Sunday Stash Report, April 19, 2026

Good morning!  I am so thrilled to show off Kottages.  This was one long project finally finished.  Not certain when the pattern was procured.  100 Houses by Tina Curran made it first to a UFO list in 2022.  I really got to working on it in July 2024.  The picket fence daunted me for several months.  It honestly held me back from finishing.  It turned out to be a simple process of putting it together just tedious.  It can't be seen in the photo, actually in the real life look either, all the effort Kerry took in quilt stitching the picket fence.  The houses look great with different skies and the consistency of two yellow windows and a black door.  Now with the success of an old UFO finish I need to get another old UFO done =^.^=

This fabric came in for Santa's Hat Shop project.  I am striving forward on this quilt.  All backgrounds have been found.  There are about six more to cut into the shapes needed for the hats.  All the reds (and a surprise) hat shapes are cut.  Soon I will be pulling papers out of this foundation project and stitching the three units of the hat together.  Check in tomorrow for how this one is going.  It is a 2026 UFO that has yet to find its "K" name.

The pattern arrived from ETSY/Farmers Attic for the commissioned project I accepted.  It is called Flutter by Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique.  I will be making it with a white background and pastel floral butterflies.  The mom to be is due in May, way before this project can be finished.

So that's it for now.  I have a few individual blocks to finish before next month rolls around.  A binding to put together.  Labels to be sewn in place. The last kitten in the cross stitch project.  Finally making headway on Love Is All You Need a 2023 UFO.  I need to dig out Kaster (Pumpkins For Sale) by One S1ster Designs.  It is the last unfinished 2022 UFO.

Here's what's going on in my stash for this week.

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 106 yards 
Purchased this week: .5 yards
Purchased YTD: 23.5 yards
Net used in 2026: 82.5 yards

Wednesday Workings, April 15, 2026

I cut most of the reds that will be the main part of the Santa hat.  The pattern has both standard and foundation instructions.  I am following the foundation instructions.

I have already copied the templates six times and I will need 28 sets.  Each Santa hat takes two sheets of my favorite Carol Doak's Foundation Paper.  Both the red and the background scraps will have a home in a Bonnie Hunter project that's in my queue.

I am matching the red to the background in this step.  You can see the matches below that are lined up to sew.

After sewing the first six comes the trimming.  It is helpful when the instructions have the size you need to cut to fit in each of the foundation's positions.  These small slivers aren't worth holding on to.

Here's the three sections of the hat.  Next up is to sew them together.  I prefer to pull the papers off before sewing the sections together.

Here's what I have so far.  I just might have this one ready for Christmas!

Design Wall Monday, April 13, 2026

 

The Post Office is crazy in my location on Mondays.  I did use the kiosk today so it turned out not too bad for me.  I have stayed in line before and it can take upwards of 30 minutes until it's your turn with the clerk.  Okay...I'm done ranting =^.^=  This cute charity quilt is in the mail to mom.  I love the combination of fabrics, very much the rainbow.  I'm visualizing pink thread with fish as the quilting design.  I'll  be back later this year to do the binding unless mom's quilting fairy is well enough to take on the job.

This is the pattern I will be using for a commission project.  A family friend has asked me to use her late husband's ties.  It will be a fun and memorable gift to unwrap at Christmas.  There are 14 ties and the plan is to use 13 of them.  One is a bow tie that I'll use in the first border.  First I'll have to get rid of the bow tie's hardware...  A sampling of what's to come.

Another commission in the making is a baby quilt for the friend's niece.  The niece wants something girly in pastels with flowers and butterflies.  I found the Flutter pattern online and got the okay to proceed.  The butterflies will be in a flower print.  I am planning a neutral background.

These two projects are waiting a turn under the needle, but first I have been continuing to cut out Santa's Hat Shop.  There is much cutting.  28 blocks will have Santa's hats, five are plain blocks, and three are the letters of "JOY".  Right now I have 22 background blocks cut for Santa's hats along with the five plain blocks.  I still have a couple of fabrics coming from ETSY suppliers.  I will double up on some of hte backgrounds, but not many.

Still playing around with the wool project, Love Is All You Need.  It is also a UFO from earlier years.  I will be sharing this one with you later when I get further along.

We are having a drizzling day today.  The air smells awesome.  Enjoy your day.