1st Stash Report 2013

As I said in my last stash report - this will be the year to do some enhancing besides the destashing.  So here is my first buy:  I need solids and love dots, so I've added 2.5 yards of fabric.  I got these from Becky Goldsmith's store.  Just love her choices.

I also used .25 yards to work on that ufo I finished and gave mom .3 to make two doll quilts for our granddaughter, Lily.  She got two dolls for Christmas - she's only 2 yrs, 7 months, but is quite the little mother already.

Here are my numbers using Valerie's at Evening in the Garden blog's way of listing them plus my donation line:

This week: +2.5 yds., -.55 yds.

Donated: +0 yds; -0 yds
YTD: +2.5 yds., -.55 yds.

Donated: +0 yds; -0 yds

Net used in 2013: +1.95 yds.  So I'm a little in the red already, but in the long run - I don't think it's too bad.
Linking to Judy's Patchwork Times - see how others are doing.

Saturday This n That

Giveaway going on for an applique pattern. See previous post. Ends Wednesday.

Our younger son came to visit in November for his dad's birthday. Here are two of  my favorite pics from that visit: Five Nudges:

Leo smiling:

Now I just have to get one of the girls!

What's your Friday favorite.  Please share a link below.



New Giveaway @ Applique Thursday 1/3/13

Here's my completed applique block from 1997.  I added a kitty on the right, but he doesn't stand out very well in real life.  Should I outline him in black?  So I did do a little applique to finish this off.  I added six flower groups, cat and leaf.  It needs to be quilted now.  I feel bad I didn't work on my other two applique blocks - but nothing was prepped on them and I couldn't stand for very long. And why didn't I add some applique to my goals at Getting it Done?  Fortunately, there is a little bit of applique on those BOM blocks. 

Back to reducing my quilt book shelf.  In celebrating the New Year and because this is the first Applique Thursday of the year, I'm giving away a great applique patten package. 

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. And for extra chances, tell your friends about this giveaway. If they comment or link and mention you in their comment, you'll automatically get another entry in this giveaway. Submissions end Wednesday night. Use the blue link below. And remember, it doesn't have to be applique (that you share that is) -  all sorts of eye candy is eligible.