Rainbow Scrap Challenge - Orange You Glad I'm Done with Purple?

I was so ready for the weekend and some much needed down time.  Though this afternoon will be a bit busy.  It's prom weekend and Drama Teen has a date.  So the afternoon will be spent doing girly things like painting toes and doing hair.  They will be going out for dinner in Tulsa, they need to leave early so they can get back for the dance and after party.  I promise pictures tomorrow.  

It was a fairly good week for stitching.  I've been trying to get caught up on my RSC blocks for March.  I finally finished the second purple Vintage Dress.

 Vintage Dresses by Charise Randell

I really like this one.  I'm pretty sure I've said the same thing about all the previous dresses that I've finished. I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite from the six finished to date.   The dark trim is really a deep purple, even though it looks black in the photo.  

So that's both purple dresses done in time for the end of April and the last orange weekend.  I do have the first orange dress cut out.

  

Now I just have to get it and the other orange dress assembled, so I can move on to the color for May.  These dresses are a bit more work than my past RSC projects, so I may not keep up each month, but I am enjoying the process, even if it's not fast.  

You can find more bright and happy orange blocks over at Soscrappy.  

Let's Book it Progress for April 2016

Just two more days in April.  How did that happen?  It seems the month just flew by.   Even though life has been occurring in a time warp, I do have progress on my long term Let's Book It Project.  

Poinsettias
By Judy Blok for the December 2013 issue
of American Patchwork and Quilting Magazine

Two more Poinsettia blocks were stitched together this month, just one more block left to make and then it will be time to start on the pieced sashing.  I really like how this quilt is coming together.  It may actually make it to the finished flimsy stage sometime this year.  

You can see more Let's Book It projects over at Vrooman's Quilts.  

One Monthly Goal: April's Goal Completed

I'm actually ready to link up with Red Letter Quilts on the first day of the One Monthly Goal link up for April.  Of course April's goal was pretty easy.  The plan was to add a narrow border to the Midnight Mystery quilt.  

Check:  One narrow border.

After adding the border, it was time to find fabric for the back.  While straightening up the fabric closet I came across some yardage that's been in the stash for a while.  It's not a great match to the front but it works, at least it has a black background.    

Check:  Pieced back

Then came pressing and removing all the loose threads.  Then the top and backing were folded up to package for shipping.

Check:  Prepped and packaged.  

Last Friday, the box made it's way to the Post Office and is now on it's way to Trudy.


Check:  Shipped

I'm really enjoying these One Monthly Goals.  It helps me focus on moving one project forward.  Getting projects out the door for quilting is one of my slower steps.  I'm not overly fond of the prepping for shipping process of pressing and de-treading that has to be done before I turn loose of them. By making it this month's goal, I didn't put it off for weeks which is my typical habit.  Getting this project to the quilter now makes it more likely I'll have another finish in May.  

Stash Management: Week 17 of 2016

It's been a beautiful weekend.  Lots of sun and mild temperatures.  Spring doesn't last long in Oklahoma, but it's certainly wonderful while it's here.  My Guy and I were off work on Friday.  We grabbed the cameras and went looking for some wildflowers.  It's a bit early for the real showy displays, but we found a few blooming lovelies scattered here and there.

Paintbrush

Purple Paintbrush

Wild Indigo

After our photo excursion, I was able to sew most of Friday, as well as most of Saturday afternoon.  So there's a little bit going out. 

Used last week: 1.33 yards
Used in April:  6.72 yards
Used year to date:  23.9  yards
Purchased this week:  0 yards
Purchased year to date:  17.75 yards
Net used for 2016: 6.15 yards

Getting in the sewing room even just a bit each day helps so much with getting things done, so I strive to spend at least 15 minutes of every day in the sewing room.  It was a pretty good week on that front.  

Days with 15 minutes of stitching time this week: 6 days
Days in April:  17 days out of 23
Days this year:  92 days out of 114 

So a pretty good week on multiple fronts.  Hope yours was a good one too.  Linking up with Patchwork Times for this week's stash report.  

Rainbow Scrap Challenge - Still No Orange

It's Saturday, time to talk scrappy for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

I'm still working on getting caught up after all the time out of my sewing room in March.  Yesterday helped a lot as My Guy and I were off work and home for a change.  I still haven't gone hunting for orange scraps to make this month's blocks, but I did finish off one of the purple dresses from last month. 

 Vintage Dresses by Charise Randell

Too bad I didn't finish this dress last month, it would make a perfect Easter dress don't you think?  I got a good start on the second purple dress and if my weekend stitching plans hold together it should be done by the end of the weekend.  That gives me a week to get a start on this month's orange dresses.  Maybe I'll be all caught up with my rainbow blocks by the end of next month. 

Linking up with Soscrappy when Angela is able to get the linky party posted.