Stash Report Week #31

I replaced my frayed, stained, and flattened ironing board cover and finished an apron for Spunky.

IN this week: 0 yards
OUT this week: 2 1/4 yards

IN YTD: 67 yards
OUT YTD: 49 yards
YTD Total: 18 yards IN

I also polished off another spool of thread, for a total of 18 spools.  I need to find a good sale to replenish my neutral piecing thread, as it’s almost gone!

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

I Did a Thing

I finished my churn dash blocks.

I made an ironing board cover.  It could use a few adjustments, but it's not falling apart at the seams.  I've already made a clutter disaster, as I also moved all my fabric out of the under-stairs storage spot so JoJo could try storing his trains under there.  It's not working yet, but we're going to keep trying.

 The big thing I did was this:

All my 16-patches are done!  I'd do a happy dance, but I'm currently sick to my stomach about a bad thing I did accidentally.

My daughter took over 300 pictures on our trip to Nebraska.  I thought I exported all the photos to a folder, then deleted the pictures from iCloud.  We were out of storage, and I already keep my quilt pictures out of Photos for this reason.  It turns out, only 40 of the photos had exported.  I feel terrible.  And no, there is no recovering them.  Since we were out of storage, the photos went immediately to permanent deletion.  (Ooh, DH found a way to recover the files from the SD card.  I will get the photos printed ASAP before I do anything else foolish.)

Stash Report Week 30

I think Week 29 was lost in the chaos of summer!

Two aprons, one doll and one little girl, were finished, and while visiting my sister, I purchased 5 fat quarters.

IN this week: 1 1/4 yards
OUT this week: 1 1/4 yards

IN YTD: 67 yards
OUT YTD: 46 3/4 yards
YTD Total: 20 1/4 IN

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

Sewing up a Storm

This week, for the first time, my DH took care of all six kids overnight for two nights while I visited my sister.  (Yes, first trip away from all my kids.)  It was amazing how quiet her house could be when she was resting and my nephew (a teen) was doing his own thing.  Nobody asked me questions, sat in my lap, or screamed for an hour.  Amazing.

When I got back I hit the sewing machine.  All my 16-patches are in halves.  That may not sound like much, but there is a ridiculous pile of halves to pin together.  All my churn dashes are in process, with five done.  Woohoo!

Friday, when I was tired of pinning, I fiddled with another difficult apron.  The apron for Miss G is now complete.  It could use some buttons for the back straps, but since she's not really able to button them herself yet, we're leaving them as over thick ties.  Three more to go (Spunky, the Assistant, and me).

Today is DH's birthday, so I've run to the farmer's market, whipped up creme brulee, baked chicken parmesan, and prepared for shrimp etouffee.  Hopefully I'll get to sew later!

Check out all the lovely blocks and projects today!

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

Rainbow Scrap Challenge: Red and Maroon

My hand dyed fabric stash is a little slim on red fabrics, so I only have three Stained Glass Star Blocks this month.  Because I’ve been busy in the garden and around the farm, my fingers have been more swollen, so there was a perfectly small number of these sets of triangles to tackle!

I finished a round or two of log cabin blocks.  Since it’s for a baby gift, I haven’t snapped any photos yet.

A little apron was made from an incomplete and erroneous pattern.  Miss G has already made said apron and doll disappear, so I'm on a hunt to discover it for a photo shoot.  I will make her an apron next, as time permits.  Now that I know how the apron goes together, and where the directions are lacking, it should be much easier.

Finally, I'm still sewing up four patches from teal and aqua scraps.  The basket is, apparently, bottomless, as I feel no closer to the end after having sewn stacks and stacks already!  It's fine, as I know I really will reach the bottom.  I am now seriously contemplating a 16-patch quilt entirely in my aqua/turquoise scraps, as this basket may be a quilt by itself.

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

P.S. Be sure to visit Soscrappy for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge this weekend!

Finished Quilt: Christmas Blackford Beauty

It's been done more than a week, and I simply haven't laid it out for a photo!  Having time, light, and a clear space has been a challenge.

Here's my Christmas version of Blackford Beauty or, as Bonnie Hunter calls it, Jared Takes a Wife.  It's an oversized twin (laying on a queen for this picture) for one of my guest beds (a trundle bed) in the basement office.  Since my sister and her family regularly stay with us for the holidays, I'd like to have a few seasonal quilts for them.

My gold fabric gave out on me about 20 sashing squares short of a finish, but I, fortunately, found a non-metallic gold leftover from the aforementioned sister's double wedding ring quilt that worked well enough.

I definitely overcut for this quilt, but as I wanted it scrappy, I cut 2" strips from all the reds and greens I might use.  There's a reason my 2" scrap box is overflowing.

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

Stash Report #28

This week, I finished my Christmas quilt and bought some bee fabric fat quarters.  I’m still moving in the right direction!

IN this week: 2 1/2 yards
OUT this week: 10 yards


IN YTD: 65 3/4 yards
OUT YTD: 45 1/2 yards
YTD Total: 20 1/4 yards IN

From the room of Zana’s Ninis
katie z.

Red-Letter Day

A red-letter day may be a bit of an exaggeration, but it's been quite a week for the red scraps.  I finished all my cutting: 9 patches, stained glass star blocks, and churn dash blocks.  (And, lovely friends, before you remind me to spend more time with my children, or that time is fleeting, please don't.  I am aware.  However, I've been under some personal stress and I'm an introvert who needs time alone.  It wears on me when everyone is home all day every day despite my love for them, so sewing helps me recharge my batteries.)

I finished 90 red or maroon 9-patches, lined them up for a picture, and then picked them up without a photo!  There are already 170 blocks, so the red scraps really skyrocketed me closer to the necessary numbers.  35 more will bring me to the next stage: making star points.

I will definitively run out of red scraps before the end of the month, but that's okay.  Let me show you the aqua scraps that still need to be tackled:

 I finished the light aqua scraps.  I'm so excited to work my way through a quilt with these!

July Goals

In June, I wanted to...

1.  Keep up on aqua scraps: trim, churn dash, Stained Glass Stars, and maybe even the 16-patches.  Done, except for the mountain of 16-patches.  73 down, probably 150 to go!

2. Quilt and bind the dragon quilt for Q, since it’s been basted since before my accident.  Oh, happy day, it's finished!

3.  Finish the Christmas quilt.  I did make it to flimsy and basted stage, but not quite to quilting and binding.  Next month!

4.  Start the Meadow Mist Designs Quilt along, which will be based off her Plus Quilt book.  Not yet.  The design has been revealed, and I'm not sure I'm on board.  I had a specific set of colors I wanted to use, and I'm not sure I can adapt this pattern to my needs.  We'll see.

In July, I'd like to
1.  Keep up with the red and maroon scraps: trim, churn dash, Stained Glass Stars, 16-patches.

2.  Churn out more aqua/teal/turquoise 16-patches.

3. Finish the Christmas Quilt.

4.  Make a new ironing board cover.  The current one is truly falling apart.

5.  My daughters have requested a dress and four aprons (one for each girl, and one for their doll).  I'm not such a garment sewer, but I'll try!

6.  Progress on another UFO, probably the rainbow log cabin, since I have an intended recipient due in September.  (Not my baby, but a new nephew!)

from the room of Zana’s Ninis,

katie z.

July UFO List

1. Pillow
2. Scrappy DWR
3. ABC appliqué
4. 9 patches and stars
5.  Hand pieced hexagons
6.  Christmas Jared takes a Wife
7. Stained Glass Stars
8. 16 patches
9.  Churn dash block

June 1: 10 projects
Started: 0
Finished: 1
June 30: 9 projects

This month, I quilted and bound the dragon quilt.  This binding was easier than the baby quilt, so it looks like I'm finally getting back into the groove of using my hand and fingers for finer work.

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

Stash Report Week #27

No changes.  The flimsy is basted, so if all goes well, I'll have a finished quilt next week!

IN this week: 0 yards
OUT this week: 0 yards

IN YTD: 63 1/4 yards
OUT YTD: 35 1/2 yards
YTD Total: 27 3/4  yards IN

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