Stash Report
I HAD to go to a store and buy binding. Yes, binding. I found the perfect binding. And while I was in the store, I looked and looked and looked around. The lady cutting fabric was busy with a lady having tons cut … so, I looked around some more and there was absolutely NOTHING that said, “Buy me!” or “take me home” except for the 1/2 yard of binding fabric. I’m afraid that I might be getting sick. Seriously. Is there something called fabric anorexia?
Fabric Used this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Used year to Date: 0 yards
Fabric Added this Week: 0.5 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 0.5 yards
Net Fabric used for 2017: 6.5 yards
Binding
Quilting is finished and binding is happening on this quilt:
Another OH NO!!!
As I was searching through my stash looking for something I know I have. I found another UFO. Probably from 2008 or 2009. It was started at a murder mystery retreat. The quilt was a mystery and there was a murder mystery at the same time. It was sort of fun. One of the owners of the quilt shop / retreat centre was “killed” with a wavy rotary cutter. The evidence was clear: The “murder” weapon was near the “victim” with the red rick-rack circling his neck and a piece of red fabric (indicating blood) by his head. We were given clues throughout the weekend. Unfortunately, at the end, the rational for “who” the murderer was included a lot of clues that we were not given. So that part was frustrating! And the quilt … yes, the quilt! I finished the top with grandiose ideas to piece the back … and so it has sat and sat and sat … languishing … ignored and totally forgotten – until today! That brings my total UFOs at the start of 2018 up to 60. I’m still going to stick with finishing 28 for my PHD.
PHD in 2018 // UFO tally
With my latest UFO find – the number of UFOs left to complete has increased by 1. I certainly hope I do not find any more UFOs. If I do … I might just pretend that I didn’t find them.
Linking to:
To see what other’s in the quilting world are working on – click on the following links:
- Sunday Stash @ quiltpaintcreate
- Oh Scrap @ Quilting is More Fun than Housework
- Peaceful Sunday @ Janda Bend Quilts (Click on the blue frog to see other links).
- Mali Sparkles @ Sunday Stash
Happy Quilting!
Gail
SEW – Since I originally said that in order to get your PHD you had to finish at least half of your UFOs or a maximum of 28, I will stick to completing 28 UFOs and finish all new projects that I start in 2018. I’m finding that 28 is stressful enough, 30 would be over the top for me!
It will take a bit of time to get this one quilted. I’m doing small feather wreaths in the white blocks and outlining the coloured blocks. Slow going!
Benartex had a contest on Facebook and I entered a quilt that I had made years ago with their fabric. No, I didn’t win. I didn’t even come in the top half. But that’s OK. Just for entering, I received a very cute charm pack. It’s called “A Moose for Christmas.” It’s in the process of becoming a table runner. This is the first design / fabric placement layout … there’s likely to be many more before I start sewing it together. It’s fun to work with these fabrics because they are so very cute! And the colours suit me and my house.
adhesives etc. but they are fantastic for cleaning your machine. They were on sale … so was some fabric and I looked at the fabric and quickly looked away. And then I was chatting with the gals in the shop and I looked some more and then the wagon broke! In my defence, the neutral fabric is for backing a quilt! The colour is not true in the picture. The top fabric is actually a beige/cream and the bottom is a pretty blue. A VERY pretty blue. A lovely lovely blue. Did you know that blue is my favourite colour? 
together! Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s put a dent in my 2″ square box. Hmmm, I think that what they say about scraps having sex and multiplying must be true!
The other project that I’m working on is sorting through all my fabric. The corner of my sewing room looks like this:
Another UFO is completed! YEAH!!! I only consider fabric used when the quilt is done, done, done … finishing a UFO makes me very happy!
I finished my Love Letter’s quilt!!! 
I did finish 2 table runners this week. This picture shows the backs and I promise, I’ll post a picture of the fronts after one of them has been given away at the retreat. I’m not sure which one I’ll keep and which I’ll give away. I like them both. Each of the backs took about 1 yard, binding about 1/4 of a yard and the fronts took about 0.75 of a yard each. For a total of 4 yards used!
Quilting Gail 