Stash Report 6/8/14

Whoo Hoo!  Nothing in this week!
Nothing that I can count used yet, either, but I'm working on my MQG Michael Miller challenge using some of these fabrics:

Michael Miller Challenge Fabrics

Come back tomorrow for Design Wall Monday - I'll show you my progress so far and ask for your input on layout.

Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times; check out the other stash management progress over there.

Vacation

Not much blogging or sewing going on lately...

 

Because I was here:

on the Gulf Coast

 

I guess now that I'm home I'd better get back in the sewing room....

 

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DWM 6/2/14

Not much on my design wall today because I've been away for a few days. Beach vacation. What can I say - some things take priority over quilting and blogging!

Here's what's on my design wall: backing for a small quilt. The top measures 40-1/2" wide so WOF should suffice for the backing, right? This orange fabric is exactly 42" including big selvages, so it's just barely wide enough. But the backing is all from stash so I'll be able to count it out on my next stash report. The binding is prepped & ready, too. I need batting, so I'll have to find a coupon. A queen size batt will yield four of these small quilts if cut carefully.

Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times. Check out everyone else's design walls over there - I'm sure they're all much more inspiring than mine!

May Stash Report & Goals Update

May Stash Report:

This week was a good week for the stash; no new fabric came in and 2-1/4 yards were used for this little top. (Some of the orange patches were left over from cutting too many for the CSQ Charity quilt, so only the ones actually cut for this top were counted.)

May Stash Totals:
IN: 16.25 yards
OUT: 7.6 yards
Month net change: 8.65 yards added

YTD IN: 127.5 yards
YTD OUT: 81.4 yards
YTD Net Change: 46.1 yards added
Since my goal for the year is to break even, I guess I'd better get busy and use up some stash!

GOALS UPDATE

May
1. Print & organize all book materials.  DONE
2. Deliver all book materials to publisher. DONE
3. Quilt Dresden Rows.  Started; need more monofilament thread.
4. Keep up with bee blocks. DONE
5. Work on Michael Miller Challenge.  Started: Designed; bought add'l fabric.
6. Design baby quilt. Not done.
Well, about #6 - The specific baby quilt that needs to be designed isn't done, but I did create the CSQ Charity quilt and wrote the pattern for it. Do you think that counts?

June
1. Complete Michael Miller Challenge. 
2. Finish quilting Dresden Rows.
3. Design & start on the special baby quilt.
4. Keep up with bee blocks.
5. Optional: Design CSQ 30-Something challenge. Celebrating the 30 year anniversary of Circle in the Square Quilters, the challenge is to create anything related to 30. So far I'm not feeling inspired....

Every month I include "Keep up with bee blocks" as a goal, and every month I accomplish it. Should I continue to list it as a goal? Since bee blocks are for someone else, I feel a responsibility to get them done timely. So unless something happens to prevent me from doing them, I'm going to get them done. But, they do take time, and sometimes a little fabric. Should I continue to list them among my goals?

Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times for Stash Report Sunday.

DWM 5/26/14

Mindless playing with easy pieces:

 

Same size etc. as CSQ Charity Quilt in last week's post,

using some of the bargain fabrics I recently got in Paducah.

 

 

Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times

 

Stash Report 5/25/14

Yesterday we drove past a place that sells fabric by the pound. DH said, "You can't go in there. It would be way too embarrassing for your stash report."

Nothing in this week and nothing used that I can count yet, but I should be able to count it next week. I'll tally the monthly totals next week.

Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times; check out how everyone else is managing their stash over there.

DWM 5/19/14: A little charity quilt

The guild that I belong to is starting a charity project. The organizations that will receive our quilts are still to be finalized, but likely will be the U City PD (kids' quilts for when the officers unfortunately have to remove children from a bad situation) and the Missouri Veterans Home of STL (wheel-chair size quilts for veterans).

Last week I started playing with bright colored patches and came up with this little top, shown here on my design wall:

 

Now it's a finish!  For anyone who might be interested, I put together a little tutorial for it, which you can find here.

CSQ Charity Quilt, 40" x 48", 2014

 

 

 

Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times - check out everyone's design walls over there!