Stash Report – Week 4, 2017

1/29/2017

Celtic Solstice Inner Top completed 1/22/2017

Celtic Solstice
Inner Top completed
1/22/2017

I did get the inner border on and I started working on border #2.  They are pieced and I’ve got 2 sides on the quilt.  I’m working on the other 2 sides this weekend.  I didn’t get a chance to take a new picture but here’s me working in progress…

Celtic Solstice piecing border #2 onto the quilt 1/29/2017

Celtic Solstice
piecing border #2 onto the quilt
1/29/2017

I made 2 more drawstring bags this past week.  I like these better than the first 2 last time.

Project Bag #3 1/23/2017

Project Bag #3
1/23/2017

 

Project Bag #4 1/23/2017

Project Bag #4
1/23/2017

I changed the drawstring.  #1 and #2 used the same material that is the primary fabric of the bag and it was pretty thick and hard to draw.  So for #3 and #4 I used the secondary fabric.  It came out much better but the channel was too big so I had to make big ties to prevent them from slipping through the channel.  Next time I’ll make the drawstring a little bigger and the channel a little smaller.  Right now I’ve got my sock projects in the bags.  I am thinking of labeling them #1, #2, #3, #4 in order of priority and then pick up the one I want to work on… I don’t know.  Right now I’m only working on 1 primarily and the other 3 as I feel like it.  I like making bags as they are quick finishes and add to my usage! 🙂

For the fabric stash:  

  • Used this week: 1 yards
  • Used year to date: 2 yards
  • Added this week: 0 yards
  • Added year to Date:0  yards
  • Net USED for 2017: 2 yards

For the Budget: 

I bought more needles this week.  I’m trying to find out which needles I like the best.  I got Hiya Hiya sharps DPNs in #1 and 1.5 and I got a 9 inch circular in Hiya Hiya sharps in #2.  I really like the Hiya Hiya sharp DPNs.  They are so smooth and I’m knitting up a storm on my magenta socks.  I’m hoping to get to the heel on the second sock soon.

Spent this week: $35.10

Spent year to date: $148.69

Slow Stitching Sunday

And for Slow Stitching Sunday with Kathy at Kathy Quilts, I plan to continue my work on A Rainbow Garden!

Here’s the pic I showed last week:

A Rainbow Garden Block 6 Finished! 1/22/2017

A Rainbow Garden
Block 6
Finished!
1/22/2017

 

I spent all my time last weekend looking for Block 7.  I moved stuff around a couple of months ago and I couldn’t remember where I put the kits for this BOM from 2013. I finally found them in one of the plastic bins.  I’ve got Block 7s kit ready and today I plan to trace everything onto freezer paper.  There’s a lot of tracing and I’m not sure I’ll feel like doing much more than that.

see more stash reports atPatchwork Times and hand projects at Slow Sunday Stitching and Quilting is more fun than Housework

~Have a quilty week!

Melanie

 

10 responses »

  1. That Celtic Solstice looks awesome! I still have to quilt mine. And thinking about making a second one, I love the pattern so much.

  2. Love your Celtic Solstice… it just sparkles!
    Enjoy starting another flower block today… glad you found it!
    Thanks for linking up to Slow Sunday Stitching!

  3. Celtic Solstice is looking great. You’ve made a lot of progress on finishing off projects that last few months. Congrats on being in the black on the stash report. Happy hand stitching today.

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