Me-new Loves to Help!

The new member of our 4 legged family already has laid claim to my sewing studio! She is having to learn the two figure rule.
Binding got put on without too many interruptions! She finally went pout until I was finished. Lator Gators!

Late Stash Reort for Sunday, May 12, 2013

Fabric In This Week: 2 yards - 
              purple for border on Halloween quilt
Fabric In YTD: 36.5 yards
Fabric Out This Week: 2 yards
              Angels for door prize Krotz Springs guild
Fabric Out YTD: 211.5 yards
Stash Reduced: 175 yards
  
We had a great Mother's Day. DH got me a gas table top grill and we traveled to DD# 1 for lunch. We came home with a new member to our 4 legged children. A little black calico female kitten who had no name but is now called Memneu cat or Mini. 
She has already claimed her areas and the Yorkies and DH have accepted her! Only problem we have is she seems to think my studio is a place for her to play.
Lator Gators!

Stash report Sunday, May 5, 2013

Fabric In This Week: 0 yards
Fabric In YTD: 34.5
Fabric Used This Week: 0 yards
Fabric Used YTD: 209.5 yards
Stash Busted: 175.75 yards

I spent the week working on t-shirt quilt and Flag hangings for shop.  I also made the back for Sammie's Halloween quilt and I still have a bag of Halloween & skull fabrics. Today I am going to layer the quilt and begin hand quilting it with utility stitches. I am also going to cut out DD#1's second dress. Hopefully this one will fit so I can move on to the third and most important one for the wedding. The things I get myself into! LOL

Lator Gators! Remember to make lemonade!

T-shirt Quilt

I finished piecing this quilt for a customer. It is now on the short list for quilting and then I will bound it. It has pictures from three months to 18 of the young man that I copied and then aged. Lots of old techniques were used!

I think I get better with each one I do but maybe I just get more experience. I am think about giving a class on how to make these b/c they are labor intensive which cost.

Lator Gators! I'm off to make flags.

Busy but not Done

Buzzards  Roost for May

Louisiana Halloween for April

Neighbors for March

I caught up with my swap blocks and now I can concentrate on the t-shirt quilt collage and DD#1's dress. It feels good to get out from behind the eight ball!
Lator Gators! Keep making lemonade!

Stash report Sunday, April 28, 2013

Fabric In This Week: 2.25 yards
Fabric In YTD: 34.5 yards
Fabric Out This week: 1.25 yards
Fabric Out YTD: 209.25 yards
Stash Reduction: 175.75 yards
Soon I will be having more sewing time as things get back to normal at J&B. I think my boss loves the shorter hours she gets due to recovery time. (She really is still weak and over does.) LOL I know I would! I just don't want my longer hours to become too permanent. Call me crazy but I prefer more piecing time in my studio to the extra money!

DD#1's trail fabric

Swap block fabrics

Friday, I took home the stack on the right to make April & May's swap blocks. Saturday I took home the left stack so I could get that blasted whirling star to whirl! If the star whirl quickly, then my March partner will get the leftovers for being so patient. I so hate being behind the eight ball!
The first trial dress for DD#1 was a bit snug -couldn't zip that invisible zipper pass the rib cage- so I get to make it again in eggplant. Yippee another invisible zipper! Oh well, by the time I make the dress for the wedding, invisible zippers will be a breeze! LOL
Today I plan on getting the whirling star to whirl, make May & April blocks, and cut out DD#1's dress. Monday, I need to work on printing collage for a graduation quilt for shop so it can be quilted and bound. We are taking neighbor to lunch for her bday.
Lator Gators! Keep making lemonade!

Stash Report Sunday April 21, 2013

Added this week: 0
Added YTD: 32
Used this week: 0
Used YTD: 208 yards
Stash Reduced: 176 yards(150 sold at garage sale & 10 gifted)

So far this year, I have really been slacking on my stash reports. Hopefully I will be able to do a better job the rest of the year.  
Not much fabric has been used this year, although I did sell quite a lot of the old fabrics in my stash at Sunset's annual 7 mile long garage sale in March and gifted some to DD#1. J & B has been good for keeping me from adding, but horrible for helping use up stash! The new doesn't get added b/c I know that it is available when and if I need it for a project. Sewing after work isn't happening except on Sundays & Mondays which are already full with activity as is my evening time. Well at least I am sewing and sewing and sewing at work and also petting wonderful fabrics all day long. Saturday, I finished the baby quilt that was requested by a customer. I am working on the binding of one t-shirt quilt and the sashing of a second. I am also reconstructing and simplifying the instructions for a flag wall hanging for a class.

Life is getting back to an even keel so today I plan on working on overdue swap & lotto blocks, mysterys, and most importantly that dang invisible zipper!
Lator Gators!