stashbusting 25 april

This week was a nice week. Nothing in, but fabric went out. I started a new quilt named Stepping Stones. I make it with a Whimsy jellyroll and 8 fatquarters.

Fabric in this week: 0 meter
Fabric out this week: 6.10 meter

Fabric in 2010: 77.80 meter
Fabric out 2010: 108.75 meter

Fabric busted: 30.95 meter

Little red riding hood

This month I finished 3 pages. Only 5 more to go. Really hope to have it finished soon, but in the next two months there won't be lots of stitching time, but we will see.

Yesterday I bought myself two new glasses, new sunglasses and new normal glasses. The pair I have now is 7 years old, so it was time for something new. They will arrive probaly in 2 weeks. So in time for my vacation.

stashbusting 18-4-2010

Well it was a good and a bad week, but when it hadn't been such a good week, than the bad part was even worse.
First the good thing. Fabric went out like crazy with borders, backing and binding for turning pink and backing for the round robin quilt. Both backings were pieced form fabric from my stash. I made a ditch is my red fabrics.
Than there came fabric in from Martinique, Cherish Nature and Rural Jardin and also the new mysterie designer bom block. I have to say this bom block isn't my favorite so far.

Fabric in this week: 8.10 meter
Fabric out this week: 7.85 meter

Fabric in 2010: 77.80 meter
Fabric out 2010: 102.65 meter

Fabric busted in 2010: 24.85 meter

Turning Pink

Last night I finished the top from Turning Pink. I loved making this one very much as I just love working with jellyrolls. What will be next?

Turning pink and stash

Margeeth asked for a pic of my stash and off course I am always listening to questions, so here it is. About this first pic. These are the jellyrolls, fq-bundles, charmpacks and layercakes I owe. Behind the fqbundles there is also a jellyroll and you see a bit of fabric from astor manor.With the fqbundles, jellyrolls and layercakes I have already planned which quilts I am making of them.
Layer Cake Gypsy Rose - Ridley
Astor Manor fq bundle - Opening Day
Garden Party bundle- Summer Rental
Roses the noel fq bundle - Summer Wind

Than the next pic is the rest of the stash minus 15 yards black and 15 yards Ivory bella solids who are in front of the closet. The lowest blue box isn't with fabric, but with batting. The rest is sorted on color. And you see a bit of a small green box which is filled with 2.5 inch strips. The highest blue box is filled with fabrics that match the bundles, etc of the other pic.

I also wanted to show you a pic of turning pink as far as I am now.

Next to it is a row of boxes with stitching stuff. And at the other ends there are also two rows of boxes, but than with sewing fabrics for cloths.

stashbusting week 15

I just love stashbusting and I am really seeing my stash go down.

This week some fabric came back in the stash from the carolina christmas mysterie as I didn't like the outcome of the mysterie and because I wasn't that far yet I could stop easily. 3 meter in from the fabric that were leftover.

Than the fabric that went out. First I have busted fabric for the backings and bindings from the schnibbles quilts Sunday Best and Tagalong. I also busted fabric for the binding of the mysteriequilt on the pic. My mother called me wednesday that the quilt was finished. I think I gave it to her in september to quilt it by hand. She loved it very much and asked if she could quilt it. She wanted to finish it before it gets warmer (I said that she also could quilt on it next winter, but she wanted to finish it now) and so she did. So I made the binding and as soon as the quilt it home again I will finish the binding.

I also busted fabric for a new quilt. I started a new one and I call it turning pink. It is done with a Candy Kisses. Already going great with putting it together and hope to have it finished this weekend. I will also need some fabric from my stash, but don't know yet which piece and how big it will be.

Fabric in week 15: 3 meter

Fabric out week 15: 6.20 meter

Fabric in 2010: 69.70 meter

Fabric out 2010: 94.80 meter

Fabric busted: 25.10 meter

I have to say there is an envelope on it's way with fabrics, but I am sure they will get all used this year LOL.

2 finishes

These past days I have been very busy. First I needed to make some kilometers on my bike for training. Since tuesday I already done 45 km. Than I wanted to have the schnibbles I had laying around to be finished. First I started putting together the top from Tagalong, this months schnibble. I have done it in Bar Harbor and I just loved making it. I also learned a lesson, always clean your desktop first before you start to quilt, because maybe you will otherwise end up with a piece of other fabric on the back.

Than I also wanted to finish Sunday Best and so I quilted it to. Yesterday it was binding time and now both of them are finished.

stashreport

A good week for me. I busted fabric for the backing and binding of Roundabout and also fabric for the top of Tagalong the new schnibbles of the month. I am doing it in Bar Harbor.
No fabric came in and also nothing was ordered.

Fabric in this week: 0 meter
Fabric out this week: 2.90 meter

Fabric in 2010: 66.70 meter
Fabric out 2010: 88.60 meter

Fabric busted: 21.90 meter

A finish

Today I finished roundabout. Quilted it already this weekend, but it was just wanting for the binding and today I was up already very early 7.00 am on my day off and after doing some housecleaning I did do the binding.

This week I also have been working on the mysterie designer bom and now put the top together as far as I good do.

stashreport

It is time for the weekly stashreport. It is a good one as I finished all the blocks from the 1930 quilt, that is 6 meter out of my stash. This was an oldie from for the stashreports, so I decided with myself that for the oldies I can count the stash when I finish the top.

Also the monthly jellyroll came in, so 2.5 meter came in. It was a jellyroll from Martinique and a quilt is planned already.

Fabric in 2010: 66.70 meter

Fabric out in 2010: 85.70 meter

Fabric busted: 19 meter

All blocks finished..

And the quiltttop put together. Now just have to decide on the borders. Probaly will be one of the green colors or a piece of all the colors that are in it, but I think I will do that for the binding.

I can't do any applique for a week or more as one of my fingers is really hurting. Well lucky me I haven't planned any applique soon.

With this top finished I may start two new quilts as the box from 40 T is still empty and waiting for a new project. Also have to decide about the carolina christmas as I am not really liking the outcome of the mysterie.

I am back

Well I was already back sundayafternoon, but since than I was just to tired to do anything, but do a bit of applique on my 1930 quilt. I hope to have the top finished soon. The 3 total white blocks are places where only appliqueblocks will come the other empty places are blocks that are pieced and appliqued.

I have done the bottom half blocks of the quilt this weekend and some of the upperhalf. I have done 40 blocks, little ones and big ones. Only 6 more to go, from which one will be finished tonight.

stashbusting week 12

Well a very good week. I had a very big bag with quiltfabrics on my attic that was used for donationquilts a few years ago, I still had a lot left and a friend makes now Little quilts of Love and I decided to donate the fabric and give them to her and so a lot of fabric went out, but also a lot came in. I was out of backgrounds fabrics and so I bought 15 yards of ivory bella solid and 15 yards of black bella solid and a bit of yardage from Bar Harbor. And off course the new bom block.

Fabric in: 29.50 meter
Fabric out: 60 meter

Fabric in 2010: 64.20 meter
Fabric out 2010: 79.70 meter

Fabric busted in 2010: 15.50 meter

On quilting retreat

I will be gone till sunday. I will in the east-middle part of the Netherlands for a retreat with 60 other ladies and I am sure we will have lots of fun. Everything is packed and tomorrowmorning I will leave and probaly will go and first visit my parents who live in the neighbourhood of our retreat place and maybe visit a quiltshop too.
Yesterday I have been very busy with the mysterie designer bom and now all the sashing strips are ready and when I am back home, I will finish the top as far as I can with still two blocks missing.

Mystery designer BOM 2009

Yesterday and today I have been sewing up a storm on the 5 blocks I still needed to make. This week or next probaly block 10 will arrive. Now I will go and work some more on the finishing kit.

And I wand to sandwhich 3 quilts to get them quilted and finished.

stashbusting report week 11

Nothing came in. Lucky me. Don't want to talk about the 4 envelopes that will come in probaly next week, but I didn't have any background fabric anymore.
Fabric was busted this week. I was very behind in my mysterie designer bom and made the 5 blocks I have laying around in my sewing room, so now I am up to date again.

Fabric in week 11: 0 meter
Fabric out week 11: 1.25 meter

Fabric in 2010: 34.70 meter
Fabric out 2010: 19.70 meter

Fabric busted 2010: 15 meter

Updates

Last month I forgot to take my monthly pic of Little red riding hood, so now it was really time to take one.Sorry I was to lazy to take of my q-snap for the pic. Only 8 pages to go.

This week I have been working on the march schnibbles and I have finished the top. I really loved this one very much. It is roundabout and it is made with Astor Manor and the background is from Winter. I hope to quilt it this week.

Thursdayafternoon I will go to my quiltretreat and now I have to go and think what to bring and I already have some good ideas what it will be.

stashreport week 10

Well don't really want to talk about this week as 2 envelopes have landed, 7.90 meter. What was in the envelopes, 3 meter of Whimsy yardage, a whimsy jellyroll and a bit of yardage from breath of avignon.
But the positive thing was that there also went a bit out for the schnibbles, 2.20 meter.

Fabric in 2010: 34.70 meter
Fabric out 2010: 18.45 meter
Fabric busted 2010: 16.25 meter

So there has to be busted something soon.

I won!!!

Got a letter today in the mail that I won a weekend trip of two nights to this hotel in Venray. Last weekend we went to the biking and walking expo in Amsterdam and my DH filled in a lot of cards for things to win including this hotel and my name was picked out of all the names. Lucky us. Now just have to see which weekend we can plan to go there. I have so many vacations from april till september that that is the hardest to do. Think it will be in July probaly.

I am busy with the march schnibble, it is roundabout and I am like Sherri using Astor Manor. Everything is cut, I only have to sew everything together.

Also busy cleaning the houseas saturday my family will come and visit and we will have a nice diner together for my DH his birthday.

Little red riding hood is growing, have to take a pic soon as I forgot my monthly pic for february.

Sunday Best

Well that was some last minute sewing, but I finished it on time. Curious to see tomorrow what will be the new pattern.