Fab 4

Fab 4

Last week I didn't get it all done, but some is better than nothing.

DONE 1. Start quilting the T-shirt quilt.

It is finished, including the binding.

That is a full-size bed, so it is a larger T-shirt quilt.

Working 2. Continue working on the shoe bag project for a friend. I have 25 more to make.  

  

3. Make a couple Poinsettia Postcards.

DONE 4. Finish Kittie Stuffie 

They are finished!

This week:

 1. Quilt Covered in Love Patriotic Quilt

2. Continue working on the shoe bag project for a friend. I have 25 more to make.  

I've cut about half of them, so that should go fairly fast.

  

3. Make a couple Poinsettia Postcards.

4. Keep straightening up my studio, which is a mess. 

Focus for 15 minutes a day on filing and the paper mess.

  

  

Stash Report 11/26/2023

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I did not complete anything this week, but I did cut out lots of items

Also, I did purchase a few yards of fabric, but I also found out the group I loaned my strings to threw them out, so I'm counting them as a donation to the group.

I still have projects for others:

DONE 1. T-shirt Quilt for Amy (ready to quilt)

2. Memory Quilt for Donna

3. Memory Teddy Bears for Donna

4. Scrappy Habitat for Humanity (this one needs to be unsewn before it can be finished)

5. Baby Clothing Quilt for Lillian

DONE 6. Bind Habitat Quilts

7. Quilt Covered In Love Quilt

I sewed together some of the cut pieces, but it needs more variety.

I cut out more shoe bags.

I still have more to go and need to stitch these.

DONE 8. I finished the cat stuffies.

	Used this Week:	19.00 yards
	Total Used Year to Date: Donated fabric	117.65 yards 204.00 yards
	Net Stash used in November	209.56 yards
	Added this Week:	3.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	46.00 yards
	New Goal:	300.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	-24.35 yards

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350-block challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	517
	Perimeter in inches:	71385
	Number of UFOs completed UFO Yardage Used	24 76.44
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	81%
	Number of Bobbins Used this Week:	0
	Number of Bobbins Used this Year:	69
	Number of Spools Used this Week: Number of Spools Used this Year:	0 6

Thanksgiving

 Do you ever think life is going to go one way, and then it veers off another way?

Yesterday was that day.

It was the worst Thanksgiving Day ever because of a family disagreement that led to a panic attack.

I didn't eat anything until 8 at night, and then I didn't eat much.

I didn't get to spend time with the family because of my state of mind.

It was horrible and something I've not experienced like this before.

The reason I wanted to note it here is even with all the pain from the past three days leading up to this, there is a bright spot to find love.

No, I didn't get to sew or visit with family, but my family was beside me the whole time. 

If you are struggling, having family near is a great blessing to be thankful for.

Things are better today and I do hope to sew.

I do hope your Thanksgiving was better than mine and if it wasn't, you can find a blessing among the problems.

Stash Report 11/19/2023

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I had a good week of completions.

Many of these were stalled, but now they are finished

I still have projects for others:

DONE 1. T-shirt Quilt for Amy (ready to quilt)

2. Memory Quilt for Donna

3. Memory Teddy Bears for Donna

4. Scrappy Habitat for Humanity (this one needs to be unsewn before it can be finished)

5. Baby Clothing Quilt for Lillian

6. Bind Habitat Quilts

7. Quilt Covered In Love Quilt

I worked on this by stabilizing and cutting out baby girl clothing.

I sewed together some of the cut pieces, but it needs more variety.

I also started making shoe bags for a friend for Christmas.

I need to make a few large ones and a few smaller ones.

I have 25 more to make.

I finished the cat stuffies

	Used this Week:	14.82 yards
	Total Used Year to Date: Donated fabric	117.65 yards 12.00 yards
	Net Stash used in November	20.56 yards
	Added this Week:	0.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	43.00 yards
	New Goal:	200.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	98.53 yards

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350-block challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	517
	Perimeter in inches:	71385
	Number of UFOs completed UFO Yardage Used	24 76.44
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	81%
	Number of Bobbins Used this Week:	7
	Number of Bobbins Used this Year:	69
	Number of Spools Used this Week: Number of Spools Used this Year:	0 6

T-shirt Quilt

I finally finished the T-shirt quilt.

It does feel good to be quilting again.

I need to be careful with my hands and not bind an entire quilt in one evening.

I have two Habitat for Humanity quilts to bind.

I took last night off to rest my hands.

 

FAb 4

 I’m going to try for the Fab 4 (5) this week and see how it goes

1. Start quilting the T-shirt quilt
2. Finish the Kleenex cover project for DD’s work (I will probably make 13 more, even though these are the numbers she asked for.)
   
   
   
3. Begin the shoe bag project for a friend (I need 28 by mid-December). This was a commitment prior to DH getting ill)
     
   
   
4. Make a couple Poinsettia Postcards.
5. A friend invited me to quilt yesterday, and I didn't work on my projects but made a cute cat, and she made a cute dog stuffie.
     
   They took much longer than anticipated because we were both tired.

 Added to that list are getting some doctor appointments scheduled for DH.

 It was all good news from the appointments.

Keep straightening up my studio, which is a mess. 

  

I have worked on it a bit, but it still needs help.

I vacuumed, so that helped a lot.

The green bin has fabric for the shoe bags.

It is contained, but still a mess.

I need to rearrange beneath the pressing table

I have lots of paperwork to fix.

DD is sewing this morning.

I finished labels for the three improv quilts.

This is mine.

This is DD's.

Still not lots of sewing, but I'm doing something and that makes me happy.

Stash Report 11/12/2023

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I only got a little sewing in this week, but I did do some much-needed cleaning.

I made more Kleenex covers for DD's work.

I think I have about 20 more to make.

I still have projects for others:

1. T-shirt Quilt for Amy (ready to quilt)

It is loaded but not quilted yet

2. Memory Quilt for Donna

3. Memory Teddy Bears for Donna

4. Scrappy Habitat for Humanity (this one needs to be unsewn before it can be finished)

5. Baby Clothing Quilt for Tammy

I worked on this by stabilizing and cutting out baby girl clothing.

I finished making 97 Kleenex covers for DD.

I also started making shoe bags for a friend for Christmas.

I have 27 more to make.

DD is quilting more and needed some fabric she didn't have, so she raided my stash.

	Used this Week:	5.81 yards
	Total Used Year to Date: Donated fabric	102.90 yards 1.00 yards
	Net Stash used in November	5.81 yards
	Added this Week:	0.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	43.00 yards
	New Goal:	200.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	128.10 yards

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350-block challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	487
	Perimeter in inches:	62365
	Number of UFOs completed UFO Yardage Used	22 64.36
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	77%
	Number of Bobbins Used this Week:	1
	Number of Bobbins Used this Year:	62
	Number of Spools Used this Week: Number of Spools Used this Year:	0 6

Stashbuster Fab 4

I’m going to try for the Fab 4 this week and see how it goes

1. Start quilting the T-shirt quilt
2. Finish the Kleenex cover project for DD’s work
3. Begin the shoe bag project for a friend
4. Make a couple Poinsettia Postcards

 

Added to that list are getting some doctor appointments scheduled for DH 

Keep straightening up my studio, which is a mess. 

  

I have worked on it a bit, but it still needs help.

Stash Report 11/5/2023

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I only got a little sewing in this week, but I did do some much-needed cleaning.

I made more Kleenex covers for DD's work.

I think I have about 20 more to make.

I still have projects for others:

1. T-shirt Quilt for Amy (ready to quilt)

2. Memory Quilt for Donna

3. Memory Teddy Bears for Donna

4. Scrappy Habitat for Humanity (this one needs to be unsewn before it can be finished)

5. Baby Clothing Quilt for Tammy

6. Christmas Gifts for Lisa

7. Kleenex covers for Ashley

	Used this Week:	0.96 yards
	Total Used Year to Date: Donated fabric	100.94 yards 11.00 yards
	Net Stash used in November	0.96 yards
	Added this Week:	0.00 yards
	Added Year to Date:	43.00 yards
	New Goal:	200.00 yards
	Yards to the goal:	132.94 yards

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350-block challenge:

	Total Number of equivalent blocks:	450
	Perimeter in inches:	60616
	Number of UFOs completed UFO Yardage Used	22 64.36
	Percentage of yardage used in UFOs:	77%
	Number of Bobbins Used this Week:	0
	Number of Bobbins Used this Year:	61
	Number of Spools Used this Week: Number of Spools Used this Year:	0 6