Sunday Stash Report, September 14, 2014

Saturday I purchased a bit of fabric from Beveryly's in Kearny Mesa.  The star fabric as you can see below became the outer border for Kadence which is my September 2014 UFO.  I'm happy to have it done so I can get back to my Buggy Barn project Krazy Kookoos. 

This is the back I've assembled.  I took every possible patriotic fabric from my stash to create 12 1/2" unfinished squares.  I'll sew them all together for an entirely (except the outer border) stash buster project. 

Kadence
60" x 72"

Kadence is a design FREE from Bonnie Hunter on her website called Fourth of July should you be interested in making one for yourself.  I think I'd be pleased to use up some more of my bonus HSTs on a version using 2" pieces rather than 2 1/2" pieces.  I really like the finished size of Kings where I did just that.  Kings is also a design FREE from Bonnie Hunter on her website called Playing With Jacks.

Kings
31" x 32"

So this Sunday's Stash report I have a bit to claim used and purchased.  I'm not making too much headway into my stash this year, but I'm still not adding too it!  A good thing.  See other quilters using their stash in ways different than me through the links at Patchwork Times.


Used this week:  10.25 yards
Used YTD: 164.25 yards
Purchased this week:  4.5 yards
Purchased YTD: 139.25 yards
Net Fabric Used in 2014:  25 yards

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

This is the hand sewing that kept me busy on my flight out to my parents home in Maryland.  It sure is a long flight from California.  Having my hands busy sure makes the time go by faster.

Krazy Kattle 2 is above.  The cows were left from the original project.  The barn finished off my desired layout.  I sewed down the eyes, lashes, and nostrils on the three cows.

Krazy Kookoos is about half finished.  This is the original project.  All ten birds had their eyes sewn in place.  After the quilting a button will go in the center of the white wool.  There will be three birds left that I'll create a secondary project with.

Lastly Krazy Krones 2 had the moon, nose, and the star movement from the hat stitched.  This block was the only one left from its original project.

Sadly, Buggy Barn Quilts is closing their doors.  I'm so bummed about this.  They have a sale going on of their remaining inventory; 20 percent off discounts started last Thursday.  I grabbed three pattern books and a few 1 yard pieces of fabric.

I posted two of my newest finishes on my website www.kwiltnkats.com.  If you have time check out Krackerjack and Krossfire under the Personal Quilts tab.  Both of these along with six others were just displayed at the San Diego Quilt Show this past weekend.

Kerry has some quilts for me!  I'll see her tonight at the first of the membership year meeting of Sunshine Quilters.  I'll be sharing Kootenay Kabins and Kings soon. 

Hope it isn't as hot as its been in San Diego since I got home on Sunday.  I hear places in Canada woke up to snow...

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Kings

aka Playing With Jacks
31"x 33"

August 2014 UFO #8

My UFO for this month was finished earlier this month.  It is a pattern by Bonnie Hunter.  It is available FREE on her website if you are interested in making it.  I made mine with leftover HSTs.  I only needed to cut new the solid red squares, inner and outer borders.  I was lucky with this one being able to use every bit (even the batting) from my stash.  Mine is smaller than what Bonnie's pattern called out.  The pattern suggests 2 1/2" squares and HST units, but I used 2" instead.

It looks like Kerry from Kerry's Quilting will have Kings for me when I get back from my vacation.  Kerry is working to have all of the Bonnie Hunter quilts quilted for when Bonnie comes to our area in early October.  (Those who follow Bonnie's schedule know that there is always a load of her projects to show her from all her admirers.)  Kerry has two of mine Kings and Kootenay Kabins and several of her own yet to quilt.  I also have a UFO in the queue for 2014 that is a Bonnie Hunter design called Fourth of July! (I'm going to call mine Kadence).  Just maybe it will be September's UFO giving Kerry yet another...  Boy am I keeping her longarm busy!

Kootenay Kabins
aka Smith Mountain Morning

So how many of you have Bonnie Hunter designs on your list of designs to make?  How many do you have?  I have at least 8, but don't get me looking at any of her patterns because I'm certain there are others not included in the 8.  And you know Bonnie hasn't stopped designing...there's that annual mystery that starts in November...

Hope you stop by 52Quilts and see more of the Twelve in 2014 on September 1st.  Aunt Marti can really put on a wonderful parade of quilts.

Sunday Stash Report, August 10, 2014

This week I've been busy purchasing fabrics for my Buggy Barn workshop that is on Saturday at Paradise Sewing.  Of course I started in my stash...but I don't happen to have too many 3/4 yard pieces and I needed a bunch for the cute Bird Brain design that we will be making.  All of the fabrics except the brown plaid will be used for the project.  I still need one more blue to go with the grouping in the top left and one more yellow to go with the yellow group.  The darker blue will be used for the sashing and the orange print you see below will be for the back.  These fabrics came from three different places, next stop Rosie's!

 The brown plaid will be the binding for my Kootenay Kabins that is in Kerry's quilting queue.

I did finish Kings during the week.  I managed to pull all of the fabrics from my stash.  It isn't a very large quilt hence not much yardage to offset all my purchases this week...  I'm bringing in almost as much as I'm using.  I need to get that stash working better for my projects!

Used this week:  2.75 yards
Used YTD:  154 yards
Purchased this week:  15.5 yards
Purchased YTD:  129.5 yards
Net Fabric Used in 2014:  24.5 yards

How are you managing your stash?  See others through the links at Patchwork Times.  Have a splendid week.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Kings
27" x 33"
August 2014 UFO

My UFO is complete for this month.  I have a workshop next weekend and vacation the end of the month.  Having this project done is a good thing!  Bonnie Hunter designed this quilt which she calls Playing with Jacks.  Mine is certainly quite a bit smaller.  All fabrics are from my stash too right down to the bonus HSTs that were already assembled from a previous project.

Happy Hump Day!

Design Wall Monday, August 4, 2014

I was in pieces with Kings (my August UFO) on Saturday evening.  Now I'm on the design wall!  I think I'll stay small with this project.  I used bonus triangles from a quilt that I finished a few years back.  They are the neutral/black HSTs.  Playing With Jacks is a Bonnie Hunter design that is FREE on her website.  Her project suggests a 2 1/2" HST, but mine are 2" instead.  

 There are several different suggested layouts.  Above is her cover layout.  Let's call it #1.

This layout is more contemporary according to Bonnie.  It is block to block in zig zag waves.  Layout #2.

This layout has four blocks rotted to form a star.  You add sashing and cornerstones (which aren't there in this photo) between each four-block star.  I'd use a single black fabric for the cornerstones.  You can also do this around single blocks.  Let's call this layout #3).

Do you have a particular favorite?  More interesting projects to admire today through the links at Patchwork Times.

Sunday Stash Report, August 3, 2014

This is indeed a bit over the top!  Makes me laugh out loud...how about you?

I had a good week with a finish and no purchases to boot.  I finished off my July UFO, Kurly Kats, just in time, actually had a day to spare.  I took time to prepare the binding for it with leftover border fabric.  It will be a diagonal direction when it goes on the quilt.  I also assembled the remaining snail's trail blocks that will become part of the sleeve.  Kerry has it for quilting now.  I decided on a quilting pattern that has dragonflies and hearts using black and white variegated thread.

I'm just getting going on my August UFO.  This one will be called Kings.  It is a Bonnie Hunter design called Playing with Jacks.  It is FREE on her quiltville.com website.  I pulled all my bonus triangles that I could find blacks and neutral.  Sorted them out into sets of six identical blacks.  Next I took out my red strips that could produce three identical reds.  Bonnie's directions call for 2 1/2" unfinished sizes, but mine will be 2".  Trying to work with sizes I have already.  Not much to show this morning, but the day has just begun!

Here's my stash stats for this first week of August.

Used this week:  13.25 yards
Used YTD:  151.25 yards
Purchased this week:  0 yards
Purchased YTD:  114 yards
Net Fabric Used in 2014:  37.25 yards

My DH surprised me today with a new orchid.  This is a different type than the others I have already.  What is exciting to me is that the blooms look like pansies.  Pansies have always been my favorite flower.  One of my most cherished quilts is an applique pansy design that my Grandma made for me when I was 19.  Going to have to get me another orchid pot...