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Here is the link for the quilt I am going to be making for my friend's fundraiser. It is Falling Charms from Missouri Star Quilt Company. I have made the quilt before and it looks amazing and is easy to make.

I know this seems to be an odd combination for a quilt. The fundraiser is being held by a Hot Rod and Street Rod group. I have used this fabric for my friend before. I made a quilt for her daughter years ago and the skull fabric was the backing for her quilt.

Her daughter called this quilt her scary, scary quilt!

In stitches,
Judy

Stash Report Week 4

I have approached a friend about making a quilt for a fundraiser her and her hubby are doing in March. I have made three trips to three different JoAnn's looking for a particular pink fabric. And now my numbers reflect my trips to JoAnn's. I hope to start the quilt this week and get my numbers moving in positive direction.


Used this Week: 2.5 yards
Used year to Date: 9 5/8 yards
Added this Week: 7.25 yards
Added Year to Date: 7.25 yards
Net Used for 2015: 2 3/8 yards

Linking up with Patchwork Times.

In stitches,
Judy

Design Wall

I have no design wall but I have a few clothespins and an I beam in the basement. This is the baby quilt I put together this morning. I am going to pin baste it now and start quilting it. Every thing is from my stash. Not making a dent but that is okay

Better pictures once it is finished. Linking up with Patchwork Times.

In stitches,
Judy

Stash Report, Week 3

Better late than never. I did finally get the table cloth finished and it is now being washed and dried. I now can start on something new. As part of our guild challenge for 2015, I needed to finish a UFO before starting something new. Next up is a baby quilt for the guild's Kid's Komfort project. My aim is to make a quilt each month for them. And then I am making a few shopping bags for me using the ugly fabric from my stash. I had made a bunch using pretty fabric and I ended up giving those away. I am hoping I can keep ugly.

Used this Week: 7 1/8 yards
Used year to Date: 7 1/8 yards
Added this Week: 0.0 yards
Added Year to Date: 0 yards
Net Used for 2015: 7 1/8 yards

So far so good. Linking up with Patchwork Times.

In stitches,
Judy

Stash report Week 2

I have waited until the very end of the day to post my stash report. I have been quilting on my table cloth and I am not done yet so I cannot those numbers yet. So I am still in  balance and next week for sure there will be some movement.


Used this Week: 0 yards
Used year to Date: 0 yards
Added this Week: 0.0 yards
Added Year to Date: 0 yards
Net Used for 2015: 0 yards

Check in at Patchwork Times and see how others have fared this week.

In stitches,
Judy

Stash report, week 1

The first report of the year is the best. I am in balance. I am making an effort to use my stash and sticking to my no buy fabric diet. And nothing gets counted until the project is completed.

Used this Week: 0 yards
Used year to Date: 0 yards
Added this Week: 0.0 yards
Added Year to Date: 0 yards
Net Used for 2015: 0 yards

Linking up with Judy L  at Patchwork Times. Off to the sewing room to work on my stash. Hopefully next week the numbers will change.

In stitches,
Judy

Plans for 2015

This is one of the things I finished before Christmas. Matching sleep pants for my kids and a tie around the neck for Frankie the grand dog. I did very little sewing for Christmas.

I have been toying with my sewing/quilting plans for 2015. Our guild is doing a challenge to finish a UFO each month before starting something new. I have decided to take the challenge. I have picked my January project to finish from my pile of projects. I have decided to quilt the matching table cloth for this one.

I am able to locate the top, backing and batting. I will spend my Saturday pin basting it and get it ready for machine quilting. I have already decided what my new project for January will be. I am going to try once again to make a baby quilt every month for our Kid's Komfort program thru the guild. And of course sewing for Elly and my sister Patty. I have dress fabric for Patty and night gown fabric for Elly. And a nice tote bag for Tania, Elly's mommy. I was able to snag the bag I wanted to use a pattern from Tania before they left for home.

I am also going to start hand quilting my Christmas quilt and work on my Grandmother's Flower Garden. And find a good lender and ender project. I have a couple of ideas for this.

Also still working on my no buy fabric diet. It is working out pretty well. Just don't seem to be making any progress using my stash.

There is only one other project that needs to be completed in January, it is time for my Continuing Education for my Pharmacy Technician certification. I swear every time I am going to do one CE each month, but that is a lot of talk and not much action. Check back at the end of the month to see where I am on this goal.

Time to get ready to go to work. First night back in over two weeks. January and February are our busy months and no PTO hours available. Tonight will be tough as I did not get much sleep today.

In stitches,
Judy

Christmas Sewing

It is only 6 days until Christmas and I have finished my sewing for my sister. I made these back packs for my nephew's preschool teachers. One is Dr. Who fabric my sister ordered thru Spoonflower. The other is elephant fabric I picked up at JoAnn's. 

My kids are coming tomorrow and I need to measure them for their matching sleep pants. And  I have fabric for a night gown for Elly. All of this sewing has to been done before Christmas.

Linking up with Amanda

In stitches,
Judy

Bad habits

I have started some bad habits here lately. I have been finishing all sorts of projects but not taking a single picture. I finished a backpack for my sister, who will be using it as a teacher gift. It was really cute. Brown background with elephants on it. She is coming here on Sunday to get the next backpack and I will have her bring the elephant one back for its photo op. The one she is picking up on Sunday is made out of Dr Who fabric she purchased at Spoonflower. I have never used Spoonflower but she is very happy with the fabric that she got from them.

Tried to rearrange my house for my upcoming visitors. The room where Elly sleeps is chilly. I thought I could flip my bedroom and my dining room. It appears there is no way to get the dining table out of the dining room. I can only assume when my "movers" put the table in there, it came in thru the deck door. I can get it out that way but it would have to go to the garage. Balancing food on your lap with a two year is not a good way to have holiday meals. I am going to have to rethink sleeping arrangements. I have been sleeping the basement on the love seat chaise thingy. It is okay for a few nights, but you are sitting upright to sleep. I end up giving up my bed to my kids.  

This is a picture of my sister in last dress I made for her. It is the Vogue pattern that she worked so hard to lose the weight to get into it. I have fabric to make another dress after Christmas.

In stitches,
Judy