What Ugly Fabric? June 14, 2009
Posted by Pam in KC in Pink and Brown, vintage fabric.comments closed
A year or so ago my friend S was going through her fabric and found this fabric. It was declared ‘ugly’, so I took it as a challenge to make a quilt featuring it. It is vintage – only 36″ wide.
I started collecting pink and brown FQs with no idea where this quilt would end up. Last fall I found an Windham Fabrics ad which showed a free pattern called Pathways to the Stars. I knew then I had found my pattern. It’s about 3/4 of the way down the page.
The picture is not very good, but I got the borders on earlier this afternoon.
Stash Report Week # 23 June 14, 2009
Posted by Pam in KC in Cherry Frolic, Josh's Quilt, KTS, Pink and Brown, Stash Busting Report.comments closed
I’m happy to report no new purchases this week, and that I actually got some piecing done.
I completely ignored the handquilting I should be doing to do a bit of piecing. A Kansas Spirit block was due to the LQS, so I got it done timely and then came home and made two more. So there’s one left to make.
I quilted Cherry Frolic, so used the backing and binding fabric I purchased last week, and I finally finished cutting the border for my Pink & Brown quilt. I also prepared the binding for the quilt so I move the ‘scraps’ into my stash and out of the project box.
Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 156.0 yards
Fabric Used this Week: 3.995 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 49.577 yards
Net Stash: +106.423 yards
Stash Report Week #7 February 15, 2009
Posted by Pam in KC in OTR, Pink and Brown, Stash Busting Report.comments closed
This week more fabric came in than went out.
Monday was the Kansas Trouble Stash Society meeting with a whopping 10.75 yards. Tuesday a package arrived from Tammy with red and greens in exchange for the music fabric I sent her a couple of weeks ago. Since I counted the music fabric Out, I’m counting this fabric In. Then Wednesday I added another 2 yards for borders and binding for my Pink & Brown quilt — which still needs borders. I haven’t made it to the basement with the fabric to wash.
In the use department, I finished setting the blocks together for the Pink & Brown quilt, finished ALL of step 1 on OTR and finished making the pinwheels and half-pinwheels from step 2. Most of this is not countable as it had all been chopped up prior to the first of the year. I did have to cut a few more strips for the pinwheels.
What is countable is the 2 Broken Dishes blocks I’ve made to take to the retreat in April and the String blocks I made yesterday to send to Australia.
So.
Fabric Added this Week: 15.25 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 36.75 yards
Fabric Used this Week: 4.125 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 17.33 yards
Net Stash: +19.42 yards
I seem to be going backwards. Got to do something about that.
Changing My Mind February 11, 2009
Posted by Pam in KC in Pink and Brown.comments closed
The other day on the way to the Kansas Troubles Stash Society meeting, my friends and I were discussing which projects we were planning to take to the retreat in April. On my list was my Pink & Brown quilt. The blocks have been finished since November, and I had 4 rows sewn together. But why was I delaying completing this top?
It finally hit me. I’m trying to make sure that I finish things — get the quilts bound and labeled — and use stash to offset fabric purchases. This particular quilt is going to the in the top stage for a while — may even hang out in the need borders stage — and I “can’t” count the fabric since the blocks were already made prior to the first of the year.
So, I changed my mind after I got home on Monday. I needed some mindless piecing and putting these blocks into a top filled the bill. Obviously it’s off my list for April, but there are several more where this came from.
Now all I need to do is figure out the borders.
The brown fabric in the chain was a challenge fabric. My friend, S, said it was ugly and I disagreed, so I had to figure out a way to make it work in a quilt. It’s a vintage piece — only 36″ wide and came from her MIL’s estate. Back in the fall I figured out I have enough left to do a narrow border, but I also want a wider outerborder – I simply haven’t figure out what yet. Maybe scrappy from the rest of the fabric?
I’ll keep it hanging for a while to see if inspiration strikes.
Pam
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