Design Wall Monday

This is what is on my main design wall.  I need to adjust some of the colors, but will sew together for a quick quilt

On my design curtains is this block.  I love this design.  Need to work on making more as my leader ender project.  I have one partly done and one made.  Now to just decide how big to make it.

Stash Report

I didn't quilt much during the week, but I did get 2 smaller sized wall hanging done yesterday.  I had to buy some fabric for a quilt I'm testing, so my numbers don't look that great.  If I hadn't added any, I would be well over my 100 yards used.  Guess I'ved used more, but stash has not changed that much. Oh well, I'm having fun and I have the room for it, so I'm OK

Used this Week: 3.9 yards
Used year to Date: 126.1 yards
Added this Week: 2.0 yards
Added Year to Date: 42.25 yards
Monthly usage: 8.73 yards
Net Used for 2013: 75.35 yards

Successful day!

Liz's UFO #3 from my list was a palm tree wall hanging.  Leslee drew this out on paper for me and back when we did the B&B retreat (2006?) I started it.  I had everything in the bag but the green for the fronds.  LOL  How can you make a palm tree wall hanging without green?  Anyway, I used my scrap drawer to use for all the green, including the border and the binding.  Woo Hoo another UFO done.  I'm keeping this one.

The coffe cup UFO is done also.  I bound it tonight watching cover affairs with DH.  I hope to hang this one in my kitchen.

Saturday sewing

Well, not much happening here during the week, but today is laundry and sewing day.  Yeah!

This is my design wall project.  Don't stop one of these mid stream.  :(  It is not a fun thing.  I need to add the border on it so I can figure out where the palm fronds need to go -- inside and under the frame or on top of the frame.  When I started this, I didn't get the water and sand very even with the sky.  Did I have a plan for that????  I have no idea.  I'm in the process of sewing the inside palms and will work on the outside ones in a bit.  I do think I know what my border is going to be, but not the binding.

It feels good to be sewing again.

Design wall Monday

My design wall is not changing lots.  Seems I quilted too much this week and not enough of my own stuff.  Then the unstitching of the long arm stitches is a mess.  Yuck!

I have the cups decided by DD and they are appliqued down.  Not sure if I like not having all the windows with cups but both DD and DH like it this way.  I can live with it.

Now to get the backing done and on the long arm for simple quilting.  The fabric is so busy that I doubt the quitling will be seen



Tired

Well, seems that un-stitching takes longer than stitching.  LOL  I have not even made it 1/3 of the way through this baby quilt.  I'll work on it while sitting downstairs with DH, and then take a break to come on upstairs.

   I would like to quilt this old log cabin,but have no idea what to do with it.  Any suggestions?  I didn't like the way my Baptist Fans templates worked.

Then, I'm working on this kit that didn't have the right fabrics with it.  I tried a print, but it does not work well with the black or the white.  So, that might just have to go in the back.  I like the shape of the round cup.  The square one is just not great.  Might make all round ones, but I need to find the right fabrics and figure out how many are going on this wall hanging.

A friend came by this morning with a van load of fabrics.  Some were really old.  There were some vintage fabrics and lots of double knit.  I helped her sort through and there are some almost done, so I'll put them together for a charity.  I decided to ask Sylvia of  Angel Cover Ministries if they could use the extra fabric, even if it was not cotton.  She said yes, so I need to take that out to her soon.  There is lots of it

I think I'll keep the grandmother's flower garden pieces and see if I can put it together.

I've been working on the school stuff and hope to have it ready to go this week.

Stash Report

I wish I'd been able to quilt more for me.  I did long arm 2 quilts and then another that I need to unstitch, but no real finishes since last Sunday.

Used this Week: 0.54 yards

Used year to Date: 122.20 yards

Added this Week: 0.00 yards

Added Year to Date: 40.25 yards

Monthly usage: 6.83 yards

Net Used for 2013: 73.45 yards