UFO DONE, Stash Report

I got a top completed today.  These were blocks that I started about a year ago.  My plan was to make 2 baby quilts for a friend who was expecting twin girls.  The original pattern came from one of Bonnie Hunter's books,  but I can't find it right now, so I can't tell you which one.  I had the blocks made, but when I went to sew them together, I found that the seams weren't pressed so that they would nest, and when I tried to sew them together, I had bulky seams and sloppy points.

I ended up finishing 2 different quilts for the babies, and put these blocks aside.  http://sewingoutofmycomfortzone.blogspot.com/2012/02/baby-quilts-complete.html

This week I pulled the blocks  out and realized I could fix the bulky seam problem by putting sashing between the blocks.  I used one of the oldest pieces of fabric I have in my stash, a blue calico circa 1988.  All the fabric came from my stash or was given to me by my friend Holly.

 I ended up making one twin sized quilt instead of 2 baby quilts.  I think the blue gray of the sashing helps it look less like a baby quilt than it would with just pastels.  Now I think I could finish it and use it in the playroom (blue couch, yellow walls) or give it to a niece for a high school graduation gift.  I'm not sure who gets this one, but I'm pleased with how it turned out.

 

 

Best of all, I have something to report in the Used category this week!

 

Used this week: 4 yards

Used Year to Date: 78.25 yards

Added this week: 0 yards

Added year to date: 38.75 yards

Net Used: 39.5 yards

 

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