Sunday Stash May 12, 2024

I spent a couple days in Amish country this week but didn’t buy any fabric. We went to several quilt shops. I came close to buying in the last shop, but I have so much already that I haven’t found time to make. It didn’t feel like a good choice to buy more.

Another .75 yards out in the never ending declutter.

Quilting continues on Remember Me, although slowly. There’s been a lot going on in May and I haven’t spent much time with my sewing machine.

June will be a quieter month, or so I think.

Fabric In: .33 yards

Fabric out: 14.875 yards

Net Fabric Used: 14.545 yards

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May 2024 Short List and OMG

The days just fly by.

In April I finished Freeze Fame and the stitching on the Gardener’s Angel of Spring. That was one more project than I thought I’d finish. I didn’t begin anything new.

I started The Short List many years ago to create short-term goals and a way to focus. I change things up as my priorities and interests change.

Project 1 (Stitching): Summer Flowers, a kit I bought at the thrift in March. It’s small and won’t take long.

Project 2 (Finishing): I have a frame picked for Gather and Give Thanks.

Project 3 (Finishing): I also have a frame picked for Gardener’s Angel of Spring.

Project 4 (UFO): Remember Me, a member quilt from a group I belonged to many years ago. The quilting continues.

Any of the first three projects are candidates for my OMG. I may even finish all of them. Wouldn’t that be something? I’ll keep it simple and name framing the Gardener’s Angel of Spring as my OMG because I want to get it on the wall.

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Sunday Stash May 5, 2024

No fabric in, another half yard out through the declutter. I hope to wrap up the declutter this month.

The only finish this week was the stitching on Gardener’s Angel of Spring.

I love the result, but I didn’t enjoy stitching this as much as I thought I would. Backstitch doesn’t bother me, although I know some people hate it. I can’t seem to put my finger on what I didn’t care for.

This was my first venture into the world of variegated overdyed floss. The pattern called for Weeks Dye Works, and that’s what I used except for one DMC. I found the variegation so subtle on some colors that it didn’t show. Given the higher price and the smaller skeins, I don’t plan to use it in the future. I also found it tangled a lot easier.

I have three more of these patterns, one for each season. I set them aside for now and started a stitch kit instead.

Fabric In: .33 yards

Fabric out: 14.125 yards

Net Fabric Used: 13.795 yards

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April 2024 OMG Finish

My OMG for April was finishing the April challenge quilt, which had no name in March. The quilt was based on a pattern called Ruffles by Sew Be It. I ended up naming it Freeze Frame.

I painted the background fabric because I didn’t have anything in my stash that I liked with the reds I picked for the flower petals. The fabric in the flower center was painted years ago and textured with salt. I added a second layer of batting under the center that I thought made it too puffy. I added beads to the center to give it more interest and reduce the puffiness.

My biggest take away with this project involved the quilting. I debated just outlining the flower and calling it a quilt. I like quilts with more detailed quilting, although I’m not a fan of micro anything. If I want my quilts to have that, I have to put in the time. On came the big girl pants and the quilt got the fancy quilting.

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Sunday Stash April 28, 2024

No fabric in, but more out as part of the sewing room declutter.

My art quilt group met this week and decided to stop passing the challenge quilts through summer. With time to work on whatever I want, I pulled out Gather and Give Thanks to decide how to finish it.

When I stitched it, I saw it finishing as a pillow. Just for fun I auditioned it with a couple frames and found one I really liked. I’ll save the pillow idea for another project.

I also resumed quilting Remember Me, but that will take a while to finish.

Fabric In: .33 yards

Fabric out: 13.625 yards

Net Fabric Used: 13.295 yards

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Sunday Stash April 21, 2024

No fabric in this week.

I finished the April Challenge quilt, named Freeze Frame, for .75 yards out and more went out from the declutter progress.

The next task on the quilt list is labelling a quilt I entered in a show. I believe a label is required, although I did write the quilt info on the back in permanent marker.

Once that’s done, it’s back to quilting Remember Me.

Fabric In: .33 yards

Fabric out: 13.125 yards

Net Fabric Used: 12.795 yards

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Sunday Stash April 14, 2024

No fabric in this week and a half yard out from the declutter challenge. I’m still working through my scrap containers. I finished green and yellow/brown/orange and started on red/pink.

I’m also working on quilting the challenge piece. I haven’t come up with a name yet, but I will finish the quilting soon.

Once I finish this quilt, it’s back to quilting Remember Me.

Fabric In: .33 yards

Fabric out: 11.875 yards

Net Fabric Used: 11.545 yards

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Sunday Stash April 7, 2024

No fabric in this week. Another half yard out as part of the declutter challenge.

I’m on the last declutter category, scraps. I have some other categories I tacked on the end to cover things unique to my sewing room. I’ll work on those after scraps.

Both my quilting and embroidery projects are moving forward, but nothing looks significantly different from Friday’s post.

Fabric In: .33 yards

Fabric out: 11.375 yards

Net Fabric Used: 11.045 yards

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April 2024 Short List and OMG

March brought a lot of new starts plus finishes on Trinidad and the candle mat. I didn’t remember finishing anything until I looked back at last month’s Short List. Good thing it’s there to remind me.

I started The Short List many years ago to create short-term goals and a way to focus. I change things up as my priorities and interests change.

Project 1 (Stitching): The Gardener’s Angel of Spring by Crab-apple Hill. It’s moving along.

Project 2 (Original): The next “pass it” challenge. This one is ready to quilt.

Project 3 (UFO): Remember Me, a member quilt from a group I belonged to many years ago. I’ll work on the quilting after I finish #2.

My OMG is finishing the April challenge. For all the other OMGs, visit Stories From The Sewing Room.

Sunday Stash March 31, 2024

Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates it! I hope there is a treat in your day today.

No fabric in this week.

More fabric out as part of the sewing room declutter, although the numbers don’t show the whole picture. A lot of fabric went out that I never counted in (for a lot of reasons), and I didn’t count that out. Either way it’s all good.

I’ve also worked on the April challenge piece.

The flower is a section of a pattern called Ruffles by Sew Be It. I plan to add a border and some embellishment to the flower’s center. I have about three weeks to finish it.

Fabric In: .33 yards

Fabric out: 10.875 yards

Net Fabric Used: 10.545 yards

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