Sunday Stash Report, March 4, 2012

I've had a fun time purchasing fabric this week...not good for the report today, but most all of it will come off in March.  You see most of it was for fabric to make my #8 2012 March UFO with Patchwork Times.  I'll be making Road to Brownwood one of the  designs you can get on Patchwork Times FREE patterns tab.  My project is to be called Konnections to Kollinwood simply because of the relationship to where my parents live and the easy of changing two "Cs" to that sought after "K".  I picked up these fabrics from three different quilt shops.  The three greens are from Beverly's, the three camel fabrics from Amidon's and the purple from Rosie's.  I'll be stopping just after the pieced border and use the dark camel for the binding.

I spotted this pattern on Quiltville Chat (Bonnie Hunter's Yahoo Group) recently.  I picked up a few dark teals to go along with others I've already got in my stash to make this project.  It's not something I need to get done right away.  It will go together fast I believe.  It is called Pineapple Nine Patch from the Cathy Wierzbicki book called Geometric Gems.  (I spent enough at Rosie's that I was able to get the book 40% off. WINK!)

I picked up this purple FQ just because I liked it.  I believe it will have a home in another 2012 UFO whose number has yet to be called.  Krazy Kins will use bright oranges and bright purples.

I'm still working on trimming up the flying geese of Bonnie Hunter's Orca Bay.  Kordova Klosure just might get done soon...sure hoping so.  The stack closest to the Brooklyn Revolver on the right is yet to be trimmed up.  Then as I've been saying, it will be time for block assembly.  All other components are complete.

So with all this said my numbers for this first week of March.  Be sure to see how other quilters are doing using up their stash at Patchwork Times.

Used this week: 0 yards
Used YTD: 46 yards
Purchased this week: 12.25 yards
Purchased YTD: 22 yards
Net Fabric Used in 2012: 24 yards

Saturday, March 3, 2012

I'll be heading to Rosie's Calico Cupboard this morning. I wWill be meeting up with Debra and Collette to pass off several Chunky Churndashes Swap Blocks. 

 I'll also be looking to purchase a purple similar to the strip of purple you see in this photo of the fabrics that will go into my 2012 March UFO with Patchwork Times.  It's a design by Judy Laquidara she calls Road to Brownwood.  I'll be calling my quilt Konnections to Kollinwood.  You see my parents live on Collinwood Road...

Another reason for meeting up with Debra is to pass along two quilts that will be shown and offered for sale at the 27th Annual Quilt Show & Boutique next weekend Sponsored by the Woman's Club of Lakeside.  It will be held at the Vetrans' Memorial Building on Lindo Lane March 9 and 10 both days from 10 AM to 4 PM.  If you have a chance to stop by Korrecting Koncealled and Koasting will be in the show.

As you can see I purchased the Flying Geese Bloc Loc ruler.  Just got it yesterday at Amidons along with a second size.  I pressed the seams out as instructed; started trimming them up on my Brooklyn Revolver to help turn the goose to the correct direction for cutting.  Today I'll spend much of the day sewing together the blocks of Part 7.  I'm looking forward to getting Kordova Klosure's top together.

I finished my March Sunshine Quilt Guilds BOM.  We were to put anything BUT bugs into bug jars.  I thought the spoons and forks were cute.

There's damage to report on my Sunday Stash Report :(

Friday, March 2, 2012

I'm in Koala Heaven!

My sewing cabinet arrived yesterday around lunchtime.  The delivery guys, three of them, were real nice.  They had a major task at hand...to move 400 pounds to my sewing room which just happens to be on the second floor of my home.  There's one landing on the stairs where it turns out they had to physically muscle the 400 pounds. 

A dolly was used to get it to the ramp where it came off the truck.  Next a thorough inspection...looks good... Back on the dolly...watch those wheels!  Up a step on to the front stoop and then another step over the threshold of the front door...looking good...  Through the entryway and living room to the STEPS!  EEK!  Still on the dolly up nine steps to the landing.  The biggest guy pulling the dolly and the two other guys pushing from the front.  Landing YEAH take a deep breath...oh no Plan A won't work to turn it on the landing for the next seven steps...hmmm what to do now?  Of course Plan B!  Remove the dolly shift the cabinet on its right side around...watch those wheels!  YEAH Plan B worked!  Hmmm can't get the dolly back on not enough room on this landing.  Plan C?  Muscle it up one step at a time to the second floor...deep breath...you ready big guy?  When they got to the top there was enough room for the dolly and back on it went.  Down the hall to the second room on the right.  Darn there's a difficult wall....hmmm off the dolly and slide it still on the right side into the room.  YEAH take a deep breath!  Next righting it on it's wheels, again a muscle job and a perfect one indeed.

Next all the pieces for shipping were removed.  Finally all the remaining parts were brought in and up to the sewing room for a bit of assembly.  Hmmm where's the hardware packet that contains all the nuts and bolts, shelf clips, and special screwdriver for the lock nuts???  Don't see it here, not here either.  Did you check all the drawers?  Go look in the packing still left in the hallway...nope.  Go look in the packing in the truck...nope.  A call out to Koala. 

"Hello Koala, I just had a QuiltPro Plus IV delivered and we can't find the hardware pack." 

"Sandi did you look in all the packing?  the drawers?" 

"Yes Koala.  It didn't come in the shipment." 

"Sandi did you get the remote that operates the lift?  It should be in that package."

"Yes Koala.  I did get the remote, but no hardware pack."

"Sandi so sorry we will send it out FedEx Ground...it should get there soon."

"Koala, that isn't fast enough how about FedEx next day...I've already had several delays."

"Okay Sandi we'll send it the fastest we can.  So sorry."

None of the shelves have been installed yet, but the lift works just fine and the sewing machine is in place and ready for action.  The work surface is fabulous and no major problems discovered at this point.  I love the clean white finish and my wing back chair still fits okay in the room.  I'll be using a loaner stool until the Koala one arrives.  Hopefully that will be within a couple of weeks.  I've got all kinds of tools and supplies to move out of temporary totes and boxes into new homes either in the drawers or on the shelves once they can be installed.  I'm thinking linen boxes from the Container Store will be perfect on the shelves.  More to see another time when I've got the shelves in place and supplies in their new home.  Here will be my view as I sew. 

I'm lovin' it already!