Final Countdown update

My final countdown post from before is here.

the way it was yesterday 

Look how pretty it is today.

I found some fabrics that were completely away from their color.

Why?

Who knows, maybe DD helped me and just stuck them somewhere.

But they are  now with their own colors,.

I see that I have too many blues, whites, purples, batiks and novelties.

I'll need to see about using some of those colorways when I'm doing new things this year.

January Stashbuster #'s game

Well, we have the Stashbuster #'s pulled.

The low number is #11 -- Baxter's T-shirt Quilt.

It is on the design wall right now, so this is awesome.

The high number is #83 -- Jo's Club Blue.

This is one of mine for July L.'s challenge.

I don't know what number she is going to pick or exactly how that is going to work.

I'll probably adjust to have them both be this #83 quilt. 

I've closed out my 2016 UFO file and am now onto 2017.

I have a quilt that I think will be loaded today, but it was not a 2016 UFO.

It won't be done this year, so I've added it to my list.

Final Countdown

Go over to Prairie Moon and follow along with her Final Countdown.

Today is to

Get your fabric stash under control

I don't have lots of fabric laying around, but some of the stacks could use attention.

This is my stash.

That bag if T-shirt leftovers is being cut into t-shirt yarn as I am cutting other things.

My Jo's Club fabrics are in containers by themselves and need no help.

It looks like my top shelf will be OK.

The Christmas fabric is too much.

I need to make something with it and that will give me the room I need.

The white, blue, red and green fabrics need to be organized and stacked better.  

Looks like that bottom shelf needs some help.

I hope to be able to get this accomplished today, since it isn't so much.

Now, my scraps, which I consider part of my fabric stash, is always overflowing.

Since I have been focused on my UFOs, this seems to be growing out of control.

Some folks don't like the way this area looks.

I like having my scraps sorted this way.

I actually like that I have drawers for cut pieces.

No, I don't like to pre-cut pieces anymore.

I found I don't use them like I thought I would.

But, there are times I cut more than I need and this is great place to keep the extras.

I made a complete quilt out of 2.5" squares and didn't have to cut anything.

I have the drawers color coded and it works.

DD made me labels for them.

I am now using that floral drawer (it's open and overflowing).

It was fine until I opened it and it expanded.

But, Pat Sloan is doing a BOM this solstice and I'm joining in.

I'll be using my scrap florals and a light green background.

We've made 2 blocks so far.

That should help a little to reduce the fabric in that drawer, at least a little.

I think this will be an on-going project

When I use a certain color, I'll go through and refold it to make it fit a bit better.

If I have not used a color during the week, then I'll pick one and spend 30 minutes folding the fabric to help it fit better.

2017 UFO Listing

I won't be finishing any moe UFOs this year. If I get to finish anything, it will be the test quilt or a QOV.  So, my list is 161 items. I just went through the cabinet and around the studio. I believe these are all I know of at this point. I was hoping to get below the 99 point this year, so I have lots of work to do. Some are small and some are larger.

1.                   2017 Band T-shirt Quilt

2.                   Animal Applique

3.                   Ann’s 2009 NYE Mystery

4.                   Applique Pixie Garden

5.                   Applique turtles toy

6.                   Ashley FQs

7.                   Ashley’s Art block (use it in the t-shirt quilt)

8.                   Baby clothing quilt – boy 

9.                   Baby clothing quilt –girl

10.                Basic Building Blocks

11.                Baxter T-shirt quilt

12.                Blue and beige misc

13.                Borachio

14.                Bow Ties

15.                Bread & Butter Flag

16.                Buffalo panels (used a few, but more left)

17.                Bug Jar Quilt

18.                Bull’s-eye – 30’s

19.                Car Organizer

20.                Cat Swap blocks

21.                Cherry Apron

22.                Chicken makings

23.                Chicken strips leftover from making a purse

24.                Children’s book – Woodsy Wonders

25.                Chili Powder quilt

26.                Christmas -  Nature gift

27.                Christmas Diagonal

28.                Christmas hst

29.                Christmas Panel – Winter’s Evening

30.                Christmas panels (3)

31.                Christmas squares – 26 alphabet squares

32.                Christmas squares (from Carol)

33.                Christmas Stockings (1)

34.                Christmas sweatshirt project

35.                Christmas Tree Ornament – Crazy patchwork

36.                Christmas tree skirt – blue

37.                Coaster squares

38.                Color guard pillow

39.                Copper and teal quilt

40.                Courthouse step panels

41.                Cozy Days Quilt

42.                Cozy kitten mystery blocks

43.                Crazy heart paper pieced

44.                Daisy Banner

45.                Day Lilly

46.                Double Wedding Ring

47.                Dragon fly baby quilt

48.                Elvis Quilt

49.                Embroidery blocks

50.                Equessense T-shirt Quilt

51.                Extra 4 patches and 9 patches

52.                Fall border

53.                Fall Gypsy Wife

54.                Fall orange quilt

55.                Fall panel

56.                Fall Panels

57.                Fall Quilt

58.                Fall Square Quilt

59.                Fall Yellow & Brown top

60.                Fancy Fox

61.                Feathered Star pieces

62.                Fish Bowl

63.                Floral & Blue square in a square

64.                Flower Shop Quilt

65.                Fluffy Pillow

66.                Framed 4 patch (from Carol)

67.                Frog & flowers baby quilt

68.                Fused

69.                Future Heirlooms

70.                GMFG

71.                Gypsy Wife 2

72.                Halloween quilt

73.                Hawaiian appliqué

74.                Hawaiian appliqué (quiltsmart)

75.                Hawaiian Quilt – fabrics from vacation

76.                Heart ornaments

77.                Heart Struck Runner

78.                Heating pads

79.                Home in the Middle

80.                Hooty Patooty Owl

81.                Horse Barn

82.                HST wedding quilt

83.                Hummingbird blocks

84.                Imperfect Squares (29)

85.                Jo’s Club blue

86.                Jo’s Club red

87.                Jo’s club retreat teal and brown

88.                John Deere pillow

89.                Landscape

90.                Leader /Ender 2.5”, 1.5”, 1” scrappy

91.                Liberty blocks

92.                Madam Mim

93.                Mahjongg

94.                Map of Texas – Lone Star State

95.                Maze or Mahjongg

96.                Midnight Snowflake Wall Hanging

97.                Mini Scrap baskets

98.                Mira - Red Hat purse

99.                Misc Fall Blocks (Gypsy Rose) Green & Brown woven border

100.            Misc panels

101.            Miscellaneous Pieces

102.            Modern Maze

103.            Monkey ‘N Round

104.            Mount Rushmore

105.            Mr  P Quilt

106.            Noel Wall Hanging

107.            Office going away squares

108.            Orphan blocks

109.            Paper pieced block

110.            Paris

111.            Pat Sloan I love to quilt BOM

112.            Patches for Randy’s quilt

113.            Patriotic Crumbs (leftovers)

114.            Patriotic GMFG

115.            Patriotic panel (Lorena gave me)

116.            Patriotic Stars

117.            Peacock

118.            Pink & Green Quilt Panel

119.            Pink & Purple 9 patches

120.            Pink & Purple QAYG for bag

121.            Pink Horse Quilt

122.            Pixie Garden

123.            Pretty in Pink

124.            Purple and brown Baby Quilt

125.            Purple Triangle in a Square (leftovers from 54-40 or fight)

126.            QBS Mystery Quilt 2006 

127.            Quilt Smart butterflies

128.            Quilter wall hanging panel

129.            Quilty Fun Sampler

130.            Red and Black pinwheels odd sized (4)

131.            Rob Peter

132.            Row By Row

133.            Rudolph

134.            Sampler Society BDB 2014

135.            Sea Quilt

136.            Shirting Half Square Triangle or Quarter Square Triangle quilt

137.            Shy Little Kitten panel

138.            Simply Woven

139.            Spring Jelly Roll

140.            Stars & stripes

141.            Stegosaurus

142.            String blocks

143.            Sun kissed table runner #2

144.            Sunset/ Dragon leftovers

145.            Teal and blue BDB

146.            Texas

147.            Tie One On

148.            Tie Quilt

149.            Tinker Bell

150.            Tree – genealogy

151.            Triple Irish Chain

152.            T-shirt quilt – random from Carol

153.            T-shirt quilt - Randy’s

154.            T-shirt Yarn

155.            Under the Sea Quilt

156.            Western Courthouse Steps

157.            Western Sunset

158.            Whimsy Playground

159.            Wool ornaments

160.            Yellow and Blue Birthday Blocks

161.            Yo yos