Here we are almost into July and I haven't yet recorded my month of May stats. As I shared in my last few posts, most of May was dedicated to StitchMaynia or Prep and Sewing at my spring quilt retreat. I did have a good amount of sewing time in May between the retreat prep and the retreat. I had 41 1/2 hours of sewing time!! That's a high for recent years.
In addition to the projects I finished at retreat, I also:
- Made a binding for one of my UFOs and sewed it to one side of the quilt
- Taught my son how to sew Boy Scout patches onto his uniform
- Quilted a beautiful batik quilt for my friend Kathy (pattern is Crossroads by Blue Underground Studios)
- Made 8 clutch wallets as thank you gifts for the ladies who volunteered on the Girl Scout Service Team with me this year. (With special thanks to my mom and her super cool embroidery machine that makes almost this whole thing in the hoop!)
The stash report worked out okay in the end! I added some fabric for my Tag Along bag, and my Square Dance quilt, and then I also bought some to add to the stash from various sale rooms.
The strange green fabric in the bottom right is for a challenge - each member of our bee got a yard and we have a year to make something with it...let me know if you have any ideas!!
Here's the impact on the stash report (thank goodness I was cutting and sewing lots at retreat to keep it even!):
Fabric added this month: 10 5/8 yards
Fabric used this month: 11 3/4 yards
Fabric added year to date: 20 yards
Fabric used year to date: 27 3/4 yards
Net fabric used: 7 3/4 yards (phew, still in the black for this year so far!)
For stitching time, I did okay. The weeks before and after retreat only had 2 sewing days, but every other week had at least 3, so I met my goal 3/5 weeks. I sewed 14 days in the month.
I think that's all for now. Hope you had a good May and worked on a few things you enjoy!
I am linking up with Donna at QuiltPaintCreate for Sunday Stash and Kate at Life In Pieces for 15-minutes a day.
In addition to the projects I finished at retreat, I also:
- Made a binding for one of my UFOs and sewed it to one side of the quilt
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| Rainbow binding for a bright quilt. |
- Quilted a beautiful batik quilt for my friend Kathy (pattern is Crossroads by Blue Underground Studios)
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| Quilt back - hand guided quilting - meandering paisley |
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| Such a bright and cheery quilt top! |
The stash report worked out okay in the end! I added some fabric for my Tag Along bag, and my Square Dance quilt, and then I also bought some to add to the stash from various sale rooms.
The strange green fabric in the bottom right is for a challenge - each member of our bee got a yard and we have a year to make something with it...let me know if you have any ideas!!
Here's the impact on the stash report (thank goodness I was cutting and sewing lots at retreat to keep it even!):
Fabric added this month: 10 5/8 yards
Fabric used this month: 11 3/4 yards
Fabric added year to date: 20 yards
Fabric used year to date: 27 3/4 yards
Net fabric used: 7 3/4 yards (phew, still in the black for this year so far!)
For stitching time, I did okay. The weeks before and after retreat only had 2 sewing days, but every other week had at least 3, so I met my goal 3/5 weeks. I sewed 14 days in the month.
I think that's all for now. Hope you had a good May and worked on a few things you enjoy!
I am linking up with Donna at QuiltPaintCreate for Sunday Stash and Kate at Life In Pieces for 15-minutes a day.
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