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Sunday, July 23, 2017

Stash Stuff for Week 29 of 2017

Hot, humid and just generally miserable.  This week's weather has been all three. It's been too hot to do much outside, temps hit 100 F this week.  The only wandering around outside I've done lately when the sun was up has been to snap a few shots of this year's sunflowers.  

Hanging out in the sewing room with the air conditioning has been much more comfortable.  This week it wasn't hard to find time to stitch 6 out of the last 7 days.  We were in Tulsa Friday afternoon and evening taking care of some of the to do items that needed to get checked off Drama Teen's "need for college list".  We got back  home pretty late and being out in the heat zapped any motivation to do much besides go to bed. 

 There's a bit of fabric out this week.  

 Used last week: 0.74 yards
Used year to date:  39.9 yards
Added year to date:  220.30 yards
Net added year to date:  180.44 yards

 No fabric added this week, so the net added went down just a bit.  No way am I meeting my goal of using more than I buy.  But that's OK.  There has been good progress on a few other goals.  I'm on track to use more than 70 yards of fabric.  Plus I'm up to five finished quilts this year.  One more just needs binding and progress has been made on moving a few quilts off the UFO list.  The final lay out for one of the oldest UFOs, Scrappy Coffee Cups, is up on the design wall. 
 Scrappy Coffee Cups
Block patterns from Karen F. Srebro and Janet McCarroll published in Block Magic 
and  Block Magic Too by Nancy Johnson-Srebro

 Sashing strips are cut ready to stitch to the blocks.  Not sure I'll get all the rows sewn together, but that's on the agenda for today.  Do you have an agenda for some Sunday afternoon stitching?  

 Linking up with Quiltcreatepaint for this week's stash report and with Quilting is More Fun than Housework for Oh Scrap.  
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19 comments:

  1. AngieJuly 23, 2017 at 7:29 AM

    I know what you mean about the heat zapping motivation - I've had that problem this week, too! It's so much fun to see all the coffee cups again, what a bright and happy quilt they will make!

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  2. BarbaraJuly 23, 2017 at 9:28 AM

    Love your cups. I can't wait to see it finished. What horrible weather. We lived in Phoenix for three years where the heat just about killed us. It was dry heat, yes, but an oven is an oven. My sewing room is in the basement, and so it's always downright frosty there when the A/C runs, which isn't often here in Oregon.

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  3. Shelina VirjeeJuly 23, 2017 at 9:32 AM

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  4. DarleneJuly 23, 2017 at 9:49 AM

    Love the variety in the coffee cups. It will be a great quilt. The heat and rain have been bad this week in northern Illinois too.

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  5. Val's Quilting StudioJuly 23, 2017 at 10:16 AM

    Ugh! It's been hot in our neck of the woods too! (Much rather have snow!) Glad you enjoyed your week off....loving those cups!

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  6. Jennie in GAJuly 23, 2017 at 10:49 AM

    Your sunflowers are beautiful. One of my favorite flowers. Congrats on your coffee cup progress...so cute!

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  7. scraphappyJuly 23, 2017 at 10:50 AM

    Looks like to coffee blocks are ready to come together. It always feels good to get a project to the final stages. Looks great!

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  8. MariJuly 23, 2017 at 11:12 AM

    Cute coffee cups! Good luck with the "getting ready for college" thing. Less is more!

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  9. MiaismineJuly 23, 2017 at 11:18 AM

    We've been enjoying some refreshing rain after almost a month of 100+ temps! High humidity + temps in the 80-90s keep me inside. Love that my chemo curl hair is really loving this weather!

    Your Scrappy Coffee Cups are adorable! The fabrics you chose are so bright and cheerful! It will be a lovely quilt!

    Is Drama Teen moving far away for college?

    Thank you for sharing!

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  10. ShaunaJuly 23, 2017 at 11:25 AM

    I love the coffee cups, just too cute

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  11. LIttle Penguin QuiltsJuly 23, 2017 at 11:43 AM

    From what I've been hearing, I think it is pretty hot everywhere lately! Sunds like a good plan to stay where it's cool! What color will your sashing be for the coffee cup quilt?

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  12. AnonymousJuly 23, 2017 at 11:43 AM

    The coffee cups are fun. also hoping to sew some blocks into rows today.

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  13. JayneJuly 23, 2017 at 12:05 PM

    Hot, Hot, Hot! I think most of us are pretty well wilted! I love your cups and with the sashing...they are going to be so amazing! Each one is so cute!

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  14. PaulaB quiltsJuly 23, 2017 at 1:07 PM

    Your coffee cups have a number of cute critters among them, so fun. I love the arrangement of the word going through. Now just fill mine with iced coffee, please.

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  15. Andree G. FaubertJuly 23, 2017 at 1:20 PM

    Hi Kate, love the quilt top. It's going to be great!

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  16. Cynthia Brunz DesignsJuly 23, 2017 at 3:34 PM

    Those cups are adorable! Glad you are getting these out and finishing up the project. Thanks for linking up with Oh Scrap!

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  17. Jocelyn is Canadian Needle NanaJuly 23, 2017 at 4:12 PM

    These cups are so colourful and what a great job of all that piecing. Love it!

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  18. eileenJuly 24, 2017 at 1:15 AM

    Love your coffee cups! It's hard to be motivated in this hot, sticky weather!

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  19. JennyJuly 24, 2017 at 11:44 PM

    Your coffee cups are looking wonderful - will you be hanging this in your kitchen, or dining room?

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