Sunday Stash Report - Week 2 of 2011

I'm starting 2011 cheering and totally thrilled with the projects I want to complete. 

As for fabric, I've fallen off the fabric wagon again.  Le'sigh. 

I've obtained my Kona Fabric for the swap.  I got these on Monday afternoon and here's the fat quarter pile to exchange Monday evening.  It's lovely Bahama Blue! See my previous posts HERE or HERE

My totals in and out maybe skewed but no matter. This totally makes me feel as if I've accomplished a grand feat.  I so can't wait to see what I get back!

 So while ordering for the Kona swap, I might have purchased some other items during the end of the year sales from sewfreshfabrics  and sewdeerlyloved  oh and also from my local fabric store. 

Here is a photo of the additional Kona's I now have on hand and a few prints for good measure.

And some prints.  Specifically some that are adding to my constant search for oranges.  Oranges that will be made into a quilt for me me me.


While these don't fit the bill perfectly they plus a Christmas gift from my bestest girlfriend will go into a quilt.  I'm hoping the Postage Stamp Quilt Along that Rachel @ p.s. i quilt is hosting(post to follow later)

 

All I can say is YUM!

Sunday Stash Report- Week 2 of 2011

FABRIC

Used this Week: 3.10 yards
Used year to Date: 3.10 yards
Added this Week: 13.5 yards
Added Year to Date: 13.5 yards
Net Used for 2011:  -10.40 yards

YARN

Used this Week: 0 yards *I'm working on something but won't claim it's used until the project is done*
Used year to Date: 0 yards
Added this Week: 0 yards
Added Year to Date: 0 yards
Net Used for 2011: 0 yards

Click on over to Patchwork Times to see how others are doing at the beginning of a new year. 

Gen X Quilters' Kona Your World Fabric Swap

Today I sent out my Bahama Blue fat quarters for the internet fabric swap.

I can't wait to see what other Kona solids I get.  Check it out at Gen X and gather be sure to get there before 12/31/10 if you are interested yourself.

Pondering being Queen Bee

I've joined {Modern 12} Bee for the remaining 8 months. As I'm planning to be part of the new Twice as Nice bee this year.  This group I would get TWO blocks from each person.  Rarrrr.

The colors I'm in love with keep changing depending on what I'm working on.

With these two bee's going, I need to figure what I'm really wanting or "needing".  You know it's all about need.   

My first idea is to use Elizabeth Hartman's Scrappy Hedgerow Blocks
I'm still not thrilled about fussy cutting or providing anything specific for people to use.  I'm sure I'll get around any fussy cutting!  My inital color ideas include orange, teal, and white.  Oh how I adore orange.  I'll be making a few examples of what I'm thinking for the other bee's to see.

Second idea is the Elizabeth Hartman's Spiderweb Block I really like this as it has some scrappy-ness involved. I've seen a few of these with gray that really draw my eye. This could easily be for a nephew.

My third idea, at the moment, is Elizabeth Hartman's Simple Triangle. I'll have to do some of these triangles to see how much I "love" it after I complete a few.

On to more bee-ing and learning.

January {Modern 12} Bee Block

Such a busy year so far.  I'm bursting with excitement. 

I've been asked to join the {Modern 12} Bee group.  Using fabrics from our own stash in the block the queen bee chooses.

While I feel very intimidated if this meets the proper specifications here is my January block. She choose a pattern from 'The Sometimes Crafter' blog called Stacked Quilt block.

Yeah for new beginnings! Here be sure to see the Flicker Group for all the blocks from the {Modern 12} bee group.

Sew Fresh Fabrics ~ Scrap Quiliting Bee

How lucky am I?! I didn't realize other fabulous people would be involved!

I purchased some yummy fabrics from Sew Fresh Fabrics on Etsy.

Since I also signed up the Sew Fresh Fabrics blog.  Low and behold they have come up with a internet qulting bee.  Well since I've started another bee {Modern 12} bee why not do this one too. 

The details are fun: Sew Fresh Fabrics will send me some shop's studio scraps....

Each bee-ist is responsible for just one block (12.5 x12.5") send it back to the shop and it will magically become a quilt for chariety. 

After I'm done, I get to keep the remaining scraps- yum!

I'm part of the first round of 16.

Stay posted as they plan to have a few rounds throughout the year.

So email them your info if you're interested to get on the list for future rounds!!

(Here's all the details.)

So. . stay posted as I show you my progress in this charity bee!

Sunday Stash Report - Week 1 of 2011

I might have an obsession - a year ago it was yarn.  Once my arms started hurting from the constant crocheting and knitting, fabric easily filled the empty spots around the house.  I've been seeing the Sunday Stash Report's in a few blogs.

I just came across Jaybird Quilts  where she provided a link to Patchwork Times with a very clear explanation of what a Sunday Stash is.

Since it's the beginning of the year.  .a year that MUST be better than the last. I will complete a Sunday Stash Report this year.  A way to catalog, share, and track my purchases.

 Since this is 2011 I'm not going to count my end of the year purchase at my local store, since that was SO  2010.

Okay but here's a photo of it anyways.  It was an end of the year sale. 

I have a few purchases that I ordered on-line.  Since they have not arrived, they will be for sure in my next report. 



 Sunday Stash Report- Week 1 of 2011

FABRIC

Used this Week: 0 yards
Used year to Date: 0 yards
Added this Week: 0 yards
Added Year to Date: 0 yards
Net Used for 2011: 0 yards

YARN

Used this Week: 0 yards
Used year to Date: 0 yards
Added this Week: 0 yards
Added Year to Date: 0 yards
Net Used for 2011: 0 yards

Click on over to Patchwork Times to see how others are doing at the beginning of a new year.

Disappearing 9 patch top

 I started this quilt top when a girlfriend came over for a quilting weekend. I saw this tutorial from Cluck Cluck Sew. I'm sure this was referenced on another site but I'm not sure where. 



This was difficult to 'randomize'.  I feel like nothing is random in life. . so putting this together defiantly pushed my comfort zone.  I see two mistakes but they are perfectly fine.

I pinned this top a LOT more than I usually do.  I think it looks lovely.

 All these yummy fabrics make me happy. 

Seeing these fabrics in action, I had to go purchase more of the orange called "Spring Floral" by M Liss; dark blue background and light blue dots called "Dots" by Sandy Gervais for Moda; and my favorite "Flower fields" in lake from the Modern Meadow collection by Joel Dewberry.  

This is the first quilt I want to stipple finish within the new year.

Scraps from my mother

J wanted to make this for her first square she's EVER sewn on a sewing machine. Oh you should have seen how nervous I was when she a was sitting at my Bernina for the first time. It just makes me a bit freaked out writing about it.

When we went to go see my mother this past summer, J got lots of scraps. Oh how joyous she is building up her own stash. Yet I have to admit that I love my stash a lot more than she does. What can you expect from an 11-year old.

Not only did J want to sew but she wanted me to alter a square from the quilt book, Jelly Roll Quilts (which my wonderful mother gave me). So I altered a square from the Floral Bouquet quilt. At least I know that my math skills are still up to par. 

It's a lovely square that reminds me of my mother.

Quick holiday gifts

Tia-Timey - they are a new species that my 11-year old step-daughter helped make for her 2nd cousins. She made the patterns.  Wonkey line and all.

I made this fella for the not yet here 2nd cousin.  I hope a baby would like this giraffe. 

Hand made gifts are the best

Fabric Swap with the blog world

So not only am I doing a local fabric swap but now look at what I found for solids!

Oh as if there wasn't enough for me to do and try.  I'm going to add my name into this lovely swap that I just came across.  So I'll be gathering some Kona solids - more than likely a yummy purple shade - to swap with other's.  Check it out and gather be sure to get there before 12/31/10 if you are interested yourself.

I'll be using whatever I recieve back in something with white since I bought yards upon yards of 108" wide white this past weekend.  YEAH!

Pillow pattern

Have you seen Love Emblem on Anna Maria-Horner's blog? I was talking with a co-worker about completing projects that are actually able to be started and finished. . this project came to the blog-world just in time.

I haven't had much time to myself this evening, yet there is hopeful potential this weekend.  So I've made the pattern pieces and picked the material.. I'm hopefully a quick project to be completed within the next 48 hours.

Quick and cute gift bags

To add to a gift box for my favorite quasi-sister I made up these three bags. She's in college and I'm sure that she'll find these bags useful for something. Hopefully for something useful like wine!

It was great - I was looking for something fun and quick I found this new pattern Fabric Produce Bag on DAISY JANIE's blog.

3 fat quarters and moments later (like 15 minutes) I had these three adorable bags to drop in a gift box.

Adorable aren't they!



The two stripped bags are the plain bags, and the other is the  "rectangular" bottom.