Week #22 Stash Report

I finished my version of Judy's scrappy stars! (I ran out of background, so I had to skip the borders). I have a picture, but I think the Assistant kidnapped the camera cord, so posting the picture will have to wait!

I didn't buy anything in OK because I didn't stop at any quilt shops. (A little sadness, but we were on a time crunch on the way home - I had to work!)

IN this week: 0 yards
IN YTD: 118 1/4 yards

OUT this week: 7 1/4 yards
OUT YTD: 101 yards

YTD Totals: 17 1/4 yards IN

I'm making progress! I also worked on my mini-9-patches for a swap due in September, and I am almost finished with the Assistant's dress for my sister's wedding in September. I have 3 dresses to make, and I'm trying to do a nice job gathering, so they take time...

This Thursday we leave for TX for a few days, so my goals will be limited:

Quilt 1 block of Judy's "mystery" quilt
Finish the Assistant's dress
Finish another set of 9-patches
NO BUYING...

Week #21 Stash Report

3 3/4 yards in, so 25 yards in for the year.

One of my goals was not buying fat quarters anymore, but since the Assistant chooses only fat quarters, I guess that's not going to be a successful goal for 2009. I'll just have to use them!

We're leaving today for Oklahoma with my best friend, so I hope we have some fun!

I finished the T-shirt quilt, but won't post anymore pictures since it's not for me. I learned a lot about quilting on the plasticy logos on T-shirts! (Grr!)

This week, I hope to finish the patriotic quilt, and then my numbers will start moving in the right direction!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Stash Report Week #20

Nada in. Nada out. 4 graduations this weekend with 2 little girls (and a niece...)... Not much happening here.

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Paper-Piecing

Let's just say that SOMEDAY I would like to make an amazing paper-pieced rose like this. I guess that means I should practice first, right? I believe the pattern is by Ula Lenz.

But not today. I quilted more on the T-shirt quilt - it will be finished next week. In a few hours, I will take to the road to see my younger sister graduate from college. We'll get to see some college friends that live there too, and the Assistant wants to swim at the hotel pool.

And she's going on the potty by herself!!!!!!!

Right now, she's telling me she wants to "borrow" a stack of hand-dyed fabric and put it in her drawer. I don't think borrow means the same thing to her as it does to me!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Miracle needed!

It's been a crazy two weeks in the "nini" room. My BiL has finally been diagnosed with end-stage kidney disease, caused by IgA nephropathy. He will start dialysis next week, my poor nephew thinks he, too, should experience kidney failure and have a transplant so he understands what's wrong with Daddy, and my sister will have to work next year since my BiL might be unable for a while if he has a transplant. Whew!

My DH brought a relic of Chaplain Kapaun to my BiL, so we are praying for one of two miracles - that his kidney function return (truly, a miracle) or that we quickly find a willing, compatible donor locally so that when school resumes in the fall, BiL might be able to work again within months. He's so young (just 33), but he's apparently been ill for years, even decades.

I'm grateful a diagnosis was given so quickly after he became seriously ill. At least he'll start to feel better with a diet overhaul, dialysis, and medications, and only time and God can tell if a transplant is in the future. It definitely made my own (minor) surgery take a back seat, and I haven't had time to feel sorry for my own discomfort - it's nothing compared to his!

So if you are of the praying sort (which I am), would you remember my BiL? And if you are Catholic (which I am), maybe ask Chaplain Kapaun for a miracle... then one day soon Chaplain Kapaun might be declared a Saint!

A little quiltiness here and there, but the garden is demanding lots of time... Away I go!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Stash Report Week 19

IN this week: 0 yards
IN YTD: 114 1/2

OUT this week: 1/2 yard
OUT YTD: 93 3/4 yards

YTD Total: 20 3/4 IN

Hey, I'm making progress. It's been a long week of recovery. My poor BiL was diagnosed with kidney failure, so not much was accomplished in terms of quilting. Soon!

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.

Week #18 Stash Report

Whew! Surgery is over and recovery is commenced. Now to wait the biopsy results, and then it will all be behind me! I figure I'll write my stash report while I have the peace and energy.

I sewed some curtains for our unfinished basement in an attempt to hide our food stores. That's 14 1/2 yards out!

I finished the Japanese quilt (and if I could find the camera cord, you would see a picture!). It's quite lovely - DH wishes I weren't giving it away! 14 3/4 yards out.

Today, I went to a quilt shop in search of a suitable quilting template for the T-shirt quilt, but didn't find one. Instead, I bought template plastic to buy my own. DH picked out a yard of purple batik, and I picked up two fat quarters with stars on them.

IN this week: 1 1/2 yards
IN YTD: 114 1/2 yards

OUT this week: 29 1/4 yards
OUT YTD: 93 1/4 yards

Total YTD: 21 1/4 yards IN

I am making progress - my total hasn't been this low since January 6. I bought the fabric today as a bit of a joke - when I was in labor with the assistant, I went fabric shopping with my mom to get the fabric to finish a few quilts. The day before I was induced with the screamer, I'm pretty sure I bought fabric. Today, to celebrate surgery being over, I had to buy something!

Now for a few days of recuperation, then back to work. It's good to have time to rest.

from the room of Zana's Ninis,
katie z.