Stash Report - March 11th

Since it's time to write the stash report, it must be Sunday.  I've been off the grid since Tuesday for various reasons, the main one being Drama Teen's participation in the State Science Fair.  Wednesday night was filled with last minute preparations, then we left early Thursday morning.  Unfortunately the hotel where we stayed had Internet problems, no one was able to log on all weekend.  We all had fun even though DT didn't place.  Just to get to go to the state fair was a huge honor, especially as a 7th grader. That's the youngest student allowed to attend.  


While DT was participating in the science fair, I found the local quilt shop in Ada.    

The Santa Fe Depot is housed in an old train depot.  No photos of the inside unfortunately.   It has a very roomy and gorgeous interior.  Lots of beautiful quilts on the walls, a nice selection of fabrics, books, rulers, etc.  The building dates from the early 1900's.  I spent a great morning just roaming around looking while DT was competing.  Unfortunately for the stash report, I didn't just look, I bought. 

A few fat quarters came home with me, along with a gorgeous black print and a dark blue print.  One of the big holes in my stash is large pieces that can be used as backgrounds in my quilts, so I bought lots of each of those two.  The stash report isn't pretty, but I'm hoping by filling a few holes, I'll actually be able to make more with what I've bought previously.  So here's the damage:


Used last week:  0.41 yards
Added last week: 14.5 yards


Used for 2012:  5.16 yards
Added for 2012:  116 yards.  


Net Stashed for 2012:  108. 84 yards


I'm hoping to spend today sewing so maybe I can dig out a little.  I probably won't make it to positive numbers this year, but if I can use more than last year, I'll be happy.  


To see more stash reports, check out who's linked up over at Judy's Patchwork Times.  

Wordless Wednesday - Really Red

15 Minute Challenge - March 6th

Today is the 66th day of 2012.  How are you doing at finding 15 minutes a day to sew?   Since the beginning of the year, I've met the challenge of finding at least 15 minutes to sew 49 days.  Not bad, that's about a 75% success rate.  It doesn't seem like much, but all that time adds up. 

Is finding 15 minutes a day to sew/craft a habit for you yet?  The 66 day mark is the average amount of time it takes most people to form a habit.  I've been doing it for a year and as I said last week I always think about finding my 15 minutes, I don't always follow through and do it. This week I did well, 6 days out of 7 finding some time to play with fabric (and I didn't even have to count my fabric shopping from Saturday).

I'm putting the borders on the purple and yellow quilt.  I started to add a light puple border and realized after I got the two vertical borders on, that it wasn't going to work.  So I did a lot of unsewing this week. 

Now on to the important stuff.  Who won the last 15 Minute Challenge Give away? 

#4 Libby Q of Paper Napkin Poetry

Libby's fairly new to the challenge, joing earlier this year.  In addition to a lovely hexie project she's got going on, she makes the cutest covered buttons.  She starts every post with a beautiful photograph, mainly flowers the last month.  If you haven't checked out her blog, go take a peak. 

It's been a productive year with the 15 Minute Challenge for me.  I hope it has been for you too.  Special thanks to Amanda, Kate, Liz, Marti, Pat, Shay and Thea for linking up most every week since just about the beginning and for all the inspiration and support over the last year.  For those who've just started the 15 Minute Challenge, I hope you'll find it fun and productive. 

So link up and share how well you did in getting some "me time" at the machine over the last week.

1. hueisei 2. libbyQ 3. Barb H 4. Amanda, Seabreeze Quilts

5. Shay 6. Pat 7. Nana B 8. Darla

9. Thea 10. June

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Stash Report - March 4th

I'm a little late in posting today, the migraine that came on yesterday afternoon finally faded to a dull ache about lunch time today.  Being late may also be related to the fact I'm a bit sheepish about posting the stash report.  There was a 40% off sale at a relatively new quilt shop that's only about 25 minutes from my house.  I took full advantage of the sale to fill in some gaps in red and black colorways.  Before I get to the eye candy, lets just get the stash report out of the way. 

Used last week: 0.3 yards
Added last week: 50 yards

Used for 2012:  4.75 yards
Added for 2012:  101.5 yards

Net stashed for 2012:  96.75 yards

I'm going to have to pick it up in getting some stitching done to get back to the black.  Not impossible, but getting more improbable.  Even so, I'm not sorry with what came home. 

It may be hard to see, but across the top is 9 yards of a tone on tone white dot, very nice to have on hand for background fabric.  The pale blue and green are going to be worked into the setting for some old embroidery blocks.  The rest of the new additions are meant to add some red and black to the stash.  Colors I was sadly lacking yardage in. 

I think my favorite is the gray and red paisley in the last shot.  Not sure what I'm going to do with the red, blacks and gray, but the Fat Quarter Stars blocks have been done in those colors and I really like how those are coming out.  Another red and black quilt is definitely on the bucket list. 

That's it for my report this week.  I'm linking up with Judy over at Patchwork Times, so check out all the other stash reports there. 

Foto Finish - Growing

I got to sleep in this morning.  And other than putting in a load of jeans to wash because Drama Teen has none clean, there is no need to rush around this morning.  My only plan is to wreck a little havoc with my stash numbers, there's a 40% off sale at nearby quilt shop.  With the price of fabric these days, that's a hard sale to pass up.  You'll have to check out tomorrow's stash report to see just how much the damage is.  


This week's Foto Finish theme is "growing".  I tried to find a clever interpretation, but alas, my brain appears to have lost it's higher cognitive powers (assuming it ever had any).  So I went with the obvious.  

I love looking at the new growth on trees.  About this time of year, the trees start to look just a little fuzzy as the new leave buds pop out and start to flower.  I have no idea what kind of tree this is.  The picture was taken over Spring Break last year when we were in Hot Springs Arkansas.  


Check out the links over at Cat Patches for more growth opportunities.