Design Wall Monday 10/8/12

This is a very busy week for me (and this always happens on the second week of the month!).  Two days of babysitting - two sets of DGKs, a funeral to go to, a St. Anne's Sewdality to plan for and moderate, a dental appointment and pulling books for a Saturday Sale and watching DGKs on Saturday, too!  So not much sewing will be done. So languishing all this week on my design wall unless I do some today is:

Do you recognize this , Bette?  I squared it up and added borders. Now just needs to be quilted. 

Here's a few units I've fused together for the Forget Me Not block I'm working on. Does it look like a Hooded Warbler to you? - LOL.  I'm way behind!!  If life would slow down, I might get more applique done.

Now what's on your design wall?  I'm linking to Judy's Patchwork Times, Lyn's BOMs Away , and Esther's WOW - those are always fun.

Stash Report 10/6/12

Got the second charity top finished.  Not my fabrics so it doesn't count toward stash reduction.  Did use 3 1/2 yards for three other charity quilts - two of those were backings.  The other 1 1/2 yards were square I cut for a rag rug.  And then I used some scraps to continue on my two applique blocks. I did buy two 1/4 pieces for one of the blocks.  LOL - spent $5 for a two six inch pieces I need, but they are batiks, so I know I'll use the rest somewhere.   I'm in the tedious stage of tracing and cutting the various pieces needed for those blocks. Takes time!

Here are my numbers: 
Used/Donated last week: 3.75  yards
Used/Donated YTD:    148.44 yards
Added/Bought last week:   0.5 yards

Added/Bought YTD:      36.04 yards
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Net Decrease YTD:      112.40 yards.

So how's your destashing going? I'm linking over to Judy's Patchwork Times. Be sure to visit to see what others have done.

Applique Thursday Giveaway 10/4/12

Sorry this is later in the day than normal.  Had a 7:30 AM doctor appointment in Opthamology.  He said I have dry macular degeneration and prescibed special vitamins for it.  Comes with age.  Then DH took me to breakfast and then on the way home, we stopped at the shot clinic and got a flu shot. A busy morning.

Finally made some significant progress on my 4th Anna's Garden block.  Just have two pieces to add.

I love my other applique bom blocks, but the number of pieces intimidate me.  I must get back to Esther's Forget me Not.  Haven't heard from Cassandra.  Wonder if my email went into a spam folder.  I'll email her again, and if don't hear from her, I'll be drawing another name for that book offered two weeks ago.  This week's winner is Amy from Amy's Crafty Shenanigans.  Congratulations, Amy!  I've sent you an email.

This week's giveway is for an applique book.  Imagine that!  Lots of info in this one. Jan is very detailed while letting you create your own projects from the elements she uses to teach the method.  I fell in love with this bright flower on the cover.

To win this copy, all you need to do is comment or link to have a chance for it to be yours. Or do both and have two chances. Submissions end Wednesday night. Use the blue link below. And remember, it doesn't have to be applique (that you share that is) - I love all sorts of eye candy.

And since I will be trying this reverse method, I'm linking to Melissa's TNT also.  Go see what others are trying, too.