Stitching Stuff: Week 49 of 2020

 

Just three more weeks left in 2020. It will be a busy time for most of us. Last week didn't go so well for me. How about you? Did you get a good start on any last minute holiday stitching?  

It really was a miserable week for me. Finishing up projects and personnel reviews kept me at work really late several nights. That took a toll on finding time to stitch last week.  

• 15 minute days/week = 2/7 days
• 15 minute days/Nov = 25/30 days
• 15 minute days/Dec = 1/5 days
• 15 minute days/2020 = 300/340 days
• Success rate = 88.24%

I'm still on track to meet my goal of fitting in some stitching time at least 85% of the time this year. It should even out at work this next week, so fingers crossed next week's numbers will look much better.  Hopefully, you are on track to meet your stitching time goals as well.  

It's the first Sunday in a new month, so it's time to take a look at the stash report.  

• Fabric used in November = 6.2 yards
• Fabric used YTD = 61.93 yards
• More fabric in than out for 2020

November was a really good month for fabric usage.  If I can find a way to use 4 more yards this month, I'll break my record for fabric usage in one year. I need to piece the backing for the Red, White and Blue Stars quilt, that would get me part of the way there.  Linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for the monthly stash report.  

We put the tree up just before the Scientist in Training had to head back to school for dead week and finals.  Usually I put the lights on the tree and she picks out and hangs the ornaments.  This year, she helped with the lights and we both did the ornaments.  My sister and mother both managed Hallmark stores (each for about 20 years), so we have a pretty impressive collection of ornaments to choose from when decorating.  

This isn't one of our many Hallmark ornaments, but it's one we got last year on our annual girls only Christmas shopping trip with my mother and sister.  There won't be a shopping trip this year due to the pandemic, so the SIT wanted this ornament on the tree to remember last year's trip.

So how did you do with doing at juggling holiday preparations and stitching time this week?  

1. Julie in GA 2. Meloney 3. Chrisknits 4. karen

5. Jennifer in Indy 6. Sherrie 7. Shasta @ High Road 8. Andree at Quilting & Learning

9. Quilting Gail 10. DawnyK

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Stitching Stuff: Week 44 of 2020

Halloween was pretty quiet.  We put out small bags of candy for any trick or treaters that might be out. There were a few takers, but not  near as many as a typical year. I spent the evening stitching so definitely got in more then my minimum of 15 minutes.  How did you do with finding time to stitch this week?

My stitching week was pretty good.

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/October = 30/31 days
• 15 minute days/2020 = 274/305 days
• Success rate = 89.84%

I managed about 45 minutes every night last week. Yesterday was pretty much a nothing but stitching day, which was really nice. I'll have some progress to show for tomorrow's post.  You can link up below to share how well your stitchy week went. 

The stash report for October is a bit anemic.  

• Fabric used in October = 2.54 yards
• Fabric used YTD = 55.73 yards
• More fabric in than out for 2020

The only fabric going out was for the binding on Storm at Sea  and the sashing for the Red, White and Blue Stars quilt.  The plan is to get a back made for Daisy Chain, so hopefully the stash report will look better for November.  Linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for the Sunday Stash.  

How did your last week of October go on the stitching front?  

1. Julie in GA 2. Chrisknits 3. karen 4. Stitching Loving Nana :) 5. Shasta @ High Road

6. Meloney 7. Jennifer in Indy 8. DawnyK 9. Andree at Quilting & Learning 10. Amanda

11. Loulee (Manxgirl) 12. Quilting Gail 13. Deana

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Stitching Stuff: Week 40 of 2020

It was pretty much a nothing but sewing day for me yesterday. I needed the sanity stitching.  It was a nice way to cap off a busy week. Nothing but sewing days are a rare event in my schedule, which is why working in those 15 minutes of stitching time each day is so important. It may not seem like much, but that extra hour plus of stitching time each week does make a difference. 

Finding those 15 minutes each day wasn't too hard this last week. 

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/September = 28/30 days
• 15 minute days/October = 3/3 days
• 15 minute days 2020 = 247/277 days
• Success rate = 89.17%

The goal was to stitch at least 85% of the year. I'm doing well on that front at the three quarters point of 2020.  The end of the year tends to be busy, so fingers crossed I can maintain the success through the next three months. 

Since it's a new month, it's time to link up with Quiltpaintcreate for the monthly stash report.  

• Fabric used in September = 6.9 yards
• Fabric used YTD = 53.19 yards
• More fabric in than out for 2020

I didn't set a goal around how much fabric I would use this year, so I'm on track there.  There's more fabric out this year than there was the previous two years, so that's positive.  I need to piece one more back before the end of the year, so that will up the numbers a bit more.  

How are you doing with your stitching goals for 2020?  Have you been able to work in enough stitching time to use up a bit of fabric and cut down the UFO list?  

1. Julie in GA 2. karen 3. Chrisknits 4. Meloney

5. Shasta @ High Road 6. DawnyK 7. Quilting Gail 8. Amanda

9. Jennifer in Indy 10. Angie in SoCal

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Stitching Stuff: Week 36 of 2020

It's been a slow it down kind of weekend so far. The heat and humidity are back, so it's been nice to just hang out in the house. Actually we were under quarantine the first few days of the week, so going anywhere wasn't going to happen anyway. Getting in my 15 minutes each day has been pretty easy.  How are you doing at working in some stitching time each day?  

I must be on a roll, this is the second week I've managed to stitch all 7 days.  

• 15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
• 15 minute days/August = 28/31 days
• 15 minute days/ September = 5/5 days
• 15 minute days/2020 = 221/249 days
• Success rate = 88.76%

So August ended well and September is off to a good start.  I'm still on track with my goal to stitch more than 85% of the year.  

I'm still tracking my stash usage.

• Fabric used in August = 14.69 yards
• Fabric used YTD = 46.29 yards
• More fabric in than out for 2020

The big boost for last month was two quilt backs, one for Storm at Sea and the other for the Christmas Mystery quilt. September should get a boost from the backing for Frolic.  I don't have a goal for stash usage this year. I need to use another 20 yards to exceed my best stash usage year.  That's not likely, but maybe I'll get close.  Linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for the regular stash report.  

You can link up below to share how your stitchy week went.  

1. maggie f 2. Julie in GA 3. Chrisknits 4. Meloney

5. karen 6. Sherrie 7. Shasta @ High Road 8. DawnyK

9. Quilting Gail 10. Amanda 11. Jennifer in Indy 12. Angie in SoCal

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Week 27 of 2020: Stitching Stuff

Hope everyone in the USA had a wonderful 4th of July.  Ours was very low key, but it was enjoyable.  We are hanging out at the Scientist in Training's place this weekend. We'll head home in a bit, so I should get in a good afternoon of stitching.  How did your stitchy week go?  How often did you get to play with needle and thread the last week? 

My mojo seems to be hanging around, it was a good week in the sewing room. 

15 minute days/week = 7/7 days

15 minute days/June  = 23/30 days

15 minute days/July = 4/4/ days

15 minute days/2020 = 163/186

Success rate = 87.63%

We are off work the rest of this week.  No plans, other than to do some things around the house, maybe get out for a hike or two.  So I'm hoping to work in a good amount of stitching time this week. You can link up and share how well your week went at the end of the post.  

June is over and July has gotten started so it's time for a report on the stash.  

Fabric used in June  = 4.15 yards

Fabric used year to date = 29.35 yards

More fabric in than out for 2020

I gave in during the Blueprint closure and ordered several 6 yard cuts of fabric.  The put me at the more in that out point, but it's not so bad that I can't recover and end the year with more out than in.  Linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for the regular stash report.  

The basket flowers are blooming.  

The name comes from the "basket" at the base of the flower.

Fully opened they have lacy look to them.  These are one of my favorite wild flowers. 

That's it for this week. Stay cool and stitch on!  (Oh and link up below to share how your stitchy week went.)

1. Chrisknits 2. karen 3. maggie f 4. Julie in GA

5. Andree at Quilting & Learning 6. Sherrie 7. Jennifer in Indy 8. di

9. DawnyK 10. Quilting Gail 11. Amanda 12. Deana

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Week 23 of 2020: Stitching Stuff

I'm writing this post in the new Blogger just to see how it works. So far so good.  I was able get the 15 Minutes to Stitch button in place.  And figured out how to get to the HTML view  to add the weekly link up.  So far so good.  The proof will be if everyone can link up to share how their stitchy week went. 

It was a so/so week for me.  Sinus headaches laid me low a couple of nights, so it wasn't a stellar week. 

15 minute days/week = 5/7 days

15 minute days/May = 25/31 days

15 minute days/June = 4/6 days

15 minute days/2020 = 140/158 days

Success rate = 88.61%

The goal for 2020 was to maintain a success rate over 85%. So far, so good on that effort.  Hopefully you did really well this week. Mr Linky is set up at the end of the post for you to share how your stitchy week went.  Fingers crossed it works with the new Blogger. 

Since the calendar has moved over to a new month. It's also time for a stash report. 

Fabric used in May = 2.93 yards

Fabric used year to date = 25.20 yards

Fabric in for 2020 = 7 yards

Net fabric used  = 18.20 yards

More out than in is always a good outcome on the stash management front. Linking up with Quiltpiantcreate for the stash report.  

I had two fun squishy packages show up this week. The first was from The Joyful Quilter's Barn Quilt mug rug from the Paula Budinger Creating a Quilty Legacy Blog Hop.  

 

The block really is square, it's just my wonky photography that makes it look like it's not.  The bold colors and strong graphics really work, it looks just like a barn quilt. Not sure where I'm going to use it as yet. Thank you Joyful!!

The second squishy package  was from Chris who blogs at Chrisknitssews.  

Inside was a lovely zippered pouch.  Thank you Chris!  It's almost too pretty to use. At the moment it's sitting on my sewing table where I can admire it. I've not decided on a use for it yet.  

Overall, it's been a good week. I'm hoping now that we seem to have reached full summer heat here, the sinus headaches will fade.  Fingers crossed on that front.  Please link up below and share how you've been doing on finding time to stitch.  

1. Meloney 2. Julie in GA 3. karen 4. Chrisknits

5. Sherrie 6. Loulee 7. Angie in SoCal 8. katie z.

9. Amanda 10. Quilting Gail 11. DawnyK 12. Deana

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Week 18 of 2020: Stitching Stuff

It was a long week, working from home has its own challenges. Plus work was just really busy this week. That cut into my stitching time more than usual. How are you doing at fitting in at least 15 minutes of stitching time each day during this time of working from home and social distancing? 

It wasn't a bad week, it just wasn't a great week on the stitching front.  

15 minute days/week = 7/7days

15 minute days/April = 29/30 days

15 minute days/May = 2/2 days

15 minute days/2020 = 113/123 days

Success rate = 91.87%

A couple of evenings, my sewing time was just 15 minutes as I did have to work late a few nights. But I'm doing well with my consistency at finding time to sew even if I don't have as much time for stitching as I'd like.  

Since we've changed over the calendar to a new month, it's time for an update on the stash report.  

Fabric used in April = 6.85 yards

Fabric used year to date = 22.27 yards

Fabric in for 2020 = 2.5 yards

So how did a few yards sneak into my stash? In my effort to support small businesses, I ended up ordering a few fat quarters from the Spoonflower sale last month.  Aren't these  really cool chemistry fabrics? 

Not sure where I'm going to use these, but they were too fun to pass up.  Linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for the regular stash report. I'm definitely using up some of the stash. Now if I can just keep the purchases to a minimum the year should end with much more out than in.  

There was a bit of progress on my slow stitching project this week too. 

I moved the hoop so I could get to the lower wing.  Hopefully I'll get an evening next week to make some additional progress.  Linking up with Slow Stitching Sunday. 

A bit of fabric in, a bit out and some slow stitching, not a bad April on the stitching front.  How did your stitchy week work out?

1. Chrisknits 2. Marti 3. karen 4. Meloney 5. Jennifer in Indy

6. Sherrie 7. di 8. DawnyK 9. Deana 10. Loulee (Manxgirl)

11. Amanda 12. Quilting Gail 13. Carol Andrews 14. Andree at Quilting & Learning

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Week 14 of 2020: Stitching Stuff

The Scientist in Training and I were up a bit late just hanging out.  She's better at the staying up late thing then I am.  It apparently affects me more than it used to, the 15 Minutes to Stitch linky party is a bit late this morning as I over slept.  

Working from home is finally becoming routine and it's been easier to work in my stitching time.  Last week was really good on that front. 

15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
15 minute days/March = 29/31 days
15 minute days/April = 4/4 days
15 minute days/2020 = 86/95 days
Success rate = 90.53%

So I'm back to stitching more than 90% of the time.  My goal for the year is to manage at least an 85% success rate, so I'm doing really well with that goal. You can share how successful you were at finding time to stitch so far this year at the bottom of the post. 

It's a new month, so here's the stash report so far for 2020. 

Fabric used in March = 2.4 yards
Fabric used in 2020 = 15.42 yards
Nothing in for 2020

March was a bit slower on the fabric out front, but at least there's not been any fabric purchases to date and I'm in still in the black 3 months into the year. Linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for the regular stash report.  

There was a bit of slow stitching this week. Not as much as there has been, but enough to make visable progress. 

I should finish off that top wing sometime this week.  Linking up with Slow Stitching Sunday.  

So now that I've caught up with all the other Sunday linky parties, here's the 15 minutes to stitch linky party.   

1. karen 2. Chrisknits 3. Julie in GA 4. Meloney 5. Marti

6. Shasta @ High Road 7. katie z. 8. DawnyK 9. Loulee (Manxgirl) 10. Amanda

11. Quilting Gail 12. Deana 13. Carol Andrews 14. Christina's Handicrafts

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Week 9 of 2020: Stitching, Stash, and Slow Stitching Stuff

I'm about 70% back to normal after a week of having the flu.  I'm still coughing to the point my chest is sore and my energy levels haven't returned to normal yet. But I'm doing much better than I was for most of the week.  Hopefully your stitching efforts this week were much more productive than mine.  

I didn't really feel really bad till Monday night when the high fever kicked in. Hand stitching was doable most of the week, except for the one day that my head hurt so bad, not much of anything got done.  Still, it wasn't as bad on the stitching front as it could have been.

15 minute days/week = 6/7 days
15 minute days/February = 24/29 days
15 minute days/2020 =  53/60 days
Success rate = 88.33%

My stitching time goal is to stay over 85%, so far so good on that front. You can scroll to the bottom of the post to link up and share how you did at fitting in a bit of sewing time last week or you can read on for the stash and slow stitching reports.  

I'm tracking my stash usage, but only post on how that's going on a monthly basis. 

February = 6.29 yards out
2020 =  13.02 yards out
Nothing in for 2020

I'm happy with the stash management effort to date.  Linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for the weekly stash report.  

Even though I didn't do a lot of stitching each day, there was enough effort put out to finish off the grape leaf motif that starts the next row of stitching in the medallion project I've been working on.  

Now I'm ready to start on another butterfly.  I'm going to try to work on this embroidery project at least once or twice a week.  I made some changes to the area around my recliner that makes it easier to pull this project out when I want something for my hands to do.  Linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday. 

How was your stitchy week?  You can link up below to share how well you did at getting in a few minutes to stitch each day. 

1. Julie in GA 2. Marti 3. karen 4. Chrisknits 5. di 6. Angie in SoCal

7. Quilting & Learning - What a Combo! 8. DawnyK 9. Loulee (Manxgirl) 10. Meloney 11. Amanda 12. Quilting Gail

13. Carol Andrews 14. Deana 15. Shasta @ High Road 16. Christina's Handicrafts

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Week 5 of 2020: Stitching Stuff

Yeah for three day weekends!  The company I work for allows us one day off each month if we agree to work an 8.5 hour day.  I took my monthly day off on Friday.  It was nice to have a day to rest, relax, and recharge after a busy month of performance reviews, goal setting and business travel. Even better, I got to spend most of my day in the sewing room, so I made up for my missed stitching time earlier in the week when I was in New Orleans. How did your stitching plans go for the week?  

This was my first week in 2020 where I couldn't fit in some stitching time every day. 

15 minute days/week = 5/7 days
15 minute days/January = 29/31 days
15 minute days/2020 = 30/32 days
Success rate = 93.75%

My goal for 2020 is to maintain a success rate of 85%, so I'm doing well on that front.  It's just unrealistic and requires major contortions on my part to try to maintain a 90% success rate when I'm working full time.  The point with the 15 minutes to stitch is to get me to the sewing room even when I feel too tired.  If I can get myself up the stairs, typically I can find the energy to take a few stitches in something and keep my projects moving.  

I didn't set any firm goals on stash management this year. There didn't seem to be any point as I typically can't help myself when it comes to buying fabric, with the end result I fail spectacularly with any planned fabric diet.  My focus is on using up fabric (new or stash). Since some weeks are really slow on stash usage, I'll just report monthly totals this year.  

January fabric out = 6.73 yards

The quilt back for Twinkle Stars was a good part of that total, but the Mosaic Mystery and Frolic blocks are included in that total as well.  Linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for the stash report this week. 

You can link up below and share how your efforts to find some stitchy time each week went. 

1. Julie in GA 2. Shasta @ High Road Quilter 3. Chrisknits 4. Meloney 5. karen 6. Marti

7. maggie f 8. di 9. Quilting Gail 10. DawnyK 11. katie z. 12. Jennifer in Indy

13. Amanda 14. Loulee (Manxgirl) 15. Deana 16. Christina's Handicrafts

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Week 48: Stitching Stuff

We've eaten and shopped pretty much the whole weekend.  Family is gone, so it's back to just us.  It was a very nice Thanksgiving, but now I'm just tired.  The SIT goes back to college this afternoon, but she'll be home for winter break in just two weeks.  Stitching happened this week, mainly just the hand type, but that still counts. 

15 minute days/week = 7/7 days

15 minute days/November = 29/30 days

15 minute days/2019 = 302/334 days

Success rate = 90.42%

It was a good week. Hopefully you found a bit of quiet time this week to stitch a bit each day.  You can link up at the bottom of the post to share your success and/or regrets for this week.

On the stash front, November was better than October. 

Fabric out for November = 3.11 yards

Fabric out for 2019 = 41.03 yards  

I was hoping for 60 yards out.  Not likely I'll make that goal this year.  But as I start assembling some of the blocks for the mystery quilts, there should be a bit more out in December.  Linking up with QuiltPaintCreate for the weekly stash report. 

Before I close out with the linkly, here's a few shots of the pretty Christmas lights we braved the cold and rain to check out last night. 

So how did your stitchy week work out?  

1. karen 2. Chrisknits 3. Julie in GA

4. Meloney 5. Quilting Gail 6. Mary-Kay

7. Amanda 8. Christina's Handicrafts

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Week 44 of 2019: Stitching Stuff

The week has been a bit weird.  It certainly seemed like winter moved in fast with cold north winds and nasty wet weather. We didn't get snow, but it was just so miserable outside.  There weren't a lot of trick or treaters this year, it was so cold out.  At least it's been a good week on the stitching front, finding 15 minutes wasn't too hard most days.

It was a bit of a struggle to get into the sewing room Halloween, but that was the only night where I was running up to the sewing room just before bedtime to get in a few minutes of hand stitching. 

15 minute days/week = 7/7 days

15 minute days/October = 28/31 days

15 minute days/November = 2/2 days

15 minute days/2019 = 275/306 days

Success rate = 89.87%

Actually I've gotten in quite a bit of stitching time this week, I took a day and half of vacation, I've got a few more days that need to be taken before the end of the year or I'll lose them. That should help facilitate some end of the year finishes. 

In spite of all the stitching time, there wasn't a lot of fabric usage for October.  Most of my projects were ones where the fabric had already been counted.  So my stash report is pretty anemic. 

Fabric out for October = 0.84 yards

Fabric out for 2019 = 37.92 yards

Unless I'm able to get a few backs made before the end of the year, it's not likely I'm going to break 50 yards out for 2019.  Linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for the stash report.  

Since it's a new month, I should also give an update on my PHD progress. I do have a finish for November already, but I keep adding projects. 

  

I've been working along with Quilting Gail, who is just one finish away from earning her PHD this year.  Getting my PHD in 2019 is definitely not happening. 

So how are you doing on your end of year stuff?  You can link up below to share how well you did at finding time to stitch last week. 

1. Meloney 2. Jennifer in Indy 3. Chrisknits

4. DawnyK 5. Quilting Gail 6. Shasta @ High Road Quilter

7. Deana 8. Christina's Handicrafts

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Week 40 of 2019: Stitching Stuff

It was a long week, way too many meetings on my calendar.  I spent most of Saturday in my sewing room, so now I feel much, much better.  Fitting in time in the evenings helps, but there's nothing like having the better part of a day to sit and play with fabric.  How did your stitchy week go? 

My Guy was out of town most of the week, which made it a little easier to work in my 15 minutes each evening.  

15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
15 minute days/Sept = 30/30 days
15 minute days/Oct = 5/5 days
Success rate = 89.93%

September was a good month with stitching time every day. I doubt that will be the case in October.  There's too much stuff going on the week of October 14th. Still I'm hoping I can find a way to work in my 15 minutes most days. 

Most of my efforts this week have focused on getting Twinkle Stars assembled, so there's been no fabric out for the week. Writing a stash report just doesn't make sense when there's nothing to report.  

The weather has turned cooler here this weekend, I was out and about last weekend with the camera to take advantage of what may be our last warm weekend. 

The old fashioned roses probably won't last much longer. But they still look pretty at the moment. 

The Monarch butterflies are hurrying south.  This one stopped for lunch on our blue Boneset. 

So how did your stitching go this week?  Was it easy to fit in those 15 minutes or did you struggle with all the other stuff that just seems to magically appear, begging for you to accomplish it when all you want to do is sew? 

1. Julie in GA 2. Chrisknits 3. Meloney

4. Mary-Kay 5. DawnyK 6. Angie in SoCal

7. Angie in SoCal 8. Amanda 9. Shasta @ High Road

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Week 38 of 2019: Stitching and De-Stashing

Our temps finally dropped from the mid to low 90's to the mid to low 80's this weekend.  That made for a pleasant afternoon to hang out at the Greek Festival and sit on the patio at the coffee shop helping the Scientist in Training study for her chemistry exam.  Consequently there wasn't much time for stitching yesterday, but I got my 15 minutes in right before we went to bed.  It was a nice way to wind down from the drive home.  When you have to sneak in your 15 minutes in a packed schedule, does it stress you out or calm you down? 

It was a busy week, with stuff going on several evenings. It was nice to have those 15 minutes to pin a border on Storm at Sea or cut a few scraps for the Wild and Goosey blocks. 

15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
15 minute days/Sept = 21/21 days
15 minute days/2019 = 236/265
Success rate = 89.39%

Even with a busy week, there was a bit of progress in the sewing room.  Since several nights were just 15 minutes, the stash report is still a little anemic this week. 

Fabric out this week = 0.41 yards
Fabric out for 2019 = 37.07 yards
More fabric in than out

At least there was no fabric in this week.  I've been stitching on a few mystery projects where I've not been counting the fabric going in to the parts and pieces. Once I start assembling the blocks, my outgoing stash numbers should start looking much, much better.  

So how did your stitchy week work out?  

1. Chrisknits 2. Sensational September, SAL 3. Meloney

4. Julie in GA 5. DawnyK 6. Amanda

7. Shasta @ High Road Quilter 8. Christina's Handicrafts

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Week 37 of 2019 - More Stitching and Stashing

It's been another busy week, topped with a hectic Saturday.  I'm hoping that Sunday is much more relaxed. Fitting in even just 15 minutes of stitching time each day has been challenging.

On top of the busy schedule, the autumn allergy season is here. It's a few weeks early due to the wet summer and it's miserable.  Evening naps to dissipate the sinus headaches have taken another bite out of my evening stitching time. Even with that I did manage to work in my 15 minutes every day last week.

15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
15 minute days/Sept = 14/14 days
15 minute days/2019 = 229/257 days
Success rate = 89.11% 

My success rate has been below 89% since June, hopefully I can keep up the momentum to get back to 90% in the next month and keep it there till the end of the year. 

So things are looking up on finding time to stitch, that's not the case with my stash management goals.  There was this Halloween quilt pattern that caught my eye. I had such fun making a Halloween quilt last year, I couldn't resist. Then of course I had to order fabric to make it.  So this showed up in the mail earlier this week. 

Pattern is Witches Night Out by It's Sew Emma. Top fat quarter bundle is Gone Batty
 by Wilmington Prints. Bottom bundle is Raven's Claw from Northcott.

Unfortunately, my current project slate and limited stitching time isn't using a lot of fabric, so the outgoing numbers are still a bit anemic. 

Fabric out this week = 0.32 yards
Fabric out for 2019 = 36.66 yards
More fabric in than out

That was my stitching and stashing week. How did yours go? 

1. Chrisknits 2. Meloney

3. Julie in GA 4. Shasta @ High Road Quilter

5. DawnyK 6. Amanda

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Week 36 of 2019: Stitching and De-Stashing

The week was fast, but thankfully the weekend has allowed for a slower pace.  Sometimes I find that it's harder to make my way to the sewing room when there's no time pressure.  I can spend another hour on the computer or reading or whatever.  Then before I know it it's bedtime and I haven't even walked into the sewing room.  When the schedule is full, it forces me to consciously allocate my sewing time.  How about you? If you have lots of time do you have problems directing yourself to the sewing room to get in at least your 15 minutes for the day?

Even with the busy week and the attack of the lazies yesterday, I still managed to work in at least 15 minutes of stitching stuff every day this week.

15 minute days/week = 7/7 days
15 minute days/Sept = 7/7 days
15 minute days/2019 = 222/250 days
Success rate = 88.8%

The de-stashing rate went up for this week.

Fabric out this week = 0.36 yards
Fabric out for 2019 = 36.34 yards
More fabric in than out

I'm hoping to hit 60 yards out for the year. I need to get busy to meet that unofficial objective. 

How had did your stitchy stuff go this week?  Did you get an attack of the lazies or did you burn the midnight oil working on a few projects? 

1. Julie in GA 2. Chrisknits 3. MaryR @ UrbanQuilter

4. Meloney 5. DawnyK 6. Amanda

7. Shasta @ High Road Quilter 8. Christina's Handicrafts

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