Mel's quilting blog

Monday, July 16, 2018

12 Days of Christmas

It's the third day of the Christmas in July Hop.

This is my second year participating in the Hop.

Thanks for Sarah of Confessions of a Fabric Addict for getting us all together.
Sarah is having a quilt along during the blog hop, so check that out too.

Checkout the camera case from Carole, Jamie's barn quilts and Karen with her Christmas inspiration post.

Saturday, July 14th

Joy @ Days Filled With Joy

Selina @ Selina Quilts
Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Sunday, July 15th

Joanne @ Everyone Deserves a Quilt

Jan @ The Colorful Fabriholic
Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Monday, July 16th

Carole @ From My Carolina Home

Jamie @ L'Fair Quilts

Karen @ Tu-Na Quilts, Travels & Eats

Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Tuesday, July 17th

Sharon @ Vrooman's Quilts

Mary @ Made by Marney
Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Wednesday, July 18th

Cindy @ Stitchin' At Home

Karrin @ Karrin's Crazy World

Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Thursday, July 19th

Christina @ Christina's Handicrafts

Sherry @ Books, Hooks, Sticks, etc.

Danice @ Homespun Hannah

Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Friday, July 20th

Kristi @ Confessions of A Fabric Addict

Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts

Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Saturday, July 21st

Marian @ Seams To Be Sew

Meloney @ Mel's Quilting Blog

Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Sunday, July 22nd

Anja @ Anja Quilts

Moira @ Quilted Snail

Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Monday, July 23rd

Brenda @ Songbird Designs

Amy @ Sea of Estrogen

Bonnie @ In Stitches With Bonnie

Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Tuesday, July 24th

Kathy @ Kathy's Kwilts and More

Summer @ Summer Lee Quilts

Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Wednesday, July 25th

Susan @ Quilt Fabrication

Brandy @ Pampered Pettit

Jean @ All Points of the Compass

Sarah @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Stash Report

It's been a difficult year.
Spent the last weeks working on my parent's mobile home and then an emergency trip to NM to help my son with the death of his father.
Consequently, there is much to catch up on here and it isn't the sewing. :(
I did have a small quilting group session that helped me have something to report.
I also gave away 7 yards of fabric, so that helped the numbers too.
It was all scraps, but it counts.

quilt paint create links to all our stash reports

Used this Week: 07.25 yards

Used year to Date: 148.07 yards

Total out of stash this Month (July) 7.25 yards

Added this Week: 0.00 yards
Added Year to Date: 15.50 yards
Goal: 200.00 yards

Yards to goal: 51.93 yards

Net Used in quilts 2018: 95.32 yards

A couple of other fun facts are:

Prairie Moon is doing a 350 blocks challenge this year:
Number of equivalent blocks: 358

Perimeter in inches 4530

Number of UFOs finished this year: 20

UFO Yardage Used 75.55

Amount of yardage used in UFOs 79%

Number of Bobbins Used this week 0
Number of Bobbins Used this year 94

Number of Spools Used this week 0

Number of Spools Used this year 25

Kate at Life in Pieces is doing the challenge of 15 minutes of sewing.

Days of Stitching 79%

Number of Days this week 2/7

Number of Days this year 154/195

Days Organizing 93%

Number of Days this week 7/7

Number of Days this year 182/195

Friday sewing

Life seems to be throwing me a curve ball, but I did spend the day with friends sewing.

My stashbuster UFO# for July was 4 blue and beige rail fence

I made two pillows and had very few leftovers, so I'm happy.

I should take a photo of the backs because I used leftover fabric there too.

T-shirt pillows are sewn together.

I need to make the insert and get it stuffed.

The bulls eye blocks were a June stashbuster UFO #.

Judy had some 30's fabrics with her and let me frame the bulls eyes.

I think they are cute.

It will make a nice little quilt.

I completed the self portrait postcard and will be mailing this week.

It felt good to finish something and have something on its way to completion.

Lana got her rows sewn together.

She has 4 more rows to go.

Such a fun and bright quilt.

Christmas in July

Check out the blogs for today.
Joanne is showing us
Jan is making Christmas themed potholders and shows her Christmas tree from last year.

Saturday, July 14th

Joy @ Days Filled With Joy

Selina @ Selina Quilts

Sunday, July 15th

Joanne @ Everyone Deserves a Quilt

Jan @ The Colorful Fabriholic

Monday, July 16th

Carole @ From My Carolina Home

Jamie @ L'Fair Quilts

Karen @ Tu-Na Quilts, Travels & Eats

Tuesday, July 17th

Sharon @ Vrooman's Quilts

Mary @ Made by Marney

Wednesday, July 18th

Karrin @ Karrin's Crazy World

Marian @ Seams To Be Sew

Thursday, July 19th

Christina @ Christina's Handicrafts

Sherry @ Books, Hooks, Sticks, etc.

Danice @ Homespun Hannah

Friday, July 20th

Kristi @ Confessions of A Fabric Addict

Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts

Saturday, July 21st

Cindy @ Stitchin' At Home

Meloney @ Mel's Quilting Blog

Sunday, July 22nd

Anja @ Anja Quilts

Moira @ Quilted Snail

Monday, July 23rd

Brenda @ Songbird Designs

Amy @ Sea of Estrogen

Bonnie @ In Stitches With Bonnie

Tuesday, July 24th

Kathy @ Kathy's Kwilts and More

Summer @ Summer Lee Quilts

Wednesday, July 25th

Susan @ Quilt Fabrication

Brandy @ Pampered Pettit

Jean @ All Points of the Compass

Saturday, July 14, 2018

First Day of 12 Days of Christmas

Today is the first day of the Christmas in July 23 Days of Christmas.
Check our Joy and Selina in the links below and see what they have in store for us.

Saturday, July 14th

Joy @ Days Filled With Joy

Selina @ Selina Quilts

Sunday, July 15th

Joanne @ Everyone Deserves a Quilt

Jan @ The Colorful Fabriholic

Monday, July 16th

Carole @ From My Carolina Home

Jamie @ L'Fair Quilts

Karen @ Tu-Na Quilts, Travels & Eats

Tuesday, July 17th

Sharon @ Vrooman's Quilts