Sunday, July 29, 2012

Stash Report Weeks 29-30, 2012

Judy's blog was down last week and she didn't have a Stash Report post so I just waited until this week to post for 2 weeks. Of course, I didn't have anything to show for the report last week so it was just as well. :)

This week, I have purchases, but not a lot used. Yesterday, I had a list of fabric that I needed to get for 3 different projects - a wall hanging for a co-worker, a baby quilt, and the last of the fabric I would need for the fourth Scrap Squad quilt. I had planned on going to 2 or 3 quilt shops yesterday, but I found everything that I needed at Bella Quilts in Hamilton, Ohio.

For the baby quilt, I am going to make a star quilt from Evelyn Sloppy's Sew One and You're Done book. The quilt is for neighbors who have lived here almost as long as I have. They are having a boy and the colors are a grayish blue and yellow. Now that I have the fabric home, I think that the mustard color is a little dark than what I wanted, but I am going to go with it. It should match everything well enough. The light cream actually has a yellow tint to it.

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For the wall hanging for my co-worker, it is for her parents' 80th birthdays and the party is in a couple of weeks. She wanted something that her family could sign and that her parents could hang on their wall. She sent me the file of their picture and I printed it on a Printed Treasures paper backed fabric. The purple fabric was one of the last ones that I found in the shop. I am going to work on this wall hanging today while I watch the Olympics.

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And finally, the last of the fabrics that I need for my next Scrap Squad quilt. I will probably show a picture of all of the fabrics once I start working on the quilt. Hopefully, I can get to it this week. I'm excited to start on it and see how it will turn out!

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For those that read my post from yesterday about my quilting samplers, I did take the pieces off of the frame and cut the backing apart to work on the samplers separately. And I have decided to rip out the rows that I find offensive and then start again. Most of the responses that I got on the post and on FB recommended the ripping and I think it is the right way to proceed.

And the little bit used was from the last set of 5 Midget blocks finished. Woo hoo!! They are the top row in this picture.

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Fabric added this week: 6.64
Fabric added YTD: 50.23

Fabric used this week: 0.33
Fabric used YTD: 78.56
Net Fabric Used: 28.33

Lula was very happy that I was home from shopping and she could relax a little.

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6 comments:

Jennifer said...

Good additions and sounds like you will use them all soon. Hope the ripping isn't too painful :(

Sarah said...

The olympics are the perfect background for "mindless" ripping. :-)

Linda Lee said...

Great job to work on while enjoying the Olympics!

Kristie said...

Sounds like you have a plan, girlie!! I love that gray fabric. I think that quilt will look great in those fabrics. I have that book and I think that is the only quilt that I have made out of it.
Kristie

scraphappy said...

Those midgets sure are looking happy. Enjoy your Olympic sewing.

PunkiePie (Jen) said...

I have been thinking of making a picture quilt for my Grandmother for Christmas or some other upcoming holiday. is it easy to print out the pics on the paper?