I did OK this month. I completed 9 of my UFOs. Now, 3 of those took up one line because they grew, but there were 9 projects finished in January.
My fabric summary -- I decided I would just do a monthly summary.
My goal of reducing my stash by 100 yards didn't do too great this month. I only reduced it by 8.48 yards
I bought 24 yards in January
I actually used 32.48 yards of fabric this month.
I had to buy some backings and some for a special quilt. Hope I won't be buying much else for awhile.
On to February. :)
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Weekend plans
What's happening this weekend? It's the first weekend of Girl Scout Cookie Sales. We have booths on Friday and Saturday, we actually we have 4 booths this weekend that DD and I are manning. Problems with other girls and illness and availability, so DD and I will man them. I need to go get money tomorrow, find the money box and the table and off we go!
Sunday is my parent's anniversary, so we will go out after church to lunch with them. Then, I will be able to go to my small quilt group to deliver cookies and do some sewing. I have a couple of UFO projects to take with me. I don't expect to get them done, but they are going to be fun to work with.
1. Tropical swap blocks. I need to make one more block and then figure out how to set them.
2. I have pinwheels that I've sewn the method where you sew around the squares and then cut, trim and assemble. I need to get those done to be able to get the rest of the quilt put together. I'm not real excited about this project.
3. The road quilt is started and the hst have been made. I need to press, trim and sew them together for one of the borders on this UFO.
4. Play with Jo's club setting.
Actually, these are all 3 UFOs and it would be fun to get them done and ready to quilt. I could conceivably get 2 of them to the top stage on Sunday afternoon. We shall see.
What are you working on?
Sunday is my parent's anniversary, so we will go out after church to lunch with them. Then, I will be able to go to my small quilt group to deliver cookies and do some sewing. I have a couple of UFO projects to take with me. I don't expect to get them done, but they are going to be fun to work with.
1. Tropical swap blocks. I need to make one more block and then figure out how to set them.
2. I have pinwheels that I've sewn the method where you sew around the squares and then cut, trim and assemble. I need to get those done to be able to get the rest of the quilt put together. I'm not real excited about this project.
3. The road quilt is started and the hst have been made. I need to press, trim and sew them together for one of the borders on this UFO.
4. Play with Jo's club setting.
Actually, these are all 3 UFOs and it would be fun to get them done and ready to quilt. I could conceivably get 2 of them to the top stage on Sunday afternoon. We shall see.
What are you working on?
Very little going on
OK, so I didn't get much done this week. It was NOT a good week for anything. :( So, very little sewing going on. But, I did go to Red Hats with this group of wonderful ladies.
DD came down with an ear ache and called from school one day this week and I worked on the America the Beautiful applique. Not sure I like the mountains, but hope they quilt into mountains when the time comes. LOL
Not really anything else to report. I need to work on the double wedding ring. I don't like the background fabric. It blends too much, so I think I will need to figure something else out.
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Last quilt quilted
This is the last of Sandy's quilts. I really like this one. What a fun quilt. She wanted starts quilted on it with red and gold thread. I was lucky and had a gold/yellow/red/rust variegated thread. I think it turned out OK.
Some of the detail in the quilting.
DONE 1. Applique block for class.
STARTED 2. Determine how I'm going to set these Jo's blocks. I might just need to make a couple of the Double Irish chain to see how it works. I'm really not sure, so I just need to do something. LOL I have planned out the double Irish chain. I will use the brown and blue variety of prints I have used in the blocks and some others. I will use the background fabric from the squares as the background on the double chain. I will use the 9" block from Jo's retreat as the center of the alternating block. When I run out of those blocks, I will use the background fabric or determine an easier block to use. I doubt I will make more of these blocks.
DONE 3. If Sandy brings me her quilts, start quilting them. Fix the flying geese quilt
DONE 4. quilt Sandy's baby quilt
DONE 5. Quilt red and gold quilt
On-GOING 6. Work on the tessellation quilt. this one take forever and I need it off my design wall soon!
DONE 7. De clutter at least one box - one bag
I did OK for it being a terrible weekend for emotions. Problems at home again. :( I don't understand the trigger and don't understand why I let it get to me. Anyway, I only have the long term projects of the Jo's Irish Chain and the Tessellation quilts. Other than that, I accomplished my to do list. I'm happy.
No more quilts ready to quilt. Wish I had a couple others ready to go. I guess I need to work on that, huh?
Tomorrow I need to make some appointments, pick up from quilting those quilts. Floor always needs vacuuming after quilting a quilt. I need to go through more bags and boxes and prepare for the applique class next month. If I do it now, then it will be OK.
Saturday, January 26, 2013
Long Arm quilting
I got the long arm to work well. I quilted this cute little baby quilt for Sandy. Not my creation, but it is sweet. I added hearts to it
This is the one that was causing me trouble. It is BIG! Those flying geese are very large geese.
I was almost done when I had the machine problem.
So, I resewed the backing to get rid of the selvage. I tried to sew the holes up, but I didn't like the way it looked, so I appliqued the pattern on the cur area. Hopefully Sandy will be OK with what I did.
Sandy wanted loops, so I used a soft variegated thread that matches the border.
DONE 1. Applique block for class.
STARTED 2. Determine how I'm going to set these Jo's blocks. I might just need to make a couple of the Double Irish chain to see how it works. I'm really not sure, so I just need to do something. LOL I have planned out the double Irish chain. I will use the brown and blue variety of prints I have used in the blocks and some others. I will use the background fabric from the squares as the background on the double chain. I will use the 9" block from Jo's retreat as the center of the alternating block. When I run out of those blocks, I will use the background fabric or determine an easier block to use. I doubt I will make more of these blocks.
DONE 3. If Sandy brings me her quilts, start quilting them. Fix the flying geese quilt
DONE 4. quilt Sandy's baby quilt
5. Quilt red and gold quilt
On-GOING 6. Work on the tessellation quilt
DONE 7. De clutter at least one box
8. Work on tessellation
I find that if I keep myself accountable I get more done. I really want to get the red and gold quilt done and then start on my Double Irish chain.
Friday, January 25, 2013
to do listing for weekend
DONE 1. Applique block for class.
STARTED 2. Determine how I'm going to set these Jo's blocks. I might just need to make a couple of the Double Irish chain to see how it works. I'm really not sure, so I just need to do something. LOL I have planned out the double Irish chain. I will use the brown and blue variety of prints I have used in the blocks and some others. I will use the background fabric from the squares as the background on the double chain. I will use the 9" block from Jo's retreat as the center of the alternating block. When I run out of those blocks, I will use the background fabric or determine an easier block to use. I doubt I will make more of these blocks.
3. If Sandy brings me her quilts, start quilting them. Fix the flying geese quilt
4. quilt Sandy's baby quilt
5. Quilt red and gold quilt
On-GOING 6. Work on the tessellation quilt
7. De clutter at least one box
8. Work on tessellation
STARTED 2. Determine how I'm going to set these Jo's blocks. I might just need to make a couple of the Double Irish chain to see how it works. I'm really not sure, so I just need to do something. LOL I have planned out the double Irish chain. I will use the brown and blue variety of prints I have used in the blocks and some others. I will use the background fabric from the squares as the background on the double chain. I will use the 9" block from Jo's retreat as the center of the alternating block. When I run out of those blocks, I will use the background fabric or determine an easier block to use. I doubt I will make more of these blocks.
3. If Sandy brings me her quilts, start quilting them. Fix the flying geese quilt
4. quilt Sandy's baby quilt
5. Quilt red and gold quilt
On-GOING 6. Work on the tessellation quilt
7. De clutter at least one box
8. Work on tessellation
Applique fun
No other sewing today. Spent the morning helping DS work on his home.
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