Stash Report

 

 

I wasn't sure about all the yellow in this baby quilt, but I got so many nice comments last week, that I'm going to leave it as is and consider it done.  One and a half yards of scraps used!  Unfortunately, you can't tell from my scrap bins that I used any at all.  I'll need to make a few more baby quilts to see any difference.

 

 

                                                            Used This Week: 1.5 yards

Used Year to Date: 39.5 yards

Added this week: 0 yards

Added year to date: 36.25 yards

Net Used: 3.25  yards

 

To see more stash reports: http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/05/12/stash-report-week-19-2013/

 

I've seen a lot of people posting pictures of their messy sewing spaces, so I thought I'd show you my son's room.  He just got home from college, and, yes, he really does sleep in this room.  He is upstairs trying to organize his stuff for his next move. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sleepy Hollow

I started the Cross Eyed Cricket's  Sleepy Hollow sometime last year.

  http://www.123stitch.com/item/Cross-Eyed-Cricket-Sleepy-Hollow-Cross-Stitch-Pattern/07-2439

 I only worked on it a couple of times, and then I put it away.  It is a smaller count linen than I like to stitch on, and the linen is hand dyed, stiff, and no fun to stitch on.  I started in the middle of the chart, a very unexciting place in this chart: gray, white, off white, ecru....

It will get better once I'm done with this part, but I'll never get done with this part unless I start stitching on it.  So my goal is to work on it at least 2 hours a week.  I'll try to remember to post pictures to keep myself accountable. I might even get it stitched by Halloween.

Rethinking the Baby Quilt

A couple of weeks ago, I was my LQS, and I found 'Victorious', a Deb Tucker pattern that uses her square squared and vee block rulers.  Since I have both rulers, and the pattern was on sale, I bought it.  I am happy with the rulers, and I like the pattern.  I am not happy with my color choices.  Too much yellow, I think.  I wish I'd done the border using purple instead.

 

Right now the quilt is a good size to be a baby quilt (45 in. square).  I could tone down the yellow by putting on a purple border, but then the quilt would be big for  a baby quilt.  What size is the perfect baby quilt? 

 

To see more design walls:  http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/05/06/design-wall-monday-15/

Stash Report: Positive Net Used!!!!

By getting my Project of Doom quilt bound, I've pushed my net used numbers into positive territory.  Just barely.  So far this year I have a net used of 1.75 yards. My goal is to continue this trend!  Regular readers of my blog are probably sick to death of this quilt. (I love it, but I'm a little tired of it too!).  If you need close ups of some of the blocks and quilting pattern: http://sewingoutofmycomfortzone.blogspot.com/2013/05/project-of-doom-bound.html

Many thanks to Jennifer Ofenstein, who provides the Quilt of Doom pattern free this site: http://sewhooked.com/harry-potter/

If you'd like to see other people's versions of this quilt, there is a flickr site.  http://www.flickr.com/groups/projectofdoom/

If you are not a Harry Potter fan but like the Hobbit, comics, Sesame Street, Dr.Who or The Hunger Games, check out
http://www.fandominstitches.com/  for free patterns. 

                                                          Used This Week: 9.25yards

Used Year to Date:  38.00yards

Added this week: 0  yards

Added year to date: 36.25 yards

Net Used: 1.75  yards

 

To see other stash reports: http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/05/05/stash-report-week-18-2013/

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Spring!!

Spring has finally arrived.  It is warm, and everybody's yards look great.  This is one of my favorite times of the year.

 

                                                     Dutch Irises

 

                                                     Pincushion flowers

                                                   Verbena

                                                    Columbine

                                                               Bearded Irises

Project of Doom, Bound

It took 4 months, but I've finally completed The Project of Doom!  It is bound, and I stitched a sleeve on the back, so it is easy to hang.  I am done in plenty of time since the graduation party is May 25.  I estimate I used 8.5 yards in this quilt.

 

 

 

 

 

I've also finished some doll clothes this week that have been cut out for a while. A couple of dresses:

 

 

 

A pair of low rise pants:

 

They look better with the top. The top is my own design.

I estimate I've used 3/4 of a yard in total for the doll clothes.  The dresses and the top close with zippers, not Velcro. 

To see what other  people are working on:
http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2013/05/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-lions-and-tigers.html