Sunday Stash Report, March 22, 2026

Kasa Kassena is finished.  There has been a lot of delay in getting the monthly installments by Fat Quarter Shop.  Not certain what the delay is about, but we have been given ample fabrics in each installment to be in a position to finish the project except for the binding fabric.  I got ancie so ordered a yard and finished it.  There are two installments yet to be sent out that will be used for something else.

Tuscan Trellis pattern was delivered along with Kontroversy.  I am a little more than a quarter around Kontroversy.  Likely I'll have this 2026 UFO done in the next couple of days.  I love it!  A very light pink thread was used for the quilting.  We found a Lupine design to further Bonnie Hunter's Winter Mystery theme.  Honestly I didn't think I'd like the light pinks and light blues as it reminded me so much of a project for a youngester.  As it turns out this isn't the case.  The purple plays in nicely too.  The Tuscan Trellis pattern comes from a class at Road to California by Jemima Flendt.  I didn't take this class, but wanted the pattern.  Someday I will get to making it.

As for stash, my sister took me to a quilt shop and I picked up a few fabrics.  The top right will be a charcoal for Moondance.  Mom had very little to choose from in her stash as did I.  I may have to look around for two or three more.  The ric rac and the three grays were purchased with thoughts towards the Kitten cross stitch project.  The lighter gray is from a line called Kitty Litter.  The plaid is what appeals to me most.  Will be auditioning just what works shortly.  I only have a few more blocks to stitch.

So for now there is a bump up in the purchased and nothing to change the used.

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 94 yards 
Purchased this week: 4.25 yards
Purchased YTD: 12.75 yards
Net used in 2026: 81.25 yards

Wednesday Workings, March 4, 2026

 

I am not sure if I shared this kitten finished.  Of course there has to be one kitten playing with a ball of thread :)

This kitten is finished as well.  She is fun chasing a butterfly.

This is the kitten that occupied my time on the flight to Tampa.  She will probably occupy my time from Tampa to Reston too.  I wonder what color the mouse will be...

I just couldn't wait as long as it is going to take Fat Quarter Shop to send the last 3/4 yard of fabric needed to complete the binding on Kasa Kassena...so I purchased it separately!  I'll be adding the yardage on Sunday Stash Report.

Happy Wednesday =^.^=

Sunday Stash Report, February 22, 2026

Karpender, as in the carpender bee, is finished.  Once Kerry gets to working on the quilting that will be lavender thread in a bee design will be stitched.  The back is the same as the lavender flower fabric used in the outer border.  The binding will be the lavender bee fabric used in the inner border.  This table runner will look nice on our table.  It will finish 16" x 30".

I am looking for inspiration to make this Fancy Feathers table runner wider.  This is a 2026 UFO that I would love to finish.  I like what is going on so far, but it is to skinny.  I have plenty of fabric to work with; a good thing right?  Maybe I will try the black and white stripe as an outer border and use the same dark flowery batik where the center stripe is located.  Well that will be the first idea to try.

Kasa Kassena came back to me last week from Kerry.  I just love the quilting design called Feathered Berries.  I have it trimmed up and ready for when the binding arrives from Fat Quarter Shop.  The binding fabric will be the same yellow/green as the last snowball on the right bottom.

So a finish with Karpender this week and no fabric purchase =^.^=

Used this week: 2.25 yards
Used YTD: 94 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 8.5 yards
Net used in 2026: 85.5 yards

Sunday Stash Report, January 11, 2026

Let's us start out with the second finish of the year.  Home for the Holly Days a 2026 UFO is ready for quilting.  I like how this medallion quilt looks.  I did work it all the way through with scraps from previous month's deliveries.  The only one I will need is the last one that contains the binding fabric.  Of course I need to come up with a "K" name.  Working on this =^.^=

There was so much fabric left from the Home for the Holly Days project and Katniss (Garnets & Lillies) that I decided to use all up for the When Perfect Isn't the Point workshop.  The Confetti pattern takes 288 3.5" by 6.6" prints and background; should be easy to get that from what's left.  The workshop is next week so I'm getting ready.

Scatter Garden and Lupine & Laughter are under the needle and on the design wall.  I'm most anxious to get Scatter Garden in the "prep" phase on the last four blocks that all have applique units.  These two are on the UFO list along with Confetti.  Drop back in tomorrow to see progress on my projects.

Another finish to account for this week in Home for the Holly Days!

Used this week: 21.5 yards
Used YTD: 37.25 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 0 yards
Net used in 2026: 37.25 yards

Wednesday Workings, January 7, 2026

Home for the Holly Days is on the Design Wall.  I have yet to sew the blocks together surrounding the middle, but it isn't far from being under the needle.

The snowballs that make the outside border are all finished and ready for their turn.  The inner border, same as the background fabric, is cut and ready to be measured out.  This project just might be done to a top before the week is out.  I have the back ready too.  Now I just need a clever name.

Installment 4 is done for Scatter Garden.  The instructions call for the top piece of each block to wait before sewing.  I spent the day taking apart and resewing the block on the upper left.  Silly me had the star units that make up the flower stitched the wrong way.  So happy to have caught the mistake now.

My sewing is making me happy =^.^=

Design Wall Monday, January 5, 2026

 Lupine & Laughter Part 7 sewing is finished.  Just need a quick press for these "kitty ears".

I have Month 7 sewn for Home for the Holly Days.  This month needs the corners trimmed and of course the press.  The next month puts the borders together...getting very close to a finish!

Scatter Garden is coming along too.  I have been stitching the "flowers" of Installment 4.  These are a bit involved; more so than the first two projects I shared.  Turns out I missed cutting out a 2" x 3" neutral that is needed for the eight "flowers".  I should have blocks to share on my Wednesday Workings post.

I have shared my 2026 UFO List.  You can find it on my home page in the tabs at the top.  I still need to figure out the last two spots of projects to finish during the year.  Do you have a list?  

Enjoy this first full week of January.

Sunday Stash Report, January 4, 2026

Lupine & Laughter

 Part 7 is ready to be sewn...after I draw the diagonal line through those blue squares that is.

Scatter Garden

Installment 4 is ready to be sewn...I still have the lines to draw on the pieces that will need it.  Looks like I'll be working with the neutrals.

Home for he Holly Days

This is Month 7 of Home for the Holly Days.  It is ready for some snowball sewing.  I have drawn the line on all 176 of the neutral squares.

When Perfect Isn't the Point Sample

Tiny Piecing Sample

I need to start considering what needs to be gathered for the two RD2CA workshops.  When Perfect Isn't the Point and Tiny Piecing.  RD2CA is in a few weeks in Ontario, CA about two hours away.  I'll be meeting Kerry at the airport when the fun begins!  These might just be my last projects to add to my 2026 UFO List.

As we start the 2026 Stash Report accounting I have a used already with Krinkleberry.

Used this week: 15.75 yards
Used YTD: 15.75 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 0 yards
Net used in 2026: 15.75 yards

Wednesday Workings, December 31, 2025

Part 5 of Lupine & Laughter from Bonnie Hunter's Winter Mystery is complete.  There are 24 of this unit.  Part 5 had one cut purple 2.5" squares in purple and neutral along with Part 1 units.  Went together pretty fast.

I have started in on Part 6 that has us combining Part 3 and Part 4.  I paper pieced Part 4, but yet to remove the starting fabric's basting stitches or removed the paper except on this first set.  I'll be working on this as we move into the year 2026.

I have also been cutting the next units on both Home for the Holly Days and Scatter Garden.  Unless Bonnie has instore a lot of cutting and stitching on Part 7, I will have units to stitch on those two projects as well.

I realize I mentioned on my Design Wall Monday post that I would be sharing where I am with my other currently in work projects...but I'll wait until my year end post that will be published before Sunday Stash Report.  Have a safe and joyful start to the new year; imagine 2026 =^.^=

Design Wall Monday, December 8, 2025

Katkins is complete.  This is one of my UFOs for this year.  It comes from the 2025 Spooky Box, Fat Quarter Shop.

These are Block 2s of Winterberry.  I am waiting on the arrival of a cream floral to make up Block 1.  I have cut the other pieces for Block 1 already.  Once the fabric arrives stitching will comence again.  Fabric has shipped!

I used all scraps for Block 2 with the exception of the cream floral.  Love the center block...look close to understand why.

I am still working on the cutting of Part 3, Lupine & Laughter, Bonnie Hunter's Winter Mystery.  I figured that I might as well do the smallest and largest HSTs first since they both used pink/neutral fabrics.  Not sure how far I will get because my pinks are quickly disappearing in the units.  The last HSTs to cut will be pink/purple.  Pinks have shipped!

Received notice today that Installment 5 of Home for the Holly Days is running a bit late.  I have already stitched the installment with the abundant fabric not used from previous installment.  I am not sure I can get through Installment 6, but certainly I will try once Lupine & Laughter is cut and sewn.

Kassy was my handstitching partner today.  Until next time =^.^=

Sunday Stash Report, November 30, 2025

Say hello to Month 5 of Home for the Holly Days.  I will be cutting Month 6 once Lupine & Laughter is cut.

My Lupine & Laughter Part 1 complete.

This is the first of three fabrics I located at Suzie Q Quilts for my Winterberry project.

Shabby Fabrics had the other two fabrics to complete the requirement.  The rest of the fabrics will come from my stash.  I have the first block cut out except the fabric on the bottom.  I am anxious to see how this project turns out.  It uses 1.5" pieces which I have an abundance of.

Trying to get into the Christmas mood!  Yes it is dogs, but the similar cat puzzle was already completed a few weeks ago.  I think the cat puzzle was harder =^.^=

For stash counts this last day of November...

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 276 yards 
Purchased this week: 3 yards
Purchased YTD: 138.5 yards
Net used in 2025: 137.5 yards

Until next time.

Wednesday Workings, November 26, 2025

Krowkissed is nearly complete.  There are buttons too numerous to count that are to embleish this project further.  For now Krowkissed is displayed in my hallway.  Buttons will have to wait!

Home for the Holly Days Month 5 is coming together.  There are a few more of the units to go.

These are the next four.  I chain piece these together that's why they are lined up like this.

These pieces are yet to be trimmed up.  There was a lot of cutting and sewing with Month 5.  

Next up after Month 5 is the first week of Lupine & Laughter.  Bonnie Hunter's Winter Mystery for 2025/2026.  I have the pieces all cut out and at the ready as time allows.  Wishing you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving.  I have sweet potatoes baking in preparation for a pie that I will be making.  There is cinnamon in the pie ingredients so I am expecting our home to smell heavenily =^.^=

Design Wall Monday, November 24, 2025

 

Finished all but the label!  Kluster comes from the 2025 Liberty Box.  The pattern is called Gleaming by Fat Quarter Shop.  This is one of my 2025 UFOs.

I didn't get in any sewing today.  I did cut and cut and cut =^.^=  There was lots of digging through stash to get the different four of these hour glass units.  24 sets of matching four.  Somewhere along the way I was gifted a Honey Bun roll.  I am pretty certain it came from my mom.  Anyway it had lots of pink variations in the strips.  It was perfect to capture the carnation pink.  Neutrals and ice blues were not a problem either for now.  There is still more yardage if the need for the pink or blue comes back into play.

Home for the Holly Days Month 5 waits me having the time to sit down to my featherweight.  I am ahead of the schedule so no big deal.

Happy Monday.

Sunday Stash Report, November 23, 2025

 

Let me start with the first stitching since Wednesday's post.  This is the last of the items for the donation for Sunshine Quilt Guild's Summers Past Farms event in early December.  These microwave popcorn bags make a total of 12 donated.  Of course this adds to what has also been donated; four Christmas table runners and four small Halloween wall hangings.

Except for shuffleing these units around Month 5 of Home for the Holly Days has not been stitched.  I do hope to get to these today or sometime early this week.  I am ahead by a month due to all the extra fabric that is being sent every month.

Friday I spent the morning at Rosie's auditioning scraps that will be used to make Winterberry.  I decided I wanted to have three of the fabrics in the Make it Merry collection.  All three were ordered from two different vendors.  The cut units are the first of the blocks all cut to size and waiting for the shippments to arrive.

Pam brought all the puppy blocks that will go into the possible donation to Raddys Childrens Hospital Canine Therapy Program.  Two of the light background kits have yet to be returned (made or not).  These 20 should make for a good size quilt.  (Arrangement of blocks yet to be finalized.)

And of course...I have started on Part One of the Winter Mystery, Lupine & Laughter, by Bonnie Hunter.  I have enjoyed working with these lighter shades of fabric.  I will be making the full project this year as done last year.  I have the fabric so why not?  There will be some repeating of fabrics because I won't be purchasing anything new unless it becomes a must =^.^=

Nothing really tips the stash count this week.  Head back this way tomorrow to see the finish of  Kluster.  A 2025 UFO from this year's Liberty Box.

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 276 yards 
Purchased this week: 0 yards
Purchased YTD: 135.5 yards
Net used in 2025: 140.5 yards

Until next time=^.^=

Wednesday Workings, November 19, 2025

This is Installment 2, the first two of four blocks for Scatter Garden.  Again this is the same block design for the next two blocks, but with different fabrics.

Here are all four.  This installment has one also making sashing.  There are two different sashing designs.  

Sashing A is on the left and B is on the right.  The shorter row are the units that will stitch the first two installments together along with the two different sashings.  Things are starting to take shape =^.^=

I also pulled enough fabric for Month 5 of Home for the Holly Days.  I'll be preparing the units that need vertical lines next.  I still have lots of fabric to try cutting Month 6 out once Month 5 is stitched.

That's it for this Wednesday.