January UFO

I quilted my UFO for January.

It is almost like the one I made for my son's girlfriend for Christmas.

I love green and had to have one for myself. 

Now I need to get it bound before the end of the month.

Stash Report - Week 4, 2012

The fabric that I used and purchased this week was for these 2 quilts. Well, most of the fabric I purchased was for these quilts. I have been trying to stay away from buying fabric without a specific purpose in mind. I went to JoAnn's because I needed White Kona. I bought 6 1/2 yards of white but I also bought 2 yards of Gray Kona. Don't ask me what I am going to use that for yet. I had to buy so much white because I could not find what I had at home. Of course after I bought it I did find mine. It was in with another one of my WIPs. I still did need to get more because I would not have had enough. Now I do have some extra white on hand

 This week I used 4 yards of white for my Joseph's Coat. For my Mod Medallions I used 3 1/4 yards of white and 3 1/4 yards of prints.

Used this Week: 10.5 yards

Used year to Date: 14.0 yards

Added this Week: 8.5 yards

Added Year to Date: 8.5 yards

Net Used for 2011: 5.5 yards

I am participating in the stash report at Patchwork Times.

Mod Medallions

This week I have also been working on "Mod Medallions." This is my 50th Birthday Quilt. All of the fabric in this quilt was given to me for my birthday except 2 of the oranges and 2 of the greens. Those fabrics were used in the decorations at my party.

I have been giving it a lot of thought to what pattern I wanted to use for this special quilt. I thought that this pattern, Mod Medallions was perfect for highlighting this fabric. The method I decided to use is raw edge applique with fusible web so I can get it finished more quickly.

Sewing not Posting

One of my New Year's Resolutions is to spend less time on the computer and more time on my quilting.

This week in the evenings I have been working on my 2nd Joseph's Coat. I posted about starting it here. Most of these greens I got this past summer when we were visiting my sister and her family in Washington state.

This week I finished preparing all of the petals and got them all put on the background fabric. All of the blocks are ready to be machine appliqued.

Stash Report, Week 2, 2012

On Friday at 7-Sisters Quilt Guild I worked on my "Sew Simple Pineapple Quilt." I finished the top. Now it just needs to be quilted. I used 3.5 yards of fabric for the borders.

I have started the year going in the right direction for my stash report.

Used this Week: 3.5 yards

Used year to Date: 3.5 yards

Added this Week: 0 yards

Added Year to Date: 0 yards

Net Used for 2011: 3.5 yards

WIP

Below is a list of quilts that I am working on. I have no illusion of finishing them this year, but I would like to work on them.

This first quilt I have not actually started yet, but I would like to get a lot done on it this year. I will be using the fabrics that were given to me as a gift for my 50th birthday.

 The back will have this fabric that was signed by my family and friends that attended my party. I am not certain of the pattern I will use but I am leaning toward this one "Mod Medallions."

I plan on working on my second Joseph's Coat that I started in 2011.

This "Classic Bouquet Quilt" was started in a class at Bayside Quilters many years ago, probably about 2003 or 2004. Originally it was to be hand appliqued but I most likely will be machine appliqueing it.

 This bluebird quilt is hand appliqued. It was started in the Baltimore Bee of Bayside Quilters a long time ago. I really do not know when it was started, maybe 2004?

 The pattern has 9 blocks. I decided to do 4 thinking that way I would get it done. Just one more block to go. Maybe someday I will get it done.

This is my personal Baltimore Album. This is the quilt that I always wanted to make. It is hand appliqued and the final 2 blocks will also be hand appliqued.

 Each block is significant to me.

 When I get it finished I will explain each block.

 Some of the blocks I designed.

 The thing that is holding me up is that I want to design the final 2 blocks.

 I really just need to make it a priority.

 I think I started this quilt in 2005 and I have not worked on it since 2006.

Stash Report - Week 1, 2012

It is the beginning of the new year and we are a back to all zeros for the stash report. Last year I started out a little slow when it came to stash busting. Through out the year I purchased almost 110 yards of fabrics. I finally pulled it off and came out in the black with a net of 36.75 yards of fabric used for the year. I can't deny that I like to buy fabric. So, my goal for 2012 is to do better stash busting than I did in 2011. This week everything remains at zero; nothing in and nothing out.

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

I am playing along at stash busting with Judy at Patchwork Times.