Stash Report- August 28, 2011

Last weekend I got together with my quilt guild and made Heartstring Quilts of Vallor.  We made 6 that day and by the time we send them off in about a month we will have 10 to send.  We distributed the common center piece (red or blue) a few months prior and asked everyone to come that day with their string blocks pieced.  The scrappy look in these quilts works very nicely. 

Used this Week: 10.25 yards
Used Year to Date: 256.75 yards
Added this Week: 8.25 yards
Added Year to Date: 104.5 yards
Net Used for 2011: 152.25 yards

August UFO

A Day At The Beach

This is my August UFO on my list.  Finished piecing the top.  It is a pattern by Flavin Glover using courthouse step log cabin blocks.  I started on this one in July having cut out the strips for the blocks last year.  They sky alone was 58 blocks!  I thought I'd never finish making them.  Not to a longarmer.  I just love this quilt and had to make it.  This one is a keeper- mine.

Sorry for the distorted quilt.  It's hard to take a picture of a large quilt and this one is 90 X 70.  



Stash Report- August 7, 2011

I was doing so good- until my local quilt shop got in this new Kaffe Fassett fabric.  Just had to have some!  Also- one of my quilt guilds is doing a Big Brother contest.  I was the first voted out the house, so I won the fat quarters.  Add that to the stash!  But the good news is that since my last stash report I've finished 2 quilts, so I'm still in the positive.  In fact, I've crossed a milestone- busted 150 yards so far this year even with my purchases.  My goal is 200 yards for the year. 

Used this Week: 22.25 yards
Used Year to Date: 246.5 yards
Added this Week: 6.25 yards
Added Year to Date: 96.25 yards
Net Used for 2011: 150.25 yards

My last week of summer, so hope to get some sewing in this week.  Then return to work for a new school year. 

July UFO

July's UFO is my Halloween lap quilt. After seeing my Halloween quilt on my bed last October I decided I wanted one for my couch this year. After buying Halloween fabric on sale last year, I pieced it this month. Now it's off to the longarmer hoping she'll use that fantastic quilting pattern she used on the Halloween bed quilt.