Sunday Stash Report, June 10, 2018

Kutarug is complete.  After sharing with Sunshine members on Tuesday it will replace the quilt that is currently on our bed.  This was a huge effort, but the results are awesome.  Here's a close up of Kutarug.

Now that you see the detail imagine having made 3,920 1 1/2" hour glass units!

Most of the day I worked on Kandiyohi.  All the rows are sewn and I have begun sewing them together.  I didn't make it to a quilt shop for more of the neutral fabric so nothing changes my stash this week.  There will be a change next week...

Used this week:  0 yards

Used YTD:  63.25 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  15.75 yards

Net used in 2018:  47.5yards

Sunday Stash Report, March 25, 2018

Konstitution is my next project to finish.  It is a 2017 UFO that sat waiting to be stitched until Kutarug was finished.  Konstitution is a project that Kerry and I started in January 2016.  We broke it down into parts and at that time attempted to stitch a part a month.  Yes, both of us set our targets too high!  Kerry did finish hers (scroll down a bit to June: Union Blues), of course she didn't have a project like Kutarug going on!  I will be starting with Part 6 which is to make 22 Pieced Triangle Blocks.  The HSTs are made already with some cutting for the setting triangles.  I may just be on to Part 7 before today is done.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4 and 5

Well some of you know that Kutarug completed this week!  YIPPEE!  Can't wait to share my stash change with you...

Used this week:  21.5 yards

Used YTD:  21.5 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  14.25 yards

Net used in 2018:  7.25 yards

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Kutarug
2017 UFO
103" x 101"

I'm done!  It has only taken me since August last year to complete Kutarug (with a little work started in February 2016).  

The project is called Winning Combination designed by Tammy Vonderschmitt.  It was in the American Patchwork and Quilting April 2016 magazine.  It published at a size of 59 3/4" x 81 1/4".  Tammy designed this quilt to use up a plethora of 2" square finished HSTs that she received in a swap.  

Tammy's idea got stuck in my head.  I too had a plethora of bonus square triangles from various projects that screamed out to be used.  Unlike Tammy's unfinished 3 1/2" pinwheel units, mine would be 2 1/2".  Crazy as this is beginning to sound the project was to be for a king, 103" x 101".  Indeed the stage was set for an overwhelming project.  A little help with the math from Ty and the journey started to make 3,920 1 1/2" unfinished hour glass units for the 980 pinwheel units that would be needed.

The Design Wall with Kassy overseeing...doesn't show the magnitude of Kutarug!  I'm planning on a baptist fan quilting stitch with a neutral thread.  The binding will be the same dark blue.  The back will be whatever is left from the same dark blue.  I don't think it will be enough so I will get creative :).

Thanks to Janet for coming up with the name Kutarug.  More thanks to Debra and Kerry for helping me with some of their plethora of bonus triangles.

Are you as ready as I am to see something different under my needle?

Design Wall Monday, March 19, 2018

Look what I found today!  On the wall are two row sewn groupings and the last five rows to assemble.  I have all the pinwheel units ready.  A few hours more and Kutarug will be ready for quilting.

Sunday Stash Report, March 18, 2018

Will this be the week that Kutarug finishes?  Oh my!  I have more gold/blue HSTs to make today that should get me through another few rows.  I'm pretty certain there will still need to be more made before the corner is reached.

The pinwheel units are thinning out...darn it!  Yesterday I put together more blue and green.  Looks like red, orange, and purple will need to be made before that corner too.

Hope your St. Patrick's Day was a fun one.  I leave you with my Stash Report that just hasn't seen a change for several weeks.  Let's see how the week goes with Kutarug =^.^=

Used this week:  0 yards

Used YTD:  0 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  14.25 yards

Net used in 2018:  -14.25 yards

Design Wall Monday, March 12, 2018

Here are the four Candied Pineapple blocks Mom and I made.  They will be for the quilting retreat we attend in May.  Someone is going to win all that are made by the attendees at the retreat.  Which one do you like?  It is hard to pick a favorite don't you think?

The brightest of the bunch is the favorite of Mom, Dad, and Karen.  Soon it will be back to Kutarug =^.^=

Design Wall Monday, March 5, 2018

Kutarug today.  That corner is looking closer all the time.  I have enough pinwheel units to get the one row arranged.  It isn't sewn together until there are two rows done.  I find it quicker to stitch two rows at a time.

I have been working on more hour glass units.  I think I can do this in my sleep =^.^=

You can see why I was working on blue and green.  Purple will be next when I get back from a visit with my parents.

Sunday Stash Report, March 4, 2018

Something new to use up stash.  I rummaged through my 2 1/2" tote to get most of what you see.  There is a rectangle that is a bit larger, but still had it to grab from my stash.  These four groupings will become the Candied Pineapple block.  A winner take all that were made blocks by participants attending this year's Sunshine Quilt Guild's annual retreat.  The retreat takes place in May.  Mom and I will be working on these together when I visit later this week.  (I am being a bit of a renegade with my color combinations...)

The stash hasn't changed yet.  Continue working on using it with Kutarug.  More of the gold/blue HSTs are needed as well as green and blue hour glass units for the pinwheels.  Next color getting short on is the purple.  I plan to take these to trim during my lunch break.

Check in tomorrow and see how much there is left for Kutarug =^.^=

Used this week:  0 yards

Used YTD:  0 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  14.25 yards

Net used in 2018:  -14.25 yards

Thursday, March 1, 2018

When your baby needs your attention...Kutarug can wait!  I was working on trimming up the red hour glass units until Kosmo just wouldn't take "in a minute" to bear.  He is my love bug for sure.  Kassy was sitting in the seat next to us in case you thought she wasn't include in the love fest.  =^.^=

Design Wall Monday, February 26, 2018

I will be starting this week off with not too much more to go on Kutarug!

There must be more units made as you can see no more orange or red and very little black remain to build more rows.  I don't want to make more than what is needed for certain!  I have estimated the need for 980 pinwheel units that finish at 2" in the quilt.  This means making four hour glass units for each pinwheel unit.  Calculating this comes to 3,920 1" finished hour glass units for the project.  WOW!

Today at lunchtime I'll be cutting the HSTs (blue/gold) units in half and finger pressing the seams open.  Minimizing bulk with this treatment of the seams.  The stack that is white/red is also ready for cutting in half and finger pressing the seams towards the dark; you guessed right to think these are for more hour glass units.  Bonnie sometimes helps so I will have a stack of white that need a pencil mark on the diagonal.  These will be for more orange and black hour glass units.  Looking forward to another two rows being sewn together.

Sunday Stash Report, February 25, 2018

Do you see that the end is drawing near?  Kutarug will soon be making its way to quilting!  Oh you can see I'm getting very excited; can't you?

But first more units need to be sewn.  First this week was to get more blue hour glass units ready.

Next black hour glass units ready to come together.  Realize that this will only give me 12 hour glass units!

Let's close this week with the start of yet more HSTs of gold and navy.

Check in tomorrow and see how much there is left for Kutarug =^.^=

Used this week:  0 yards

Used YTD:  0 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  14.25 yards

Net used in 2018:  -14.25 yards

Design Wall Monday, February 19, 2018

Finished up the blue hour glass units...for now.

Next it was time to take down the big portion of Kutarug and arrange the next rows.

Wow this is one of the firsts!  Hour glass units left for more rows!  Starting to get a little light on red and black, but should be enough for a row or two still.

More HSTs are needed so yardage out and cutting. 

Next it was marking and sewing the 3" squares together.  All sewn and pressed open.  To the iron they go.

The last ten something to be trimmed.  Along with all the trimmed waste.

Closing this post with what one can find on my Design Wall today =^.^=

Sunday Stash Report, February 18, 2018

So what's missing?  Certainly by now you know the colors of the hundreds of hour glass units I've been making.  Did you figure it out yet?  Come now...think about it =^.^=.  Got it?

Well it isn't red.  During the week reds were completed.  At least for the time being.

Blue!  I am sure you guessed this favorite of many color.  What's not to like about blue?

Used this week:  0 yards

Used YTD: 0 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  14.25 yards

Net used in 2018:  -14.25 yards

Nothing changed the stash, but each day I am getting closer to claiming this monster quilt, Kutarug!  Today I will be taking Kutarug down from the design wall and stitching on more rows.  Check back tomorrow for how close I am getting to being finished with this project.

Design Wall Monday, February 12, 2018

Not yet up on the wall, but getting closer with each variation of color with the hour glass units.

Starting now on red...

I will be needing these shortly too.  Time to trim next.

Hope you are have a great week.

Sunday Stash Report, February 11, 2018

This past week has been all about making more hour glass units.  I started with green.  This should be enough to get me through a couple of rows!

Can you believe all of this (except for the black) was needed to make the finished greens first shown?  Wait until this projects piece count is calculated!

Next up was orange.  There were a few more HSTs made to end up with this batch of orange.

These will go fast!

Black next...

Today I have been working on purple.

I am still working on purple!

I leave you with Kassy enjoying a gift from Grandma =^.^=

Nothing changed stats this week.  On to the week ahead and a few more rows finished on the monster that is also known as Kutarug!

Used this week:  0 yards

Used YTD: 0 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  14.25 yards

Net used in 2018:  -14.25 yards