Chugging along (Stash Report)

I rewarded myself after making good progress on a research paper by working on some quilt assembly.

I am assembling both the Orca Bay quilt along with the 4-squared baby quilt.  It makes things go by so much faster!  I can't say enough about chain piecing!



I have 10 out of the 13 16-patches (finished at 8") needed.  As for Orca Bay, I still have a long way to go!

Stash Report

I have used fabric, but am waiting to count it until I have finished 4-Squared.  Perhaps that will offer an incentive!  I purchased a little bit of fabric when I was in Maine, including a lovely little scrap bag with yards of fabric (largely batiks) for only 12.00!  I am still hovering close to zero, so I am happy with my stash-busting progress.  If I can just finish something, I will be back in black!

Stash Report

Used this Week: 0
Used year to Date: 15.5 yards
Added this Week: 3
Added Year to Date: 17.5 yards
Net Used for 2012: -1.75 yards

UFOs (Charlotte's Baskets, Orca Bay, Wooden Bear July Mini, 4-Squared)

 

Check out Judy's site, Patchwork Times, for more stash reporting!



Today is brought to you by the letter....

B!  B as in baby niece!

Here she is on her new quilt!  What a tiny little thing she is!  She is about 3 weeks old now.

In other news, I am on spring break.  I hope to catch up on some of my WIPs!  Today, I finished one more of the wooden bear July minis.  I now have two out of three done!  The third one is in an earlier state of completion so I have some catching up to do!  I also took a naptime's worth of handquilting time today too with my GFG!

Happy Quilting!

Tiny Turning 20

My niece isn't due for a little while yet, but it sure feels good to get this one done!  I have 5 nephews and just one niece at the moment, so a girl is nice to even things out a bit more.

It is about 42x 54 or so.  I used a piece of leftover wool batting and did some simple quilting using a lilac colored thread.  I just love the loft (and breathability) that wool provides!

I have been on a kick of wanting flannel on the back of my quilts.  This is a mini polka dot fabric in pink.

Happy Quilting!

Feathers and hearts?

I have been doing some drawing, trying to figure out a cool design that incorporates feathers and hearts.  Not sure...what do you think?  Any suggestions?  I am getting better at feathers, but they are still very challenging.  I have already used nearly 1200 yards of thread already in my 1930's repro quilt.

My Turning 20 baby quilt is also coming along.  The center is complete and I have the fabric cut out for the inner and outer border.  The back will be a cute polka dot pink flannel.

More soon!  Happy quilting!



Feels good to sew

My semester is winding down and I was finally able to sew quite a bit yesterday.  Because I did not have much time to dedicate to quilting, first I started by cutting out fabric for a baby quilt.  I went with a fun Turning 20 pattern.

I picked out my fabrics, sticking to purples, mint greens, and pinks.  Some of the fabric here is from the Hope Chest line at Connecting Threads.  I added to it from stash fabric.

I laid everything out on my dining room table and did my best to distribute the colors.  I had only 15 fat eights to work with rather than 20 (hence the turning 20 name), but I am happy with it.  I was able to start sewing a few blocks before my youngest woke from his nap.

Later, I was able to quilt more on the 30's repro quilt.  All of the hearts are done now, and I am now working in the alternate blocks, filling in with loops.  After last evening, I was able to finish half of that.  I think I have about 7-8 hours of quilting in it thus far.  I have grand plans for the border, but I def. need to practice a bit first!  I am thinking feathers and hearts.

Finally, while watching Bones I was able to quilt some more on my GFG quilt.  I would LOVE to have it finished by Spring, so I need to do as much as I can on winter break.  Starting in January, I have an internship and second job which will eat into any quilting time I have.  I suppose I need to spend SOME time with the family!

Happy quilting!