October UFO

My UFO for October was a table runner.  I love the colors and can't wait until the Spring to use it. I practiced some quilting stitches on it.

  I finished my table runner so early, I had most of the month to work on my Orca Bay quilt.  I have all the unit made up and have 1/2 of it pieced together. 

I may substitute it for my number 9 project which is a quilt I haven't started but had the fabric pulled for.  I really want to get this quilt finished , I cant wait to see the final project.

Stash Report for October 7- Week 40

It has turned cold here is West Texas, well cold for us, and I stayed in a sewed all day.  I made my UFO for October this weekend and used 2.25 yards of fabric.  I am approaching the 100 yard mark. 

Week number- 40

Used this week- 2.25yards

Used this year- 94yards

Purchased this week-0 yards

Purchased this year- 37.5Yards

Design wall 10-1-12

My design wall for today looks a lot like my post for my September UFO.  I have a couple of Orca Bay blocks on the wall to see what it is going to look like.  I can't wait to get all the units finished so I can start piecing it together!

September color challenge

One of the things I have done this year is participate in the color challenge at Patchwork Times blog site.   I love Judy and the things she does , check her out http://www.patchworktimes.com/.
 I loved the colors in the September color pallet  but it reminded me of the color pallet for  April.  This is the April pallet and what I made. 

This is the September pallet

I thought it was enough alike that I didn't want to go in the same direction so  I made this.

I never could get a good picture of the true color. The color is more of a cheddar and turquoise.   My 91 year old Aunt gave my the individual blocks when we went to visit her this summer. I played with different settings and came up with this.  The amazing thing is that I had a turquoise and a cheddar fabric that blended so well  for the borders that you wouldn't know it wasn't the same as the blocks.  I love the secondary pattern that was created by the block placement. 

I have loved these color challenges!  I have used colors and fabrics that I wouldn't have used otherwise and every thing I have made has come from my stash.  That is a victory in itself!!

September UFO

My unfinished project for September ( number 11) is Bonnie Hunter's mystery quilt from last winter.  It was called Orca Bay.  I started it when the mystery started and didn't even get the first step finished by the time the next step came out.  It became clear I wasn't going to have time to finish it so I added it to my UFO list for this year.  I have been working on it all month but only have a stack of units to show.  I love the way it is going to turn out I just ran out of month!! My number 6 UFO for October is a table runner that shouldn't take much time so I will continue to work on my September UFO and maybe will have a finished project in October. 

Stash Report Week 39

Wow, where has September gone?  I think I say that every month!  I can't seem to get in a consistent blogging routine.  I know that I have made several things this month but honestly I didn't keep track of the fabric so I will give you the report for this week.  I have been working on Bonnie Hunter's Orca Bay quilt.  I am using lots of scraps so I am guessing at how much yardage I have used.  I also made my quilt for the color challenge  and made backing for 2 quilts this week so I have several yards to count.    Pretty good numbers for the year.  One thing this stash report has done has made me very aware of the fabric I was purchasing and has encouraged me to use what I have so I don't have to add to my stash purchase numbers.

Week number- 39

Used this week- 10yards

Used this year- 91.75yards

Purchased this week- 2 yards

Purchased this year- 37.5Yards

Color Challenge for August

When I saw this color challenge for August I had to think about it for awhile.  Even though it was basically red, blue and a neutral I wanted  to go a different direction.  I had a fabric collection for several years that had the basic color scheme.  I also saw an asymmetrical quilt in a recent quilting magazine and thought I would try it.  The dark color scheme and the asymmetrical quilt were both out of my box but I liked the results

 

 

Now on to the September challenge.