March NewFO

It's amazing what 2 hours of uninterrupted sewing time can do. I was able to do the first step for all 20 pinwheel blocks, sew three of them together and size, cut and place into sets the 160 squares I need for the 17 remaining d9ps:


Here's the pinwheel blocks, the stack of 5"sets, and the sections done with the next one to assemble.



I learned two things doing these.  1.  Making the pinwheels from 5" squares, I could true these up to  5 1/2" pinwheel, saved a second truing up, and cut the squares 5 1/2" instead of 5" and had a bigger quilt.  2.  I'm going to not assemble the d9p's 4 parts until the end so that I can more evenly distribute the colors.

I'm linking to Barb's NewFO Challenge as this is my new project started in March, and Judy's Patchwork Times, as well as Lyn's BOMs Away.  Go see all the projects coming along.  

Stash Report 3/31/13

This will be short as we are off to Easter dinner to celebrate the Resurrection.

Used .6 yard for the blocks for DGD's quilt - had to pull some more checks and plaids from the stash.
Nothing in!  Here are my numbers:

 in 0.0 yds.; out 0.6 yds.

Stash YTD: in 3.0 yds., out 24.73 yds.
Donated this week: 0.0 yds; YTD: 8.09 yds
Net for 2013: out 21.73 yds.

 

I am linking to Judy's Patchwork Times. See you there.  Happy Easter.

Alleluia

Alleluia!  The Risen Christ commands us to love one another as we live in the light of the Spirit.

May we always dwell together in the Spirit
following the way of Christ, who is our life.