Stash Report Week #22

There's no change in fabric this week, but I did finish off another spool for 10 spools used this year!

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

Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Slighty Off Color

I've made great progress on my Twinkler Stars this week, with 11 finished and 12 more simply awaiting final assembly.  As I sorted out the last blocks from the bottom of the box, where they'd been nestled since December 2015, imagine my surprise to find I'd cut not 63 blocks but 80!  I guess I won't be finishing all these blocks like I'd originally imagined.  Instead, they'll live to see another month.  Since my design wall came down for painting, I haven't hung up all the Twinklers again, so just picture the 45 finished ones in your mind!

My Bits and Bobs pile of tiny nines seemed to grow so very large (for 2" blocks) over the course of the month that I must confess to disappointment when I only had enough for 5 blocks.  This week I've made a few more tiny nines, so I may yet eke out one or two more, but it currently isn't in the cards.  Today's a busy day, with a feed pick up, visiting family, and a date with DH to celebrate our 11th anniversary!

Finally, my applique blocks are my off-color work for the month.  I found most of the blocks simply did not lend themselves to being predominantly green, so a number of non-green blocks were worked on.  Since my goal this month was 6 instead of 8, I chose to work on several of the sun blocks, which I find highly tedious.  I have one last (yellow) sun to wrap up, which I may even finish today!

I finally saw the doctor about my back pain, and I am to continue my impossible task of not picking up kids or chicken feed buckets until the knots in my back release.  It's definitely better this week, and DH is done teaching for the summer, so he can feed the chickens for me.  I wonder how many weeks I need to wait before basting and quilting the next quilt?  (Not that I have a flimsy waiting, which is a good thing!)

Be sure to check out the link up this Saturday to enjoy all the inspirational projects!

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

Stash Report Week #21

I finished a Tshirt quilt and a placemat this week.  (Un)fortunately, all the Tshirt quilt materials were provided by the customer, so I only get to count the placemat yardage.

IN this week: 5 yards of fabulous Vicki Welsh fabric
OUT this week: 1/2 yard

IN YTD: 28 1/2 yards
OUT YTD: 41 1/2 yards
YTD Total: 13 yards OUT

I've slipped a bit, but I'm still moving along nicely.  I doubt June will bring a quilt finish, but it does include a vacation, so who knows what will happen!?

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

Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Interrupted

I have a whole lotta nothing to show today.  This week, we had painters in the house for two days, and my time was consumed by keeping the "babies" out of the paint.

I also made a strategically bad decision to work on quilting a Tshirt.  I falsely assumed that, since I'd never had lower back problems after quilting a quilt, doing so now would be fine.  Oh, no.  No, no, no.  By the end of the day I could scarcely walk, and DH has had to do all the chicken chores.  Finally I'm dramatically better, but I managed not a single twinkler star this week.

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

Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Emerald and Rose

New van this week.  Oy.  I've decided not to rant about buying a car, but I'm grateful I won't have to do it again for another 5-10 years.

In the meantime, I've felt rotten (lingering back pain), so I've only finished a few blocks a day.  Still, don't the pinks and greens look lovely together?

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

Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Hold Your Horses

You know I lead an exciting life, right?  Allow me to fill you in on the latest excitement.

On Tuesday, I drive my kids to school.  Well, this Tuesday, we didn't make it to school as a driver ran a red light and totaled my van.  With all the kids inside.  On the way to school.  My oldest was a little traumatized.  Thursday, at the end of the school day, there was a second wreck there.  Fortunately for us, we were not involved.  I might have issues with that intersection now.  (That's the short story.)  Thank God we're all okay, although I have a bit of back pain from lifting the little kids into the truck.  We fortunately have a truck that will fit all the kids and myself, but van shopping is on the agenda next week.

Needless to say, my sewing didn't progress as fast or as far as I had initially planned.

I have 63 of these little beauties to make, and I've already decided they desperately need sashing.  That will wait for another month, as I'll be lucky to finish all the blocks this month.

This weekend is Spunky's First Communion, so my mom and I are busy cleaning!

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

May UFO List

April 1: 17 projects
Finished: 2
Started: 2
April 30: 17 projects

I finished my hexagon quilt (my oldest UFO!) and a Tshirt quilt.  I added another Tshirt quilt and a quilt for DH's grandma to the list.

"Something Done"
1. Tell It to the Stars (quilting)
2. Stockings (4 of 7)
3. Twinkler star
4. Applique
5. Placemat
6. Bits and Bobs
7. Odd Fellow
8. Tshirt quilt
9. 
10. 

Not Started Yet/On Hold
11. ABC applique
12. Aegean Sea
13. Mom's gray and yellow
14. Uncle Ron
15. Scrappy DWR
16. Embroidered pillows
17. Pillow
18. orphan blocks
19. Memaw

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

May Goals

In April, I wanted to:
1.  Quilt three borders on my hexi quilt.  I finished it!

2. Scraps: trim, applique, Bits and Bobs, and more Odd Fellows!  Done!

3.  A commissioned Tshirt quilt. Done!

4.  Taxes. Done!

I also caught up on mending (again).

In May, I'd like to…

1. Work on scraps: trim, applique, Bits and Bobs, and my Twinkler Star in pink and green.

2.  Another commissioned Tshirt quilt.

3.  Seven more Odd Fellows blocks.

It's a busy month, kicked off by a serious car wreck, so I think that's more than enough to keep me busy!

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

April Block Count

April was a productive month for blocks.

I made a Tshirt quilt, for 6 "blocks."
53 Odd Fellow blocks,
4 Bits and Bobs, and
8 applique blocks.

I have a total of 71 new blocks for the month and 220 blocks for the year!

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

Stash Report Week #18

No fabric changes this week.  I've worked on plenty of blocks, but with no finishes I'll just keep on keepin' on.  I did finish off another spool of thread, so I'm up to 9 for the year.

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