ES on Design Wall Monday 12/10/12

Up on my design wall - barely - is part 3 of Easy Street.

Had a superbusy last three days, but I was determined to move forward on this so have most of it cut out and a couple of the units done to check the size.

What's on your design wall? I'm linking over at Judy's Patchwork Times, Bonnie's Easy Street, and Lyn's BOMs Away.  See you there!

Oh, and the giveaway is still ongoing!  Go to my Post Applique Thursday to enter.  Good Luck!

Stash Report 12/09/12

First off, do visit Applique Thursday Giveaway for a chance to win a nice book.  Next here is my antidote for grey and gloomy days.

here's my view from my kitchen window - the cosmos in full bloom.  And yes the ground is higher than my kitchen floor.

I pulled 2 yards from my stash and started on a quilt for Alan's infant class - they need a couple to wrap kids up in during the afternoon and what they have is pretty shoddy. That's it for stash busting for me.
Here are my numbers:

Used/Donated last week: 2.0 yards

Used/Donated YTD:    179.82 yards

Added/Bought last weeks: 0.0 yards

Added/Bought YTD:   38.79 yards

Net Decrease YTD:  141.03 yards

How's your stash? I'm linking over at Judy's Patchwork Times.

The Steal Game

Last year for the Christmas Steal Game at our guild, we were to bring an ornament.  I made this star:

but due to being spatially challenged I didn't finish it in time. See post here for link to pattern.  This year I had it finished and was all set to wrap it when they changed what we were to bring - an 18" pillow cover.  But by golly, I was going to give my ornament!  So I wrapped it up, included a pillow cover flimsie, and filled the box with more Christmas fabric and took it to our meeting.  It was the first opened and stolen.  Here's what I got:

I'm thrilled with it!  Raw edge applique of suede pieces. A wonderful winter scene. Thank you Deanna for your choice.  Just what I like - applique and nature.