Stash Report Jan 31st

Can you believe that tomorrow is the 1st of Februaryf??  Good heavens where did January go?  I have busy this past couple weeks finishing up some swap committments and busted some stash in the process!  Woohoo!  I am so happy about that.  Today I finished a kitchen curtain and those totals will be in next weeks report.  The heart blocks are swap blocks.  I am pleased to say I have not purchased any fabric this week.  Everything I used this week came from stash! 

So here's my report for this week:

Used this Week: 5 1/4 yards

Used year to Date: 16 5/8 yards

Added this Week: 0 yards

Added Year to Date: 8 1/2 yards

Net Used for 2010: 8 1/4 yard

Design Wall Monday Jan 25

Every Monday Judy over at Patchwork Times prods us along some fantastic project on her design wall and then wants us to post a picture of what is on ours.  Well this year I haven't had much going in the way of design wall Mondays.  So here are a couple pictures of what was on my wall this morning.  The 3 blocks were for a Christmas Tree online swap and the others were for another online swap to make a Buckeye Beauty. 

Stashbusting Report Jan. 24th

Lately my sewing has been limited to working swap blocks.  Lately my sewing has been limited as I have had to deal with some real life issues. I will post some pictures later on this week.  I did end up adding to my stash this week.  Next week I hope to have a couple finishes to report!  I am so ready to work on some UFO'S!!!!!! 

So here's my report for this week:

Used this Week: 8 1/4 yards
Used year to Date: 9 3/4 yards

Added this Week: 0 yards
Added Year to Date:  8 1/2 yards

Net Used for 2010: 1 1/4 yard

Design Wall Monday Jan 11

Part of these blocks were on my design wall last Monday.  This week I have all 6 of them up and am playing with how I want to group them.  Right now the top 3 will be the kitchen valance, the 2 will be the door hanging and the one lonely one will be a table topper which will be crazy quilted.  Am also going through the stash looking for fabrics to put with them for borders,etc.  I hope to have these done soon.  Of course I had to include a picture of Eddie.  Currently he is sleeping on the couch on top of the tree skirt.  I had the skirt in our room waiting to be put away with some other items, once I got a container to put them in and he thought the other night she should get up on the cedar chest and sleep on it.  So I brought it out in the living room.

Stashbusting Report Week #2

 was a really good quilter this week.  I did NOT purchase any fabric this week!  And I used 1 yard to make these Mountain blocks.  Had hoped to get more done this week, but that didn't happen. 

So here's my report for this week:

Used this Week: 1 yard
Used year to Date: 1 1/2 yard

Added this Week: 0 yards
Added Year to Date: 3 2/3 yards

Net Used for 2010: -2 1/8 yards

OPAM for 2010

Peg over at Happy in Quilting and Kris at Tag Along Teddies are hosting another Finish One Project a Month for 2010.  They have limited it to 150 participants this year.  So if you're interested head over to Peg's blog and read all about it!  Last year when I had the time to work on projects it was great motivation to get something finished!

Design Wall Monday Jan 4

I actually have 2 things on my design wall for today!  The hearts are from a swap I did with an online group last year.  I am going to use 3 of them to make a valance for my kitchen window, 2 of them to make a front door decoration and the last one to make a small table topper for the table in front of our couch.  I was talking with Diane yesterday and she suggested I do some crazy quilt stitching on the one for the table topper.  So today I will spend a little time looking at stitches on my machine and looking for my lacey appliques to see if I have one or two that might work for this as well.  The blue and cream blocks blocks are for another online swap I am doing and I will be finishing up the other color scheme today and get them ready to mail off soon.  The ones I have gotten so far are really pretty. 

Week 1 Stash Report

I am hoping for a good year on the stashbusting front!  However I have not started out good.  I bought fabric on December 31, 2009...and it has to go on my report this week.  Waaaaaa......It could have been worse, fortunately I wasn't in the mood to do much shopping that day!

Used this Week: 1/2 yard
Used year to Date: 1/2 yard

Added this Week: 3 2/3 yards
Added Year to Date: 3 2/3 yards

Net Used for 2010: -3 1/8 yards

2010 Quilty Goals

It's that time of year when we think of goals/resolutions for the New Year.  Right now I am working on my quilty goals and was wondering what your goals are? 

As of now, my goals are:


1. Work on UFO's
2. Put swap blocks into tops
3. Only buy what is necessary to complete more than starting
4. Do more hand applique
5. Make a quilt for Tim

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy 2010!