Sunday Stash Report, May 31, 2020

Kavort is done.  What a nice Frolic! this project has turned out to be.

Beware! It's Halloween BOM arrived on Friday.  I do need to get started on this project...

With a little color guidance from Mom to be (just two days from today), these colors are to be another project for Greyson.  This is the one promised at the virtual baby shower in March.

This is where I ended up from just a bit over two days of sewing.

Kuddles and Kisses didn't make it to Virginia on Saturday as expected.  Hopefully it is just a day late and will arrive on Monday.  Nothing changes my stats this week.  It does look like there might be a change next week with the completion of this fast moving project Kourage.  I'll also look forward to sharing news of Greyson's arrival that is to be on June 2nd.

Used this week:  0 yards

Used YTD:  63.75 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  14 yards

Net used in 2020: 49.75 yards

Design Wall Monday, May 25, 2020

Happy Memorial Day!

I have nothing to share on my Design Wall today.  There is soon to be a new project started, but first there are two projects that need to be bound.  Kuddles and Kisses will be in the mail just as soon as I can get around all four corners and attach a label.  This one is for Greyson who arrives if he waits...on June 2nd.

Kavort will be next at a more leisurely pace. 

Sunday Stash Report, May 24, 2020

Does this photo bring a suggestion to you?  It bothered me to see not one, but two containers overflowing with scraps...all those important leftovers for a scrappy quilter like me.  Well it was decided to empty the containers and bring my scraps under control =^.^=  This is after the first container was emptied.  Granted it wasn't nearly as full as the second container, but enough so that no more was going into it from another project start (or continuation from a UFO).  Oh the feeling is grand to see it emptied and its contents managed.

This is the result of tackling the second container after one full evening of taming...

Kassy is showing you just how empty the container is now!  Cats and boxes!  It is true about them and if there is one around one can find a cat inside.  All the scraps are ready for action with the next exciting project that needs them.

Korona

I do have a completion to change the stats of my stash this week.  I also have a name for my Unity Shelter-in-Place Quilt Along.  Korona sounds like an apt name, what say you?  I decided to stop after Part 5.  At this point it makes a nice lap size at 58" x 67".  A white on white back is planned with a darker blue as the binding.  There are some leftover units to use in the sleeve...but I'm getting ahead of the quilting!  Kerry will get this project next week too.  First though there is some ironing to do :)

Kavort

Kuddles and Kisses

Friday the postperson brought me Kavort and another newly named project, Kuddles and Kisses (aka Elvira).  Look close at Kuddles and Kisses quilting...choo, choo, and ABC, chug-a-chug, chug!  This project is for Greyson my grandnephew that is due nine days from now!  Don't look too close Tiffany...  The black/white check strips on the right are the binding ready to prepare.  Having Kuddles and Kisses done today and in the mail next week is my goal.  Greyson needs one of his Great Aunt's quilts!

Much of the evening on Saturday was spent putting more leftover partial blocks together to make the sleeve for Kavort.  There were lots of leftover units from Kavort that I wanted to use on it somehow.  Many were used up with a strip down the back, but five remained that became the sleeve along with some leftover back.  The green strips in the back will become the binding.

So a good week with a lot of binding and a trip to the post office ahead for me in the coming days.  I hope you have an opportunity to enjoy a picnic tomorrow in celebration of our heros both here and in heaven.

Used this week:  9.25 yards

Used YTD:  63.75 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  14 yards

Net used in 2020: 49.75 yards

Sunday Stash Report, March 29, 2020

My QQAL project finished, well just about as it needs Kerry's magic next.  The picture is not the best.  It will have a gray backing and probably aqua or maybe black binding.  This project called Elvira by Gudrun Erla of gequiltdesigns.com will be gifted to Greyson.  Greyson is due in about ten weeks...plenty of time to finish and mail off to Virginia.  This one will head to Arizona just as soon as I have Kavort ready to go.

Speaking about Kavort.  I have it into three sections that will come together today.  Will be needing to cut off the tips and add three borders before it will be done.  The units of the pieced borders are already done so it will just be about assembling them.  When you see it tomorrow on my Design Wall I hope to have the first solid border in place.

I finished Sunshine Quilt Guild Challenge UFO#1 for April...complete with the label.  I think we might do a virtual show and tell since the meeting was cancelled due to you know what!  You can't see it well, but I got brave with the quilting on this one.  Had to do something with that big center square so I did free hand stars with red thread.  I made a template, penciled the likeness and sewed on the lines.  Pretty pleased with myself!  There is just one more challenge left.  UFO#6 is back to the two-step design.

Yesterday's mail brought me a package from Arizona, Kalypso and second charity quilt from mom's UFO.  (Mom's UFO was the red/black polka dots.)  Kalypso is from a 2018 Road to California Quilt Show workshop with Janna Thomas of BlocLoc making the Magic Mariner's Compass.  Kavort stepped aside so that the binding and sleeve could be attached to the two new arrivals.  Love to bind and these two will keep me busy while watching Star Trek: Picard.  We took advantage of the one-month FREE CBS All Access app.  We are through the first five episodes of the first season.  Liking it!  Of course my hands must be busy =^.^=

I also took advantage of a FREE Primitive Gatherings pattern called Village.  It will do perfect to use up scraps making the many houses.  Kerry mentioned Bonnie Hunter is offering, starting tomorrow, an eight week mystery project to keep us happily sewing.  Check out Quiltville blog tomorrow if you want to be involved.  I am trying to resist...I don't need to be starting anything new right now 😊😊😊😊😊😊

This week I am very happy to change the numbers.  QQAL Elvira completely from stash.  Take care!

Used this week:  6.5 yards

Used YTD:  30 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  10.5 yards

Net used in 2020: 20.5 yards

Design Wall Monday, March 23, 2020

The Live broadcast schedule of the Quarantine Quilt Along at GE Designs with Gudrun Erla was lots of fun.  On average there were 1.7K viewers from all points around the globe.  Amazing what technologies we have these days.  There promises to be more to keep us busy from her site during these times of quarantine while this dreadful virus gets thwarted.  The FREE pattern is available on her site for download.  I am not certain how much longer it will be available for FREE.  So let me show you the fruits of my day's labor.

Block A

Block B

Rectangles

My Design Wall layout of QQAA Elvira!  

You can just see Kavort poking out from behind (yes she's still waiting for me...)

The Elvira project was so easy and came together quite quickly.  It presents itself well to focus on large prints.  So if you have a chance pick up the pattern and pull out all those fabrics that you've been holding on too.  You shouldn't be out and about right now so clear out your stash!

Take care everyone =^.^=

Sunday Stash Report, March 22, 2020

I've been talked into, of course very willingly, to a Quarantine Quilt Along hosted by Gudrun Erla on Facebook.  It is to begin 7am Pacific.  This means I was getting ready for it selecting the 12 FQs that would be needed for a crib size.  (Guess whose to get this...)

These are the fabrics selected.

This is the layout...

This isn't what was planned to happen, but we must be flexible when something as fun as this comes along.  Kavort will just need to wait to be claimed...perhaps next week.

My free hand quilted stars turned out very well.  I am pleased with myself, but as I mentioned to Kerry, there's nothing to worry about in getting more of my projects.  I would much rather use my checkbook.  I will be working on binding after the QQAL; the used fabric is for the binding on the UFO.  This one came with a back.  Return tomorrow to check out my Elvira project on Design Wall Monday post.  Take care everyone =^.^=

Used this week:  .5 yards

Used YTD:  23.5 yards

Purchased this week:  0 yards

Purchased YTD:  10.5 yards

Net used in 2020: 13 yards