May Mid-Month Report

I'm happy to report I'm more along with my "get it done" goals than any month before. I think the secret for me is to pare down the goal to a small unit and then it doesn't seem so monumental and thus doable.  I've worked on all three and finished two!
Here are my Block Lotto blocks - of which the flying geese was this month's block. Wonder how many blocks will be done for this month - last time it seemed like a ton of the cute bird on the right.

I'm linking to Melissa's Sew Bitter Sweet Designs blog for this May mid-month A Lovely Year of Finishes challenge.

 

Design Wall Monday 5/13/13

I've been working on my nine-patches for DGD's quilt. Have8 done or at least to the nine patch stage.  Three are already divided into fourths, one is my mock-up, and the other 4 are at the assembled nine patches. Think I'll wait until all the 9ps are done before cutting any more.  And I won't assemble the four patches until I can lay all the units out and that way get the most random arrangement I can.

 

What's on your design wall?  I'm heading over to Judy's Patchwork Times and Lyn's BOMs Away to check progress there.

Stash Report 5/12/13

First  - Happy Mother's Day to all mothers! May many blessings be given you for your loving and continued care.  And a special hug for mine!

Secondly - there's a giveaway on my Friday post in case you're interested. Check it out for some hexie fun.

And now to my stash. I did sew most days, but mostly with fabric I'd already accounted for or not from my stash.  So I went stash diving and found 2.63 yards for a tablecloth (just have to hem it on four sides and it's done). Then I got rid of two florals that weren't saying anything to me (.25 yards). I did use about a fat eighth on all my applique blocks. And then I went through a big bag from a closet drawer.  Turned out it was a scrap bag of all sorts of sizes and fabrics (not my cup of scrap) from my old (as in time not age) neighbor - she's no longer with us.  I did pull a few that called to me. I found a hug wad of black - must be six yards.  I'm keeping that.  So I'm giving to the guild 10.24 yards out of that bag. Wow.  So here are my numbers:

in 3.5 yds.; out  13.25 yds.

Stash YTD: in 6.5 yds., out 51.47 yds.

Donated YTD: 26.58 yds

Net for 2013: out 44.97 yds

 

So some progress there! - even if it was mainly by donation.  There actually is now a hole in that drawer that can take another bag off my sewing room floor.  How did you do? I'm linking with Judy at Patchwork Times to see how others did on their de-stashing.