Sunday Stash Report, October 8, 2023

Starting off with a completely finished Kaper.  This project just didn't look so cute until the buttons were in place.  In hindsight perhaps a different binding might have been a better choice...what do you think?

Karess also finished.  This will be a nice addition to the small collection of Valentine projects I have in my collection.  This is a 2023 UFO.  If you look close there are "woodies" in one of the fabrics.  Some of you may know that I am slow to get this popular theme in my home during the holidays.  Speaking of holidays...yesterday had me at Hobby Lobby to purchase a new artificial Christmas Tree.  With some help deciding between two different, but similar trees, I came home with a great one at a half off price.  Christine and I also split a box of three "woodies" ornaments in two colors, white and red, at that same half off price.  Neither of us wanted six "woodies" and the color split was perfect.  Maybe between now and then I will find the "woodies" tree skirt pattern have it for this year with the new tree.

For Stash this week are three one yard piece adds.  The white on white has "cats" imprinted and the black will be for yet another Halloween themed project from the pattern in the 2023 Spooky Box that I received during the week.  The red fabric will work although it is not what I had hoped for to be the binding on Kortland from the 2023 Liberty Box.  I had wanted a small red with white pin stripe, but it just could not be found at Rosie's.  The quantity was just too small to consider an online purchase at Fat Quarter Shop...heck the cost of shipping would have been more than the cost of the fabric!

This was my birthday week and two fun gifts came from Kerry.  The first is quilty fun with a matching tray and scissor holder made so professionally by Kerry that I had to ask her whether she made it or not =^.^=  It also included binding spools that she received and liked so much that I had to have to try too.  The tin holds coordinating clips.  The second are soup and dip spices from an Arizona shop that uses the famously known for chipotle chile pepper.  Kerry has sent me products from this shop before and happy that she gifted me more.  Thanks Kerry!  I also received gifts from Mom and Dad, DH, and my teammates at work.  DH took me out for a special dinner at King's Fish House where I enjoyed two soft shell blue crabs.  Cards and well wishes came in from family and friends both near and far.  Thanks for making my birthday special.

So I will close for now with the new Stash Report stats for this first full week of October.  I want to get the binding all prepared for Kortland so there is something to keep my hands busy during the football games today.

Used this week: 10.25 yards 
Used YTD: 140.5 yards 
Purchased this week: 3 yards 
Purchased YTD: 83 yards
Net used in 2023: 57.5 yards

Sunday Stash Report, September 24, 2023

 

These came on Friday from Kerry.  There are five small quilts starting with Kianti, Kaper, Kortland, Karess, and finally the project I created with Jennifer's stash.  I will be working to get the binding on them and finish up with the binding, sleeve, and label.  Of course I will share a frontal photo of each once complete.  This won't keep me busy too long since the largest is just 33" x 33". 

Popstar is all finished by me.  The next steps will be taken by Mom's quilting sisters in Maryland.  I have to get a back for it yet that will happen sometime this week.  The binding is all set for the full project to be a charity quilt for a veteran in Mom's area.

These are the fabrics I will be using for the samples of the Sunshine BOM to be presented in October.  We will use the Popstar block design on this time with Halloween themed fabrics.  There will be the option for a green star with an orange background OR an orange star with a green background.  The shadow will always be a black on black OR gray on black (no white on black).  You will only need a 5" WOF of each of the fabrics you choose making only one block.

I also received the Sunshine BOM presented in September that Kathy is coordinating.  I will be working on this one later today after seeing what the Chargers have in store for us on game day.

During the week the Cat on the Broomstick and the Bubbling Cauldron blocks were finished.  Only two block designs remain.  Check out tomorrow's post to see what they are and probably what they look like finished.  I am anxious to have this one to Kerry so it is back in time to display this year in my home.

I am finally over COVID; testing negative on Tuesday.  I worked remote on Wednesday and then at the office on Thursday.  I had taken a break from exercise since I was isolating.  It felt good to be out and about walking in my new Hoka shoes when I started back on Wednesday evening.  DH felt better too from his surgery on Tuesday so both of us in our Hokas headed down to Harbor Island where we like to walk from the Lighthouse to Island Prime and back.  It was a beautiful, cool windy day.  We saw the HMS Surprise cruise into the harbor from an earlier open sea jaunt.  After our walk we changed gear and had a nice lunch at the Lighthouse.

I'll take credit for stash usage with Popstar this week.  It was fun to make.  Hope your week ahead is full of things you enjoy doing.  See the Sun Bonnet Sue cross stitch project, cross stitching portion, all done along with progress on Kauldron tomorrow.  Take care my friends.

Used this week: 6 yards 
Used YTD: 130.25 yards 
Purchased this week: 3 yards 
Purchased YTD: 63.5 yards
Net used in 2023: 66.75 yards

Sunday Stash Report, August 6, 2023

Hanging Boo was completed during the week.  This is a 2023 UFO...yippee!  The pattern is one of several from Suzanne's Art House Fall Mug Rugs & More pattern.  The button eyes are just their with a pin so you can see what it will look like once quilted.  Imagine I had a small green button for the crows eye =^.^=.  A trip to Joann's brought home the black buttons.  I think Kaper sounds good for this project.

Mom says she has several fabrics that will work for my Story Book Quilt project.  These are two of the background and pages portions ready to be made into books.  I hope to get a few more done to take with me on my annual visit that is coming up real soon.

Since Kaper finished I moved on to Karess.  This one is a pattern by Fat Quarter Shop called It Takes Two.  This is one of several hearts the project has in it.  I will share progress tomorrow on my Design Wall.  I had hoped to finish this and add another "used" fabric to my Stash Report, but I just could not get it finished today.  This one is also a 2023 UFO.  Another 2023 UFO soon completed =^.^=

I was able to change my stash numbers a bit this week with the finish of Kaper.  I did a bit of cross stitching and embroidered the face of the scarecrow block of Autumn Love while watching TV.  Take care my friends.

Used this week: 1.75 yards 
Used YTD: 119.25 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards 
Purchased YTD: 60.5 yards
Net used in 2023: 58.75 yards

Design Wall Monday, July 31, 2023

My third book in a project that will take awhile to put together.  These are nearly as fun to put together as the cats in my project Kandy Katz.

Now I'm on to another 2023 UFO.  Do you remember Hanging Boo?  All cut and ready to sew!

I really like using this ruler.  The smaller size came in a Fat Quarter Shop box a few boxes ago.  I use it all the time.  Lots of use in this project for sure.

Here is where my sewing stopped for the evening.  The white on the crow, cat, and owl are the Avery label paper that I use for applique.  I am so happy to have been enlightened on the use of this medium for applique.  I will be working on the applique the next few days.

Hope your July has been good to you...on to August!  Happy quilting my friends.

Sunday Stash Report, June 18, 2023

Happy Father's Day Dad!  I'm so lucky to have my Dad in my life.  I gifted my Dad with a new Maryland State Flag that was up on the tri-flag pole the same day it arrived.  He was thrilled with it and especially that it was made in the USA.  The card arrived the next day and he got a chuckle out of the cat playing a heavy metal tune with a moving guitar.  Funny!

Krawley was gifted to Ripley on Wednesday.  I got a huge smile across my face with her smile and arms in action.  Happy baby!

I have kitted more projects.  This one is It Takes Two.  A Fat Quarter Shop project from their 2022 Cupid Box.  This one is a 2023 UFO.  Help me with a "K" name for this project.

Kianti is kitted and ready to stitch.  It is from the Zebra Finch Flower Quilt Block pattern by Suzanne's Art House.  I have made several of Suzanne's projects.  They are small and a quick sew.  I am always looking for something to use my stash.  This one is also a 2023 UFO.

Hanging Boo is the last to kit this past week.  Another from Suzanne's Art House; the pattern is called Fall Mug Rugs & More.  Rosie's has a wide assortment of Suzanne's Art House patterns.  Another 2023 UFO.  After this one from this pattern collection, the Owls and Pumpkins are planned.  I have a few ideas for this Halloween project's name.  What do you think about Kursed, Kornier, or Kryptic?

This past Tuesday was Sunshine Quilt Guild's last month of the membership year.  Ginna won the Opportunity quilt, lucky girl!  We have a new one ready for taking chances once the tickets are printed.  I'll share a photo soon.  There were several other winners at the potluck meeting that included closest guess of the FQ Tower height, 2 1/2" Strip Roll weight, Bimonthly Opportunity Quilt, and Block of the Month.  This was a gift for being a member.  The pen and FQ will come handy at some point in time.  Sunshine has sew ins during the summer months, but no regular meetings in July and August.  September starts up a new membership year.

Stomping Grounds finished yesterday.  I love how it turned out.  I'm thinking about calling this project Klamouring, Klumping (the baby's last name is Klump), or Kicking...what do you think?

Used this week: 8.25 yards 
Used YTD: 74.75 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards 
Purchased YTD: 43.5 yards
Net used in 2023: 31.25 yards

Sunday Stash Report, June 11, 2023

This is the month for birthday celebrations in my family.  Three of them just celebrated this past week.  Let's start with the youngest.  Austin my nephew, Mike my brother, and Rita my SIL all share June 11th as their start in the world.  Happy Birthday!

I continued on with my kit cutting.  I have quite a few now so today I started to sew some of them up.  This one wasn't started; It Takes Two is from a Cupid Box.  Coordinated by Fat Quarter Quilt Shop.  These are fun projects that come as a mystery gift box all with a particular theme.  Right now I'm waiting on my Liberty Box.

I have this one ready to go too.  Besides Halloween projects, sunflowers seem to be at the forefront of my sewing queue at the moment.  This one Zebra Finch Flower will be made as a single sunflower with the plaid for the back.  It will be a quick easy project.  My name for it will be Kianti that is a variety of sunflower.

This Halloween project the Hanging Boo wall hanging is all cut and ready too.  I'll be using the black on the left with the glowing eyes for the back.  This was a gift from either Sue or Bonnie several years back.  

I was also gifted from Mom her prize for winning the chicken blocks from her guild's BOM for May.  She actually won all the blocks, of which there were many, enough for two quilt projects.  She opted to let two others who participated to take the blocks and she took the fabric bundle. I helped out with the block she made so I get the fabric!

I mentioned that I started sewing on Sunday after all the events of the weekend.  There was a lot of stomping that continued throughout the day.  Come back tomorrow and see what stomped in!

No changes to my Stash count today, because I don't count gifts =^.^=

Used this week: 0 yards 
Used YTD: 66.5 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards 
Purchased YTD: 43.5 yards
Net used in 2023: 23 yards

Design Wall Monday, May 29, 2023

 I felt like doing something patriotic for this Memorial Day weekend.  Kountry was stitched up quick as could be.  This is a Fat Quarter Quilt Shop project from a year or two back.  It has a dark blue to use for the binding and possible the better part of the back.  It finishes at 27" square.  I started the cutting of it at the recent retreat.  Wishing all the families with military men who gave of themselves, served and returned, or are still engaged that provide the freedoms we have as Americans.

Another project that will occupy my hands during television night is prepared for stitching.  The scarecrow block of Autumn Love.  Pieces were prepared, turned, and pressed during my recent visit to my parents.  Except for the hat, right Mom?  I used several tools in my sewing tool box until I found the right one to turn the brim.  I'm chugging along with this project.

Since I must have a project under my sewing machine needle, it is time to start cutting kits.  This is the first of five I plan to work that is called Scary Faces.  It is one from a previous Mystery Limited Edition Spooky Box from Fat Quarter Shop, just like Kountry was from  Fat Quarter Shop Mystery Limited Edition Liberty Box.  I won't be using the background suggested rather one that I have in my stash.

These are blocks I won from the December 2022 BOM coordinated by Tonya Althof.  I'm hoping she may have some of the background left to make two more blocks.  Sadly the light blue one at the top had the seam allowance cut off, making it unusable unless I add a coping to the block, but then I'll be cutting off the tips of the blue squares.  I also need one more to give me the quantity desired for the project I want to make.

This is from Suzanne's Art House once again.  She designs the cutest small projects =^.^=  I have just the perfect green for the "BOO".  You know how much I love Halloween designs.  2023 UFO

I know of a little guy who loves owls.  Well he did at one time; not sure about owls now...  Another Halloween project from the same pattern designer Suzanne's Art House.  The two designs came in the same pattern collection.  2023 UFO

I have all the fabrics for this one that I have been trying to get to for a few years now.  I want to have the quilt for this Halloween and I will be working to that end.  I have had it out several times to cut, but this time it isn't going back to collect dust for another year.  Besides there will be so much fabric left over to use on other projects!  This will be called Kauldron.  2022 UFO

The last of the bunch pulled out to work on in the coming weeks will be the sunflower wall hanging that will be called Kianti.  If you changed it back to a "c" chianti is a type of sunflower.  There are a few variations in color, but this one looks like it will work for the colors in my home.  2023 UFO

As you can see I'll be busy with these.  The cutting takes the time!  Enjoy your Memorial Day.