Weekend Stitching: January One Monthly Goal

Just a few more days left in the first month of 2018, which means the main focus in the sewing room this weekend was January's One Monthly goal.  

The plan for this month was to get Geek Chic to the finished flimsy stage, a back pieced, and prep the quilt to be sent out.  The flimsy was finished last weekend.  

Chemistry Geek
Pattern is Under Construction by the Missouri Star Quilt Company
found in Missouri Star Quilt Company Block Idea Book (Summer Vol 4 Issue 3)

Finished piecing the backing this Friday. 

Pressed and de-threaded the back and flimsy over the weekend. 

Need to write the deposit check and add a bit of packing and this project will be ready to send to Trudy for quilting.

This should get to the post office today or tomorrow.  So January's OMG is done.

Last year the OMG taught me the value of setting priorities in the sewing room.  Here's where I'm at with the rest of my priorities for the month. 

1. Geek Chic - finish quilt assembly, make back, prep for quilting and shipping. DONE
2.  On Ringo Lake - decide on a path forward. DONE
3.  Vintage Dresses - finish adding coping strips to the blocks. DONE
4.  Magnolia Mystery blocks - finish piecing the blocks. DONE
5.  Finish the 2017 RSC fan blocks - 3 left
6.  Make Inverted Star border blocks in light blue (2 done, 1 in progress)
7.  Start 2018 RSC Squared Away Sampler. Done 

It was a good month. I made progress with everything on my list. Now to decide on the OMG and write up the priority list for February.  

Linking up with:
Elm Street Quilts
Monday Design Wall
Monday Making
Main Crush Monday

Week 4 of 2018: 15 Minutes to Stitch and Stash Reports

It's been much warmer the last few days.  But it is January, so that won't last much longer.  We have the potential for snow by the end of this week.  Still it was nice to have weather in the 60's for a couple of days.  As the weather has gotten warmer, I've been feeling better.  The cough is almost gone and my energy level has returned.  Which made for a nice weekend of stitching.  Even better, we had Friday off.

The stash report definitely benefited from the additional time off this week.  

Fabric used this week:  4.95 yards
Fabric used in 2018:  8.02 yards
Fabric purchased in 2018:  0 yards
Net fabric out for 2018:  8.02 yards

Most of the outgoing fabric this week comes from piecing the backing for Geek Chic.

Now there are just a few strips and partial fat quarters left over from this project.  One my challenges is trying to buy just what I need for a project and not much more.  It's another area of stash management I'm still trying to master.  

Linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for the weekly stash report.  

The stash report is headed in the right direction.  So is the effort to find at least 15 minutes to stitch each day. 

 Work was a bit slower this week, so no homework.   That made it easy to climb the stairs each day.  

Days with stitching this week:  7 out of 7 (Sunday to Saturday)
Days with stitching this month:  27 out of 27 
Days with stitching this year:  27 out of 27
Success Rate:  100%

How did you do at fitting stitching time into your schedule?

1. Sharon 2. Melissa G 3. Julie in GA 4. maggie f

5. Meloney 6. Val:) 7. Shasta 8. MartiDIY

9. newsurfiegirl 10. Susanne 11. Christina's Handicrafts

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Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Still Blue

We got an early start to our weekend this week.  Friday was a day off. Part of the day was spent doing necessary stuff like hair cuts, getting to the bank, mailing a package to the Scientist in Training and a quick trip to the quilt shop.  

There was still some time for stitching even with all the errands.  The second Squared Away block is finished. 

Squared Away Sampler
designed by Mari (The Academic Quilter)
The 2018 Rainbow Scrap Challenge Project

The 1930 reproductions in the newest block are left over from a quilt along back in 2007.  I bought a lot more of the reproduction fabrics than I needed, so these fabrics have shown up in at least 2 other quilts. The medium blue floral used in the cross is a long time favorite.  I still have several big scraps left of it, so it will likely make an appearance in a few more scrappy projects before it's all used up.  

I've got a start on the third and final blue Squared Away block for this month, but forgot to get any pictures.  Hopefully, I can show off all three next week, along with a start on the blocks for February.  

You can find more blue scrappy blocks over at Soscrappy. Linking up with Oh Scrap on Sunday.  

Weekend Stitching: Geeky Progress

The weekend was pretty slow paced, I didn't leave the house at all.  There were a lot of naps, this sinus crude is proving difficult to shake.  I'm in the cough till you drop stage.  

Even with the naps, there was a decent amount of time spent in the sewing room.  Geek Chic is now a finished flimsy.

  Chemistry Geek
Pattern is Under Construction by the Missouri Star Quilt Company
found in Missouri Star Quilt Company Block Idea Book (Summer Vol 4 Issue 3)

I'm happy with how it turned out.  More importantly, the SIT likes it.   The fabrics really make the quilt and this block allows each to shine.   

The block shape is pretty close to some of the stick figure molecular diagrams used in chemistry, which helps with the geeky theme.  The back will be pieced from the left overs.  I've got all the pieces cut, but didn't have the time or energy to start on the assembly. Hopefully the back will be done by the weekend.  Then all that is left is prepping the quilt for quilting.  It will be nice to get this one finished and to SIT for her dorm room before the semester ends.  Plus getting Geek Chic out the door for quilting is this month's OMG. 

Linking up with:
Monday Making
Monday Design Wall
Main Crush Monday

15 Minutes to Stitch: Week 3 of 2018

It's been a week for snow storms and bone chilling cold.  I'm pretty sure my cold was kicked off after standing outside in below freezing temps during a fire alarm earlier this week.  I wasn't in my office when the alarm sounded so had to evacuate without my coat.  After that, I could never get warmed up, so I'm sure my resistance to the prevalent germs was lower than it normally is.  

We did get snow this week, about an inch.  My Guy bought me a fisheye lens for Christmas, so I had to try it out.

Looks kinda like a snow globe doesn't it?  Not the most photogenic scene, but it was just too cold to be out and about.  (Yes, I'm an absolute wimp when it's cold).   

I slept a lot yesterday, but still managed to get in a few hours of stitching in between the napping.   The final borders are going on Geek Chic, so the yardage going out added up quickly this week:

Fabric used this week:  1.11 yards
Fabric used in 2018:  3.07 yards
Fabric purchased in 2018:  0 yards
Net fabric out for 2018:  3.07 yards

The fabric shop adds are being deleted from my email without being read and it's been too cold to visit the quilt shop, so it's been easy to maintain the nothing in so far for 2018.  I'm linking up with Quiltpaintcreate for this week's stash report.   

The other weekly goal is to find 15 minutes to stitch each day. 

It's not always easy to find the time to stitch, but it wasn't too hard to get to the sewing room this week.

Days with stitching this week:  7 out of 7
Days with stitching this month:  20 out of 20
Days with stitching this year:  20 out of 20
Success rate:  100% 

This year is starting off much like last year.  I managed to maintain my 100% through March last year.  That's not likely to happen this year as I'll have business trip in March.  

Now it's your turn.  How did you do at finding time to stitch this week: 

1. Melissa G 2. Julie in GA 3. Meloney 4. Mary-Kay

5. MartiDIY 6. Dar's Patchwork Garden 7. di 8. Sharon

9. Susanne 10. Shasta 11. Christina's Handicrafts

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