Stash Report 1/29/12

I finished the first Promises & Borders block, so I cut into the two yards I bought from Connecting Threads.  For me, when I cut into a fabric or remove it from my stash for a specific project I have started, it then counts as out of my stash and is fair game for stash reporting.  So there went 2 yards!  Then I started my 3rd block of my Jubilee Album quilt and made some Just Takes 2 blocks so there's another fat quarter. By the way:  you can still win a fat quarter for naming my block (ends Wednesday) - just need to come up with three words. (you can read the post here).  Oh, and I"m cutting a yard of flannel for my charity quilt, so there's another yard.  Here are my numbers:
Used/Donated this week: 3.25 yards
Used/Donated YTD:     10.46 yards
Added/Bought this week:  0.0 yards
Added/Bought YTD:      2.00 yards
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Net YTD                       8.46 yards


Okay, this is the fifth reporting Sunday.  But I'm thinking the first one really should have counted for 2011 since it was stuff we did that year.  So by my counting my total should be 8 yards to stay on track for my 100 yards used in December.  Therefore, I'm ahead of the game!

Go on over to Judy's Patchwork Times (see my sidebar) and see how others are doing.

Favorite Things Friday

are my flowers.  Right now there is a dearth of flowers in my garden, but there is statis. I love this plant.  It gives beautiful deep purple flowers with white centers.  They stay looking good for a long time and then you can cut them and use them as dried flowers inside.

I'm looking forward to more flowers.  Pretty soon my yellow Lady Banks will be showing color like here last year - this was just the start of the season:









I'm linking over on Shay's Favorite Things Friday.  Go on over to my sidebar and see what others are enjoying.

Applique Thursday and More 1/26/12

Finally, I'm back to applique.  I was able to trace and begin back basting the third Jubilee Album block. Here's how far I've gotten. 

How's that for strange?  Can you give me a title for this one?  It should be three words - like Eyebrows raised high - whatever phrase you come up with that comes close to what this block is.  Hint - you can go back to 2011 posts about these blocks to help you win.  I'll send a fabric fat quarter to whoever's phrase I pick.  Winner will be announced next Wednesday.  Oh, yes, you can guess as many times as you can think of phrases.  Good luck!

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