progress: project is cut and kitted up and first few blocks have been started.
7. Work on new opal-inspired piecing project. Progress: blocks are complete and ready to join into rows. Bonus: pieced the leftover fabrics into small 16-patch blocks.
Other: Donated 3 older UFO tops, prototypes from my Charity Quilt patterns, to the community service committee.
One of my goals for the year is to do something about my unquilted UFO tops. Most of them are prototypes or teaching samples from Community Service patterns. You can see them all in the Free Charity Quilt Patterns tab above. I gave three of them to the new community service committee chair. They can hold them for sew day teaching samples, or quilt and donate them, as they wish. They are no longer my UFOs.
March Goals:
1. Participate in PCQ's quilt show on March 7. In addition to having two quilts in the show, I signed up to help with take-down after the show closes. I need to add labels to those two quilts.
2. Prep projects for April retreat. Includes fabric shopping, layout and cutting. This is the top priority for March.
3. Quilt the X and Plus top.
4. Take the Bernina 770 in for repairs. Something is causing thread nests on the underside and thread shredding on the top (not the needle, I've tried several). Also the needle threader is out of alignment.
5. Work on next steps of the confidential collaborative project.
6. Work on the Mary's Triangles project at social sewing.
7. Continue searching for sashing fabric for Crossroads Wheel blocks.
8. Assemble the Opal-Inspired blocks - OR - the 16 patch blocks made from the leftovers into a top.
It may not sound like as much as a typical month, but for my April retreat I want to make a Diabolical Jane top, and fabric selection is said to be truly a diabolical challenge. That has to be my focus so I'll be ready to go.
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