June 25 - July 1, 2011
Another big report (for me) this week. A good amount of fabric in, but it was all for current projects. There were
lots of sales going on so I took advantage and bought the backings for 4 quilts. I'll be glad to have them on hand when the quilt tops are done.
For a change of pace, let me start with what I've used. I finished the quilt top,
Connections, which used 6.25 yards of fabric. I've also been working on quilting a charity quilt,
Goulash, but haven't finished that yet. And I'm almost done with block 12 of
Baltimore Halloween, but still need another night or two before I count it.
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| Connections, finished quilt top |
That about sums up the happenings in my quilt room. Except for all the fabric I've been ironing - which is a nice segway into my purchases this week. As soon as fabric comes into the house, it gets washed and pressed before being put away. (Except for pre-cuts of course.) Earlier in the week I went to
Whistle Stop Quilt Shop with a friend. I was hoping to find more of a fabric I bought there a couple of months ago. I knew it was a long shot and it turns out they no longer have it. But I did find a few fabrics that will work in place of it. These will all be used in the
Winter Wonderland quilt. I bought a total of 3.5 yards.
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| Fabrics for Winter Wonderland quilt |
I also picked up a couple of new patterns while there. I expect I won't be making either of these this year, but would like to see the pattern
A Touch of Spring made up in a king-size version in shades of cream and brown. As for
Civil War Star, I already have a bunch of Civil War FQ's in my stash that I can use for it.
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| New patterns from Whistle Stop |
As a precursor to our annual Stash Dash this year, all of the local quilt stops were running specials on June 30th - the first day you could purchase your passports.
Quilts Like Crazy had 35% off any end of bolt and I bought the backings for 4 quilts.
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| Quilt backs from Quilts Like Crazy |
From top to bottom they are: 1.25 yards of
Spring Fever 22120-12 (for binding), 4 yards of
Spring Fever 22120-17, 3.5 yards of
Spring Fever 22120-11, 4.75 yards of
CX1087 Onyx Marble by Michael Miller Fabrics and 15 yards of
Strawberry Fields Strawberry Polka Dots 20166-21.
Whew! After all of that, I'd like to say I'm not buying any more fabric for a while. But to be perfectly honest, I'm expecting a bolt of
Bella Solid Ivory and a couple of pre-cuts to come in the mail next week. But other than that, I'm done for a while.
So...
Purchased-this-week: 32 yards
Used-this-week: 6.25 yards
Purchased-to-date: 214 yards
Used-to-date: 91 yards
Net used:
-123 yards
As I already mentioned, when fabric enters the house, it immediately gets washed and pressed. I've been ironing some rather large cuts of fabric lately and though I'd share pictures of how I manage it. This week, I needed to press the 15 yards of
Strawberry Fields. That's 45 feet in length. I've got my cutting table and ironing board arranged so I can drape some of it over it.
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| 45 ft of fabric to be ironed |
This would be
so much more difficult to iron if I didn't have the wide ironing board. I just let it pool at my feet as I iron it until I've reached the end. Then I fold it in half lengthwise and put it back on a bolt.
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| Preparing to iron fabric |
I also love my Rowenta iron for this. Although it's a heavy iron, it steams great and gets all those pesky wrinkles out!
It's been incredibly hot and humid here lately. I pray all of you out there in other parts of the country are staying cool and having a wonderful 4th of July weekend. Be sure to thank someone who served this holiday!
Until later...
Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy.
Psalm 100:2 (NLT)
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