Week 27 Stash Report

While I have done quite a bit of sewing this weekend, most of it was already cut and therefore already recorded as busted. Or for a shop sample and just not counted.

And I still have a box from the Fat Quarter Shop that hasn't been opened. It is calling to me though!

Fabric added this week: 0.00
Fabric added year-to-date: 180.73

Fabric used these weeks: 0.22
Fabric used year-to-date: 112.87

Net Fabric Used: -67.86

Now that my report is in, I'm off to watch another Harry Potter movie and to sew a little more. Then, Linda and I are going to see "Up" in 3D. I'm very excited about that! I've never seen a 3D movie and this movie looks so cute!

Saturday accomplishments

Today, I worked on a few things simultaneously. I laid out the center of my 2008 BOM quilt and pieced and cut the Jitterbug Yellow Brick Road strips. I feel like I was more productive with my new set up in the family room than I have been with the machine in my bedroom/sewing room.

I finished my June Thimbleberries blocks.



And the sew to win blocks for the Guild.



I also watched the first 3 Harry Potter movies. Now, while the movies were good and the special effects were awesome, I was a bit let down because there was so much that was left out of the books. I know that they can't add everything to the movies, but they basically skipped over the entire first year! I guess I shouldn't be surprised - they did cut out 2 of Scarlett's children from the Gone with the Wind movie!

Today's accomplishments

First, I was able to sleep in this morning and the little dogs were very happy to not have to hear the alarms going off!

Once we were up and fed, I cleaned the house and did some chores and watched a bit of TV. My first order of quilting business was loading the Milky Way quilt onto the frame which I have been putting off for quite a while.



I ran to the library to drop off some books and I left the dogs out of their cage since I wasn't going to be gone for too long. They were so excited when I got back. I keep trying to give them a little freedom when I can, but I don't think that I could leave them out for an entire workday. We passed the afternoon by napping a little and sewing some.

This evening, the city where I live had a fireworks display at the park that is right up the hill from my condo. There was lots of commotion in the parking lot because everyone here has people over to watch the display. Here is how the ninjas handled the loud booms.




I'm so glad that I don't have neurotic dogs that go nuts at any loud boom or crack of thunder!

I was able to get the binding put on the fairy quilt. (And yes, Barb, that's what I did. You can't really tell and since it is only going to be sitting in a shop.... Besides, it still took me 2 hours to do it this way. There is no way I would have gotten it hand stitched down in that amount of time.)



And a close up of a corner.



And I finished the lap size Yellow Brick Road for the shop, too. It looks great in person!



Ok, now Max is whining to go to bed and I am sleepy. I need my rest to get up and sew, sew, sew tomorrow while I watch my movies!

For the record, this is 3 out of 11 goals finished. Woo hoo!!!

Weekend Goals

Aaaahhh!!! Three days of very little to do except for sewing and quilting! How lovely!!

I have made up a list of things that I would like to do/work on.

1. Binding on fairy quilt - this will be machine stitched so it should go fairly quickly. I hope!
2. Finish lap size Yellow Brick Road for the shop. It's mostly done right now.
3. Table runner for the shop
4. Thimbleberries blocks for June - 4 blocks
5. Load Milky Way onto the frame. I feel like if I can get it loaded, I will work on it during next week once I get home from work.
6. Cut fabric for a Courier bag
7. Make 2 Guild blocks
8. Work on the outer pieced border for the 2008 BOM quilt
9. Work on the first border for the Wizard of Oz OBW quilt
10. Stitchin' Chix bag - at least get everything together to assemble later
11. Jitterbug Yellow Brick Road - work on 1 step

I also have movies to watch so that should keep me pretty focused to get lots done. I may have to reward myself with opening the box from the Fat Quarter Shop for getting a certain number of items done. Maybe 5? Maybe 7 to keep the momentum going? If I open the box, I'd like to get also get the first month's block done. I'm probably just being very optimistic here.

Check back for my progress and pictures! :)

Harry Potter

I finally got on the Harry Potter band wagon a year or so ago and listened to all the books on CD straight in a row. Jim Dale is the narrator and he does an outstanding job with all of the voices in the books!

I have been wanting to watch the movies commercial free and in their entirety, but the DVDs from the library have been too scratched up to get a good viewing.

Well.... I found 4 of the movies at WalMart tonight for $9 each! Of course I picked them up with a marathon in mind for this weekend! Three days of Harry and sewing! Woo hoo!!

June Quilting accomplishments

This month, I have been getting back to normal as far as quilting goes. I set up my machine in the family room where it is a bit cooler than upstairs. I also got quite a few things finished!

1. Published my UFO list. Of course, I think a couple of things have already been completed. :)
2. Finished the binding on Market Square, a Pat Speth pattern, for the quilt shop.
3. Finished 3 wallets. The pattern is Carry All Wallet by Stitcher Sisters. It's a pretty good pattern.
4. Finished Wagon Wheels!
5. 3 blocks for a comfort quilt
6. Went on a mini retreat with Linda. Met a raccoon, a fox and 2 baby chicks while there.
7. Got my first month's block and finishing kit for the Fat Quarter Shop's 2009 Mystery BOM. Man, am I in trouble!
8. Machine stitched the binding on 3 charity quilts for the Guild.
9. Finished last 2 sets of blocks in the teal BOM
10. Made a tool caddy
11. Made 4 block butlers
12. Went to the NQA show and had a great time with Cathy! She is very much an enabler!! I still have to post the pictures of the quilts.
13. Made a quilt top for the shop
14. Made a Project Linus blanket
15. Finished the blocks and started assembly on another top for the shop.

Read the following books

1. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - enjoyed
2. The Storekeeper's Daughter by Wanda Brunstetter - I didn't enjoy this book so much. I had to struggle to finish it. I prefer the Beverly Lewis Amish books.
3. Chasing Harry Winston by Lauren Weisberger - I believe this is the same author who wrote The Devil Wears Prada. I really enjoyed this book!
4. Track of the Cat by Nevada Barr - This is the first book in Barr's series about a park ranger. I enjoyed this one.
5. New Moon by Stephenie Meyer - Enjoyed!
6. Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer - Enjoyed! I don't know what I will do when this series is over. It's a good thing that I have quite a few books lined up.

A couple of things

I finished a couple of things last week, but I never got around to posting about them.

This is the blanket that I made for Project Linus. It is a piece of fleece with a crocheted edging. The blade that I used to make the holes along the edge of the fleece can be found at http://www.skipstitch.com/.




I also finished a couple of wallets. One for me. I packed the other one up and mailed it without taking a picture. You will have to take my word for it that I finished it! :)




Now that I have posted about it, I can load it up with my stuff!

Baby Quilt Top

Finished for the shop. Made with Fairy Frost fabric and a fairy panel and coordinating fabric.

Week 26 Stash Report

I still haven't opened my box from the Fat Quarter Shop. I've been working on a shop sample. I did have a small purchase to make a block for the Guild.

Someone asked about the Skip Stitch rotary cutting blade. It was developed by a Project Linus volunteer. It fits a 45mm rotary cutter and is not available in stores. They were $10 when I got mine, but I am not sure if the price has gone up or not. I got mine by contacting Kathleen at kwmquilt at aol dot com.

Fabric added this week: 0.08
Fabric added year-to-date: 180.73

Fabric used these weeks: 4.00
Fabric used year-to-date: 112.65

Net Fabric Used: -68.08

For Jack and Jenna

Max was just too cute tonight!



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