Stash Report

Used since last report:        0.00 yards
Used year to Date:               0.00 yards

Added since last report:     2.00 yards
Added Year to Date:            2.00 yards

Net Used for 2014:              -2.00 yards 

Whew!! It has been a long three weeks. We attended a visitation for Roger, a good friend of my husband and he was best man at our wedding, who passed away on Dec. 31, 2013. The visitation and funeral was held in South Dakota on Jan. 8th & 9th, so we were gone from home almost two whole days. 

After we arrived home from South Dakota, I quickly packed to go on my "English Manor" quilt retreat which started on Thursday, Jan. 9th. The theme was Downton Abbey. Quite a few of us worked on "Fanfare" by Chris Hoover made out of Downton Abbey fabric. We had a formal dinner on Saturday evening and a lot of the ladies did a good job of dressing up. One of the attendees came as Mr. Bates. She was great in a suit. The caterers served us a seven course meal in the English manner.  

Saturday evening formal dinner.

While at the retreat, we of course made a trip to the quilt shop in Randall and I did purchase a few fun pieces. It is always nice to add some fun fabrics to the stash! LOL

On Sunday, after the retreat, I drove up to Fargo to spend the week house-sitting and doing the "Chipper Watch." He is my daughter Natalie's dog and is always such a personality. Notice how much company he was --

While in Fargo, I kept working on Fanfare until the top was finished. I knew that If I did not finish it immediately, it would become another UFO that would take years to finish.  I didn't even count the fabric "in or out" because it was being used before it became "vintage" or "well aged." Chipper made sure he watched over me, so that I kept on track !!! LOL  Notice how he is keeping such an eagle eye on me ----

Fanfare - designed by Chris Hoover

I was snowed in for two days after the blizzard in North Dakota while at Natalie's and it was wonderful because I slept, read, knitted and just generally zoned out in front of the TV while I streamed British TV and some movies. Sometimes we just need some down time with absolutely NO responsibility except to feed Chipper and let him in or out periodically.  By last Sunday though, I was only to happy to head home.

Everyday since last Monday has been someplace to go!! LOL  Not a lot of sewing time at home. Monday, if the weather does not make the roads too bad for travel, I am expecting Maureen and Mary for a sewing day. Mary's hubby will join us later in the day, for food and cards in the evening. Sounds like a pleasant way to spend a wintery day!!

Hugs to all and make sure you hop over to Patchwork Times and see what others are doing.

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Hugs, Beth

Stash Report

Used since last report:        0.00 yards
Used year to Date:            61.00 yards

Added since last report:     0.00 yards
Added Year to Date:         49.17 yards

Net Used for 2013:             11.83 yards

No fabric in or out this week. Hubby went to work for a local potato farmer, as he does every fall. That meant that I could do other things around the house ( like cleaning - yuck!!) instead of spending time in the sewing room. Course the sewing room needed to be cleaned before the dust bunnies took complete control!!

I did go to Fargo, ND, on Friday and stayed overnight with my daughter Natalie (and of course my wonderful son-in-law Norm!!! LOL). Natalie and I went to a sale of crafting supplies being sold by local crafters. Great way to pick up crafting supplies for very reasonable prices. I bought some foam alphabet stamps for stamping fabric and a leaf rubber stamp. Most of the stuff was for scrapbooking which was good. Save me some $$$$'s. LOL

After the crafting sale, we headed over to see the Indian Summer Quilt Show in Fargo. The ND quilt guild puts on a nice quilt show every year. Some very talented ladies in the area.

One of the quilts on display was called "The Supper Quilt" by Don Locke, a very nice gentleman from Waxahackie, TX. On the back, you could see the great job of quilting. The second picture shows some of the quilting detail on the back. He was fun to talk to and very enthusiastic about his quilt and the process. He pixel-ed a photo of the "Last Supper" picture.  All the squares in the quilt finish at 1/2". 

Here are some more of the quilts at the show. Of course, we were so busy oohing over the quilts for me to remember to take a lot of pictures.

The wallhanging was adapted from a Kaffe Fassett quilt.

Normally I see the rope quilting done in a border treatment. It was interesting to see it used within the piecing. 

Fun bright colors on black. The lighter black was silver dots on solid black.

Just a fun contemporary piece. The little squares were a form of origami.

Wouldn't you like to be sitting on the dock at unset?? 

 The pyramid was a very interesting piecing project. What a fun way to use up some "crumbs."

The Buffalo had raw edge applique, otherwise the rest of the quilt was pieced. The squares in the border were pictures on fabric, enhanced with the quilting.

All in all, it was a fun day spent with my daughter Natalie. I did not buy any quilting fabric but did purchase a few embellishment items.

Thank you for stopping by and make sure you hop over to Patchwork Times and see what others are doing.

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Hugs, Beth

Stash Report & Happenings

Used since last report:        0.00 yards
Used year to Date:            47.00 yards

Added since last report:     7.75 yards
Added Year to Date:         49.17 yards

Net Used for 2013:           - 2.17 yards

My friend, Mary, and I had a great retreat at my daughter's house in Fargo. While daughter, Natalie, and her husband, Norman, were vacationing, I was house sitting and doing the "Chipper" watch. Chipper is their very personality dog and is a lot of entertainment.

While in Fargo I finished a top for a crib quilt and all 224 blocks for Blue Ridge Beauty (by Bonnie Hunter). Thought I would never get done sewing together all the four-patches and triangle squares for BRB. The crib quilt used part of a jelly roll of summery fabrics and white-on-white with butterflies. Decided not to put a border on it and will use the rest of the jelly roll for a scrappy binding. The pattern is Strip Twist by Bonnie Hunter. It is such a fast fun quilt pattern. 

Mary accomplished so much while we were together. She finished piecing three tops. I especially liked the block in the quilt with the dark sash hanging on the back of the chair. The bottom quilt was a "Row Robin" exchange done through our quilt guild. The sash fabric pulled it all together. (I should have gotten a whole picture of it because it turned out so great.) The quilt top Mary is holding has such a lovely dark red/brown stripe fabric between the nine-patch strips. While she was with me, we visited another shop in Moorhead, MN that was in the MN Shop Hop, The Quilted Lady Bug. This shop has expanded since I first visited it when they first opened years ago. 

Well ---  The Minnesota Shop Hop was both good and bad for me. I did a nice job of enhancing my stash. Some of the fabric I bought is dedicated to projects in the works but not all. After all a girl has to have some fun!!!!  LOL  On my way home from Fargo, ND, on the 15th, I stopped at Bay Window Quilt Shop in Perham, MN. I planned to purchase border fabrics for my Blue Ridge Beauty since I only had to purchase 1 1/3 yards and then I would have a $20.00 credit. Who can resist having a credit to use?? I found a tone-on-tone navy blue for the outer border/binding and dark tan for the inner border.

Last Sunday, my Hubby wanted to go bumming and it was such a beautiful day.  We went to Morton, MN in the southwestern part of the state. On our way home, we stopped at Gathering Friends in Bird Island. The owners of Gathering Friends are designers with a number of books and patterns on the market and they are such lovely ladies. They had expanded the store a lot since the last time I had been there and they have added a lot of lovely fabrics. I just loved these fabrics and they whispered my name. The fabrics just wanted to be petted and to be in my stash. Who could resist the "siren" call???

This last week I have been piecing Blue Ridge Beauty. Have to admit, I had wanted to get the top done so I could count all the fabric used. Then I would not be in the red!!!  Well, it just wasn't to be but hope to complete it this week. It is a lovely quilt and will be a future wedding gift for one of the grandchildren. Trying to get a lot of large quilts done and stashed for future gifts. 

Hope you all have had a good couple of weeks and thank you for stopping by!! Next time we'll have to have tea and crumpets!!  Very Big Grin!!!

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Beth

Sunday Stash Report - 1/13/13

Used since last report:        0.50 yards
Used year to Date:             0.50 yards

Added since last report:    0.00 yards
Added Year to Date:         1.50 yards

Net Used for 2013:            -1.00 yards

I was hoping to report more fabric usage, but ----  VBG   For the last two days, I have worked on Easy Street. All the blocks are pieced and I have started putting the top together. This has been a fun quilt, and I love the colors. I don't have a border fabric yet.  Guess I need to go "shopping."  LOL  Hopefully I will be able to finish piecing the top today.

Our Featherweight Group meets on the second Thursday of each month.  So on Wednesday evening I decided to take Christine, my little white (celery green) Featherweight, out of her case and try her out. I absolutely love this little machine and I was so bummed when I received her and she didn't work like she was suppose to. I would sew for a while and then the belt would start slipping and the motor would get hot. She sat in the case for two years.  After I took her out of the case, I oiled & cleaned her, lubed the motor and then powered her up and practiced sewing on it. She sewed like a dream. I ran her at slow speeds and fast speeds and did this for an extensive period of time. Christine did not miss a beat. She has been behaving beautifully ever since. Who can figure??? Do you suppose she got over her "hissy" fit after sitting, ignored for two years? So on Thursday, she was able to go to Featherweight Group with me.

At the FW meeting Sarah, one of the members, demonstrated folding paper to make a pattern for fabric boxes. The paper box provides a pattern for making the fabric boxes. So, when I got home I just had to make a fabric box. Still need to make a bow for the top, but the boxes turn out very cute. What a fun way to present small gifts. I found this link which uses the same folding technique shown to us on Thursday:  http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/2011/01/fabric-origami-box-tutorial.html

Couldn't bowl on Tuesday because I had a disagreement with the coffee table and the coffee table won. I stubbed my foot and have not been able to wear my regular shoes. It is slowly getting better (at least it did not interfere with sewing), but my foot was too sore to be able to wear my bowling shoes. Course, my blind score may have been better then my regular score would have been --  Point is, don't argue with the furniture by kicking it. You will not win!!!

Talked to my daughter, Natalie, this morning and she asked if I would like my own private retreat for a few days to  house & dog sit. Of course, I did not turn that down. I have gone up to Fargo ND the last two January's and done this for her and her hubby. My Hubby is welcome to come with but he prefers to stay home. Hummmm, what kind of mischief may he be brewing??? LOL

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Beth

Fargo Stay

I arrived in West Fargo, ND, on Friday evening and had a good visit with my daughter. We all went to bed early because they had to get up at 3:00 am and leave for the airport in Fargo by 4:00 am. They will be gone until next Saturday evening. Chipper, their dog that I am watching, started pouting as soon as the suitcases came into view on Friday evening and he has been one "sad dog" ever since. He does such a good job of being the sad doggy!!

Saturday was a lost day for sewing. Chipper cried after my daughter Natalie and her husband, Norm, left. That meant no sleep for me. I am such a sucker for the "sad Chipper". He really is adorable. On Sunday, I was finally able to get down to work. I have been sewing on part two of the Orca Bay Mystery quilt.  Good thing Norm can't see what his kitchen looks like right now. He "loves" to give his mother-in-law a tough time (all in good humor). Actually, I think I kept it pretty neat.

It is Monday morning and I am finishing the last of the string blocks. I have only six more of the blue string pieced blocks left to do. There are 72 of these for part two.

This afternoon I am going to see the movie "The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo."  I have read all three of the books in the series and seen the Swedish version of the movie. It will be nice to see this movie and compare.

It is so nice to be only a few minutes from all the amenities instead of a minimum of 20 miles to anything. I intend to take advantage of everything being so close by.

Beth