Jan UFO

More than half way!

Judy of Patchworktimes.com has pick #1 as our February challenge and since I was so close to finishing this one, I went ahead and put it on my 2018 list as #1.  Well after I posted the list, I snuck in some sewing time and finished all the blocks, then forgot to take it off my list.

I am done with that one for now.  I'm saving them for July when I have my Christmas in July sewing month.  Here's what I wrote:   

1.  Finish making the blocks of this scrap log cabin. Twelve to go if I have enough fabric.  If not, then I'll have to think of a new layout.

I had enough fabric. 

I think I'll continue with the January UFO which got sandwiched and more than half way quilted.  

I even figured out what I'm going to do for a binding. I'm bound and determined to finish this one in Feb.

Life is good!

Blessings,

6 & 6 in 2018

I was going to make A Small World as my new project for this month's 6&6in2018, however I changed my mind after the first week in January as I started to seriously work on Sweet Land of Liberty.  This one is a real challenge for me. First, it has a unit a month while Small World is more just make at your own speed. Second, while there is a pattern for this quilt, one is encouraged to design your own for this primitive quilt.  I like that - makes it more of a challenge. Thirdly, this is a bit of a stretch (fabric wise) for my stash as I have very few plaids, homespuns, and muted solids in my collection. So here is my first month's unit.

The top row is not sewn on - they will be in a border later on.  I've learned new things already with this project.  Learned a new way to make economy blocks; practiced embroidery and also paper piecing - neither of which are near my strengths.  I look forward to the next month.  I'll be linking with Lori at Humble Quilts and Meredithe and Anne's 6&6in2018

Calculating Yards Used

Several people have asked how I come up with the figures I do when I report destashing.  It's just simple multiplication and division.

I keep track by my output. For instance, if I finish a 36" square baby quilt, I multiply 36 by 36 to give me the inches for that top = 1296 inches squared.  Since most yards are 42" wide, a yard (36 by 42) has 1512 inches squared. So I divide the 1296/1512 to get what I used = 0.86 yards. And if I pull and cut a back, that doubles the number, and I'll have 1.72 yards to report. I don't count all those bits left over from the fabric I used.  Those go into the scrap pile to count when and if I make a block.

At the end of the week I look through my blog posts for that week to see what I did ( I use to write it down, but kept losing the note) and calculate my total used for the stash report.  If I'm running behind for the week, I may look to see if there is a piece in the stash I can donate to the guild.  I've done that for 3 years now, and I'm running out of stuff I want to get rid of.  I don't count any yardage that comes directly from St. Anne's - that's why sometimes I have low numbers even though I made a top in the week. Not my stash.  I go back to my last stash report and add the new week’s total to the total from last time I reported. That’s my new YTD.

Hope this is clear enough.  Questions?  Please ask.

Blessings,

Angie