Sunday Stash Report, January 31, 2021

 

Krooked Kreek is complete!  My first 2021 UFO finish and surprisingly during the first month!  Terrific...do you think I'll be able to keep this up :)...of course not although you know I'll give it my best.  My Grassy Creek, Bonnie Hunter's 2020 Winter Mystery finished smaller than hers.  Krooked Kreek is half the size, only using 12 blocks for the top coming to 64 1/2 x 80 1/2.  Now that is the size just perfect for my wants.

I had thought to make this like Kerry's with 16 blocks, but when hers finished at 80 1/2 square I made adjustments.  My four made, but never forgotten blocks and their associated sashing along with other units will become parts of the back along with the yardage you see at the top of the photo.  I can't tell you how long the yardage has been in my stash just waiting to be used.  I will not be needing all of it so you will likely see it used again.  It may be used in Appalachian Autumn also by Bonnie Hunter with lots of grays.

Kassy is certainly not as impressed as me with my January Christmas!

These all came on Saturday.  I also got two packages earlier in the week so my Stash Stats are going to blow out the paper this week =^.^=  

Earlier this week came the back for Vintage Christmas. 

The next day came the red FQs that for the most part will be used in Cinnamon Spice. 

Then although I checked, sometimes in the rain, the post person did not bring me anything until Saturday...

From the left, another ornament, the last BOM from a 12 month project, stash enhancing, and yellow FQs...

The ornament is a gift from Mom and will be added to the nearly a dozen to be made for a 2021 UFO item and of course our Christmas tree starting this year.  Thank You Mom!  This one came from #StitchedModern and is a Polar Bear with the cutest blue vest.

This is the last BOM for Beware! It's Halloween!  I have not even started this project.  Thankfully it isn't a 2021 UFO.  Midway Wool coordinated this BOM from Pin & Proper Designs by Vickie Higley.  Midway Wool has a Stitch-a-Long going on now that I'm very interested in participating.  It appears to be designed for us beginners trying wool stitchery.

These are stash enhancements.  Quite a lot of FQs from RebsFabStash.  On the left is a new line called Colete.  I was drawn in by the grays and the white grays.  For these I'm thinking once again of Appalachian Autumn.  The low volume whites on the right are the new Bee Background fabrics by Lori Holt and Riley Fabrics.  I am low (no pun intended) on these types of fabrics.  I'll use the warmer colors for Sunny Side Up and the cooler ones for Winter Blues.

StitchesnGiggles is a new fabrics shop for me.  I saw this FQ bundle and gave the fabric shop a try.  I will use them all in due time.  The warmer ones for Sunny Side Up, Appalachian Autumn, Cinnamon Spice just to name a few.  The only cool one that I have planned is Winter Blues where there are a possibilities.

Last but not the last of what is yet to arrive are yellows from The Quilt Basket.  These will be for Sunny Side Up.  Sunny Side Up will be on my table before too long.  It is a baby girl quilt that will be arriving in June.

All said and done...my stash brimith over with some wonderful fabrics.  17.5 yards in just one week.  Hey maybe this is the replacement from shopping at Road to California Quilt Show that was all done online this year.  It would have been this weekend.  Sure miss my annual quilting weekend with Kerry.  Fortunately, I got Krooked Kreek done so some of sting for my purchases is reduced.  Later today I start on my first of three Valentine's projects.  Check out my progress tomorrow on my Design Wall Monday.

Used this week: 11.75 yards
Used YTD:  11.75 yards
Purchased this week:  17.5 yards

Purchased YTD:  38.5 yards

Net used in 2021:  -21 yard

Design Wall Monday, January 25, 2021

 

I am working on the string border for Krooked Kreek (aka Grassy Creek by Bonnie Hunter).  These are certainly an odd size string block to be making at 4 1/2 x 6/ 1/2 unfinished.  Not sure how many I'll need right now, but more than the five in each direction is certainly not enough!  I have two of the four corner units done.  Might have to change sizes of these units since I have made the finished size different.  I will definitely still have a 1 1/2" green inner border.

This fabric arrived for the back of the Vintage Christmas project I've started.  I receive six blocks each month in this block of the month program.  The first six are finished and the second six are received but not started.

I also found a very cute pattern that I've been scanning Etsy to find the right low volume prints to use with it.  The pattern is called Sunny Side Up from Westwood Acres Fabric.  This will become a baby quilt for a first time Mom whose having a girl.

Today it is very cold and windy in San Diego.  Not sure my usual afternoon walk is in the cards....brrrrrr =^.^-

Sunday Stash Report, January 24, 2021

Krooked Kreek (aka Grassy Creek by Bonnie Hunter) is moving right along.  Kerry finished her flimsy and it came to 80" square.  I'm now thinking I'll make mine 12 blocks 3 by 4 rather than 16 blocks 4 by 4.  The extra blocks will be included on a strip down the backing.  I just don't want a project finishing so big.  What you see hasn't been sewn completely together so now is the time to make the decision.  The last part of this project remains an inner 1.5" border and then a diagonal gray string border.  I'll continue working this project until it is done.

During the week I had two purchases arrive to my door.  First came these cinnamon colored FQs in a bundle from Farmhouse Quilting Company.  This is another part of the fabrics I have been putting together for Cinnamon Spice project from the pattern Sonnet.

I also received my surprise 2021 Cupid Box from Fat Quarter Quilt Shop.  The advertisement just drew me in.  Want to see what came in the box?

Lots of cute heart shaped notions and a small Valentine's wall hanging.  All I need to add is background, binding, and a back.  Of course to keep the fun coming they've offered a 20% off coupon to get the Fall in Love fabrics by Riley Blake Designs.

Yes I'm going to give in 💘

I am also sharing more novelty fabrics with Kerry for the I Spy Quilts she has plans to make for her grandchildren.  I just cut out from this stack for my Mom so why not extend to Kerry?  A bit of damage this week, but all planned.  There is still more to come in the coming weeks.  Looks like I'll be in the negative until Krooked Kreek finishes.

Used this week:  0 yards
Used YTD:  0 yards
Purchased this week:  3.5 yards

Purchased YTD:  21 yards

Net used in 2021:  -21 yard

Design Wall Monday, January 18, 2021

 I had fun with Mom on Sunday putting all 16 blocks on the wall for Krooked Kreek during a FB video chat.  The size I am making is 16 blocks rather than 25 blocks in Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek design.  I felt it necessary to remake one set of eight of the HSTs that you can see in the corners.  The gray was just too light for my liking.  She did caution us on this...

It is sort of funny that I ended up needing to purchase some paint at Sherwin-Williams on Saturday so while I was there the paint chips were found which Bonnie mentioned in the beginning of this mystery.  I did okay with the five fabrics (green, gold, orange, red, and gray) except for the gold and orange.  These two, especially the orange, I went a bit brighter.  They still have the fall colors...just the beginning of fall when the colors of the leaves are the brightest.

There is no room on my Design Wall for the border and sashing pieces until the blocks are sewn together, so the sewing table has the start of them.  The "hole" is where one of the blocks will go.

I started the Mystery knowing it was going to be smaller.  Half of the units were made.  Since the design will take another two blocks; two more were made and there is more to be made of the gray sashing unit (gray strings you can see above between the red rectangles.  Today's sewing is making ten more of these units.  The last and final border is also gray strings.  Guess I will be making lots of gray strings over the next few days.

Hope that today you think about honoring Martin Luther King's memory and his mission.  We definitely could use more unity, peace, and kindness.  Enjoy your sewing=^.^=

Sunday Stash Report, January 17, 2021

 

I have the heart done and off to Lorna for Sunshine's BOM January offering.  This one was coordinated by Carolyn.  I started off with just three scraps from my strip stash.  I'm always low on reds.

During the week this FQ bundle arrived from Missouri Star Quilts.  I already have a plan for five of these FQs.  The table runner that unfortunately will not be ready for Valentine's Day this year.  On the bright side it will be early for next year!

Not too much going on this week due to being assistant painter to DH while he painted some parts of the exterior of our home.  We really like how it has turned out.

Adds to my stash this week include the two gray fabrics I already shared with you and these lush reds.  There is still more fabric on the way...I better get something finished soon =^.^=

Used this week:  0 yards
Used YTD:  0 yards
Purchased this week:  9.5 yards

Purchased YTD:  17.5 yards

Net used in 2021:  -17.5 yard

Check back tomorrow to see what will be on my sewing table =^.^=

Design Wall Monday, January 11, 2021

Today came the fabric ordered for the sashing of my Candy Cat project.  I found it at Blue Sheep Boutique in Fort Worth, TX.  Jenny was so helpful.  It is a medium gray towards the blue rather than brown or gray which is just what I wanted.  The second piece also from Blue Sheep Boutique; just because I like it and believe it or not my grays are thinning out after Grassy Creek and soon Appalachian Autumn (both by Bonnie Hunter).  I am also sharing some of my gray stash with Kerry whose making these same two projects and setting up for another Bonnie Hunter project called Silver Linings that uses grays.  Now mind you there is still grays to be had!

I have been spending time getting ready for two events that take place tomorrow for Sunshine Quilt Guild's January meeting.  I am going to coordinate a game and the ongoing 2020-2021 Challenge - UFO Incentive.  The game should be fun...some of my readers have already played it...just a week ago at their Guild's January meeting.  Everyone turned in photos of their UFO #7 project this month so no one will have to pay the $1 penalty.

During the week I will be working on the Sunshine Quilt Guild's BOM.  I have already started searching through my scraps for 2" reds.  Of course there will always be something else to work on.  I got the February six blocks for Vintage Christmas project, ready to start the last part of Candy Cats...shall I keep going =^.^=

Have a great week!

Sunday Stash Report, January 10, 2021

 

My sewing focus this week was on Month 1 Block of the Month with Vintage Christmas by Lori Holt.  This BOM is coordinated by Stitchin Heaven.  If you are interested in a BOM there are so many administrated by Stitchin Heaven.  You are sure to find one to your liking.  The Manger scene was the most difficult; there were so many tiny pieces!  I was determined to get the first six blocks done before the next (Month 2) six were delivered.  Missed it by a day, but still felt accomplished!

Bonnie Hunter revealed the finish of her Grassy Creek 2020 Winter Mystery (Krooked Kreek).  I do like what I see; surprised that the string blocks would be the sashing and not the border!  Always nice to have a surprise.  Looks like beyond green squares...more gray strings are to be made.  I have the green squares cut; will be making 16 blocks instead of the 25 in the pattern.  This means making two more of everything I have made previously.  Easy!

Kai table runner finished.  Happy dancing...Sunshine #7 is in the books!  Mom will be happy with this cups table runner.

Kreepy Kompanions table runner finished.  Happy dancing.  Mom gets this one too for her Halloween season table.  This one is a bit long, hope it fits okay on her table.

As I anticipated there were two receipts of fabrics this week.  Laundry Basket Quilts Signature Style Fat Quarter Bundle arrived.  24 FQ that I am totally happy with.  Most of these will go in the Sonnet project.  I also got thread from Joann.

The other fabric received from Fat Quarter Shop.  Four half yard pieces of the very cute new released Animal Crackers line.  Nothing else this past week to claim, but there is more coming :).  So my stats change to putting me in the red...urgh, but soon to be changed.  Krooked Kreek is getting close and it will be my first 2021 UFO!

Used this week:  0 yards
Used YTD:  0 yards
Purchased this week:  8 yards

Purchased YTD:  8 yards

Net used in 2021:  -8 yard

Check back tomorrow to see what will be on my sewing table =^.^=

Design Wall Monday, January 4, 2021

Krooked Kreek Part 6 is nearly complete.  I got all the string units sewn and trimmed.  Carol Doak's Foundation Paper is still on the back of some units.  It needs to come off before adding the "wings" as Bonnie refers to the corner triangles in neutral for this unit.

Photo of Karla's Project

My next project is a UFO for 2021.  Crazy Hearts table runner by Karla Alexander.  Wow are the instructions a bit hard to follow.  I'll have to follow each step carefully on this one.  It doesn't look too complicated, but the instructions are =^.^=  This project once finished will be another for my parent's table.  Mom loves to put the "holiday" table runners out. 

Mom sent me another thoughtful gift.  This one will be added to my 2021 UFO list specifically the Christmas Ornaments UFO.  This one UFO item has lots of ornaments to be sewn.  Most of them are wool kits :)

Sunday Stash Report, January 3, 2021

Krooked Kreek Part 2

Krooked Kreek Part 3

Krooked Kreek Part 4

Krooked Kreek Part 5

Working diligently now on Krooked Kreek, Bonnie Hunter's Grassy Creek.  I am caught up to Part 6 and so very excited about it.  My project is half the size for now.  I really hope to make it a smaller version, but we'll have to see how the design looks when the last Parts are released.  This coming Friday might be the last one...she never tells us when to expect the reveal!

This is the BOM for Sunshine Quilt Guild that went into the mail yesterday.  Susan is the coordinator for the December BOM.  She's hoping the winner might choose to make it a Quilt of Valor donation.  We were to choose a Red/White/and medium to dark Blue for the units.

A Christmas gift from my parents brought a wool pressing mat into my sewing room.  I have been interested in one of these for quite sometime now.  I haven't noticed the wool smell that some have complained about.  According to the packaging it is possible to notice the smell that eventually wears away with time.  I must not have such a sensitive nose.  It has worked out great with my first use.  It works great to hold down the seams while you press.

I sure have been doing my part in helping Small Businesses!

Rossville Quilts and Bernia from Rossville, IN is the distributer for this purchase of Braveheart and Evergreen fabrics (right).  The Quilt Basket from Bend, OR is the distributer for this purchase of Evergreen Layer Cake (left) for Mistletoe.

RebsFabStash from Moscow, ID is the distributer for this purchase of fabrics designed by Dani Mogstad for Riley Blake.  It will become the backing for either Mistletoe or Jovial that are 2021 UFOs.  My purchase was less than $5 after my October Birthday Gift Card from Kerry.

Laundry Basket Quilts from Oxnard, CA is the distributer and designer for this purchase of fabrics.  It will be part of Mistletoe.  Another very nice purchase less than $5 after my Christmas Gift Card from Kerry.  This is the only fabric that arrived in 2021 so far and it is a gift so it doesn't count as a purchase YIPPEE!

I do have two more orders coming from Laundry Basket Quilts and Fat Quarter Shop from Buda, TX that won't arrive until sometime this week that will be my first purchases of the year.  I am also building for a project called Sonnet.  I needed low volume neutral prints and the Signature Style FQ Bundle should work nicely.  I am particularly looking for low volume neutral prints that work with cinnamon.  There is still a search for these to be done in my stash yet.  Sonnet is a new project for Kerry and I that we will start sometime in 2021.  I can't say the Fat Quarter Shop purchase is meant for a project!  It is the cute Animal Crackers collection all in neutral colors that builds my stash by two yards.

Fortunately all of these purchases were received before 2021...that magical time between the last Stash Report of 2020 and the first Stash Report of 2021.  So I start the year off with zeros; already knowing next week that the last three stats below will change =^.^=

Used this week:  0 yards
Used YTD:  0 yards
Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  0 yards

Net used in 2021: 0 yard

2020 At A Glance, January 1, 2021

Well 2020 has been quite the year.  Most found time to get in a whole lot of quilting.  I continued to work from home starting mid-March.  Me, an essential worker, went in to the  office once a week, but fortunately I was able to work from home the rest of the time.  It was a bit rocky from home, but eventually all things IT worked out and allowed me to smoothly work from my home office.  Needless to say not much extra time in the sewing room =^.^=

In this crazy year of stay-at-home directives from California I was able to complete 37 projects; which is up from four in 2019.  164 yards of cotton moved through my Pfaff Performance 5.0.  Yet another year of crazy "K" names. Kavort, Kandles, Kopernikus, Kweens, Kandi, Kolor Katchers, Koils, Klarchen, Kollective Kolors, and Karefree were names of my 2020 UFOs plus others you will see below.  Thanks to Google searches and my Sister for coming up with such fitting names.

Kollective Kolors

I was able to complete four of the 2019 UFOs along with all of the 2020 UFOs slated for completion.  Darn that I couldn't finish the last 2019 UFO that is Fit to Frame (still needs a "K" name).  My 2021 list is set and you can view it now on my blog (look for the tab at the top of the home page).  There are many wool projects in my UFO list this year.  Hopefully I can find time to work them.  Fit to Frame did get attention in 2020, just not enough to finish.

I participated in my guild's, Sunshine Quilt Guild, UFO Challenge too.  I made a charity quilt benefiting the YMCA's Battered Womens Program supporting Becky's House during the seven months of the membership year.  I also finished several of my Mom's UFOs and a couple of my orphan blocks projects that supported the same program.  Other than the 2020 UFOs listed above here's the other finishes that took place.  You can see them through the links if choose =^.^=

Sunshine UFO #3, 2019-2020 Challenge
Shamrock Table Runner, 2020 UFO

Sunshine UFO #2, 2019-2020 Challenge

Kruella, 2019 UFO

Sunshine UFO #1, 2019-2020 Challenge

Mom UFO #1

Flying Geese Demo, Orphan Blocks

Mom UFO #2

Kalypso, 2019 UFO

Sunshine UFO #6, 2019-2020 Challenge

Kuddles and Kisses

Kwenched, 2019 UFO

Kourage

Korona

Sunshine Charity

Kadaddle, 2019 UFO

Kadaddle Kopy

Krispin, 2019 UFO

Sunshine 2017 January BOM, Blue, 2020 UFO

Sunshine 2017 January BOM, White

Kloves, 2019 UFO

Sunshine Charity, Orphan Blocks

Kalpana, Mystery

Kropper, 2019 UFO

Kandles, 2020 UFO

Kambray, Sunshine UFO #3, 2020-2021 Challenge

Keziah, Sunshine UFO #2, 2020-2021 Challenge

Sunshine UFO #4, Orphan Blocks, 2020-2021 Challenge

Sunshine UFO #5, Orphan Blocks, 2020-2021 Challenge

Used YTD: 160 yards (2019, 142.25 yards)

Purchased YTD:  23.75 yards (2019, 68 yards)

Net used in 2020: 132.5 yards (2019, 74.25 yards)

This first day of 2021 has me at Part 6 of Bonnie Hunter's 2020 Mystery, Grassy Creek.  My project will be called Krooked Kreek...get the "K" change up?  I can't resist a Bonnie Hunter Mystery =^.^=.  Appalachian Autumn and Winter Blues are already in my want to make queue!

As always I look forward to your help in naming my projects with the must "K"!  I close this year hoping there are more great finishes in 2021.  Happy New Year!