Stash busting report--23 January 2011

Wow...this is going to be some stash busting report!

Are you ready?

Here we go...

Fabric in this week 10 yards (7-muslin & 3-black solid)

Fabric in YTD: 12.5 yards

Fabric out this week:........26 yards!

(Yes...happy dance)

Fabric out YTD: 36 yards

I had 2 king size quilts go to the quilters this week.

She was super speedy and got them done in 2 days.

As impressive as this report is, I will be traveling for the next 2 weeks,

with very little chance of any sewing.

My numbers are going to stay the same for a while

This weeks goals:

Make and create:

1.Keep cutting out signature block pieces.

2.Binding on red 9-patch quilt

3.Binding on E's birthday quilt

Health & Weight loss:

1.Wear pedometer-make sure to wear it on trip

2.Organize eating/snack plan for when I am traveling

3.Increase my water consumption

I will be away from technology for about 2 weeks.

I hope you are enjoying your creative time as much as I am!

UFO #6 Top completed

I am taking part in Judy's 12 month UFO challenge

and for January this is #6 off of my UFO list.

I made this red scrappy 9-patch as a group project

in my local quilt guild in 2009

Today I added the 4 borders.

I still need to decide what to back the quilt with tho.

The top measures 100" X 120".

I am known for my pieced backing which use up lots of scraps.

Just not sure I want to do that for this quilt.

(Update: Backing is made.
Used 98" wide muslin, cutting it length wise
and added a 12" X 128" scrappy section of leftover red fabrics)

In closing...

Boomer the cat in one of his favorite hiding places!

Martin Luther King Day

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is,  

'What are you doing for others?'"

                                                 -Martin Luther King

Stashbusting Report

Another week...some more busting, but

I don't really have anything to declare because

my projects were small blocks, so

Fabric in this week: 2.5 yards (muslin)

Fabric in YTD: 2.5 yards

Fabric out YTD: 10 yards

Goals for the week January 17-22:

Make and Create:

Put borders (muslin) on #6 UFO 9-patch top

Finish Journal quilt for Jan 8-14 and 15-21

Health and Weight:

Attend gym at least 4 times this week

Do not go out for any meals this week

(For those who have asked...I did quit drinking soda.

It hasn't been as difficult as I thought)

What are your plans for the week?

Bird BOM-January

While sitting home sick yesterday,

I decided I might as well do my January block.

Many of the other quilters are using

Spring or Summer themed fabric lines

for the block borders.

I decided to use green and browns, like trees.

Plus, it will use up some more scraps!

Journal Quilt Jan 1-7

I finished my first journal quilt block for 2011.

I want to try and do one each week,

to show what happened during that 7 days,

plus try out some new techniques on a small scale.

This week:

Listed my Make and Create goals for 2011

Tried some thread painting-tree with snow on the limbs

Words describing the freezing weather

Tried out some new stitches in red thread-favorite color

Wrote down my thoughts about my Dad-1st anniversary of his passing

Hopefully future photos will be better.

I changed my mind!

I said this was going to be my year of finishes and no new starts..

I changed my mind!

I found this on BOM project

and fell in love with it.

I love birds!

If you are interested in joining in too,

you can find the first block here

Little Miss Shabby blog.



Took a photo!

Here is a photo of the

crochet scrap yarn quilt I am making.

I have been stash busting fabric for the last 2 years

and decided 2011 was the year to also use up all my yarn scraps.

I am learning how to knit this year,

but learned to crochet as a child.

Lots of ends of skeins were in a box.

I am now down to 4 skeins.

The pattern reminds me of the Gee Bend quilt exhibitin I saw in South Carolina this last Summer.



Jan 9 Stash Report

Fabric in: 0 yards

Fabric out: 10 yards

I was able to sew my daughter E's birthday gift.

Sorry I can't post a photo...

She reads my blog!

I did make a sample stuffed bird,

but am not sure I like it yet.

I did plan out my borders for the red 9-patch top

Unfortunately, I don't have the matching muslin

to finish out my border plans.

Trip to the fabric store this week!

This weeks goals:

Make & Create-

Attend monthly quilt guild meeting

Keep working on crochet scrap quilt

Make 2 journal quilts

Health & Weight-

Swim 2 times this week

5 Cardio workouts this week

Eat breakfast each morning

(I quit drinking soda this week-yeah!)

How did your week go?

2011 1st Stash Busting Report

I haven't sewn anything over the week,

so I will just post my 2011 goal...

2011 goal-100 yards!

How about you?

Besides fabric stash busting,

I am also doing the 12 month UFO challenge

at Judy's website

Patchwork Times

January's project will be my

red 9-patch quilt top.

It needs borders,

then I will send it out to be quilted.

This weeks goals:

Make and create-

Start drawing out borders for 9-patch top

Make sample of bird ornament

Work on E's birthday gift

Health-

Walk one mile 5 days

Swim 2 days

Stop drinking soda

Looking forward to a year of many finishes

and some great creative adventures!