My First Machine Quilted Quilt

Having fun with my company! While they're off to visit a friend at Simple Simon's (a local outdoor cafe) in downtown Riverside, thought I'd post a quickie.  This quilt is the first one I quilted maybe 15 years ago - mostly stitching around the design motifs and before the days I had read anything about machine quilting and basting the quilt with safety pins - hence the puckers and pleats on the back. I did the middle and then put it away as I didn't know how to stipple. It's been finished a couple of years now after having found it in a bag tucked in a drawer.  It's got lots of mistakes, but Alan and Leo don't mind those so it is getting used.  This was a panel.  I used matching yardage on the back and for the binding.

Secret blocks Explained

A friend ask what was up with all those secret blocks I kept talking about. Well here is what I was up to:

Volume 3 of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks will be out shortly and then there will be a giveaway.  QM will have a blog hop soon also to commemorate the issue.  I'll let you know about it too.

Stash Report 4/24/11

Like Judy, I didn't use anything this week as I was resizing curtain sheers and getting ready for company.  And what did I learn:  I don't like to be without quilting.  I couldn't even do my 15 a day after thursday as I have so much to do.
So for this week:

Used this week: 0.0 yards
Used/Donated Yr to date: 26.37 ards
Added this wk: 0.0 yards
Total Yr to date Added: -3.5 yards
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Total Yr to date Use: 22.87 yards

Same as last week.  I hope this coming week to at least make one block from the ufo I'm suppose to be finishing for this month, but sadly I couldn't fit it in with all I had to do and watch Alan all week.  There is
always the week after, but then it will be May - can you believe it?!

See what others have done at Judy's Patchwork Times which you will find to link to on my left sidebar.  Enjoy and tell us how you did on your destashing efforts this week.