Sunday Stash Busting Report

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I missed posting last week. . . .and I don't have much to post for this week. . .however, there has been no new stash arriving in my house since November 1, 2007 so I am doing well on that part of the challenge.

I have seen so many Disappearing Nine Patch quilts being made I figured that I had to try it also. . . I started with 5" squares and here's what I have come up with so far (same three blocks, just set differently):


While I love scrap quilts I thought that I would try to have some control to the blocks. Based on that idea I used the same fabric in the four middle squares. . . to me it seems to give your eye a place to "rest" before going through all the rest of the fabrics.


The third picture shows what the blocks look like smaller. . . I went down to 2 1/4" squares that come out 5" (as evidenced by my rotary cutting mat). . . When I went smaller I decided to use a different fabric in each spot, but to keep them in the same "vein" (WOW, TOT, beige, etc.) to see if I could add more "scrapiness" without getting too "jumbled". . .



The fabrics that I have been using for these blocks come from the charity fabrics for my guild. . . we are going to be sending down 8 quilts to a church group in Tennessee that has set up a disaster relief program, so these pieces will be made in order to replenish the stock of donation quilts that we have on hand (plus it will get the stash out of my basement --- I have enough of my own to deal with)!!! lol

Well, that's about all I have to pass on. . . hopefully next week I will have more to report on.

In peace & pieces,

Sherry

Stash Busting Report

This week was a pretty good week. . . . although you wouldn't know it by the amount of stash that I busted!!!

I completed my small quilt for the Four Seasons Quilt Swap. . . but I will only show you a "teaser" picture --- this is the back of the quilt BEFORE I quilted it (that's why you see the pins).





I also completed 3 quilt blocks --- 2 Attic Windows & 1 pieced star block. I didn't think to take pictures of the Attic Windows blocks but here is a picture of the pieced star block.



These were all made for the Block of the Month program at my quilt guild. . .the Attic Window blocks were for January's meeting & the pieced star blocks are due for the February meeting. . . .and I need to make one more of them (the one I've finished was for my DH's entry).

All totalled I guess I've busted 5 FQ's of fabric. . . not a lot, but better out than in, that was the object.

I have not purchased any fabric for ME. . . . but I did complete the sale of 2 yards of Toy Story fabric for my sister (and it has already been delivered, so it was in & out in the same week). . . she will be making a valance for my nephew's bedroom.

While I haven't been doing a lot of sewing I have continued to work on the baby afghan (but I took this past weekend off due to church commitments. . .but it is 3/4 of the way done so I can see that being completed this week.

Goals for this week:

a. Complete baby afghan
b. Complete 2nd pieced star block
c. Complete "clean out" of basement --- only 2 more areas to go
d. Clean up sewing area so I have clean surfaces
e. Complete Spa Quilt top
f. Get backings & batting pieces ready for Spa Quilt & Bear's Paw

Gratitudes:

a. God's grace
b. Sufficient income to cover the expenses & allow DH & I to have fun
c. No snow (yet)

Have a wonderful day,

Sherry

Sunday's Stash Busting Report

Hi All,

This will be a bit of a boring stash busting report. . . but I am still working on the teddy bear afghan which is busting stash. But until it's done I won't know how much I've used.

I did wash all of the fabric that had been in the laundry room for months (I wash all of my fabric before it goes into the "usable" stash piles). . . and I did approximately 8 extra large loads of fabric!!!!!

Most of the weekend was spent on clearing out spots in the basement. . .DH & I have taken out an old 5 drawer dresser, a weird shape (octagon) table that had been left in the house when it was sold, and a terribly heavy china closet. It is wonderful to see some open spaces in the basement. . . and to know that things are starting to get better & a more workable sewing area for me will be the result.

Hope you all have a wonderful week,

In peace & pieces,

Sherry

Stash Busted report for 1st week of January

This is just a short note to report that I have finished the afghan shown in my previous post. And that means that I busted about 48 oz. of yarn from that stash. Now it is on to several other projects that need to be completed.

Yippee!!!! My first completion for 2008!!

In peace & pieces,

Sherry