First Some of This; Some of That Report for 2019

Here it is the 20th of January and I'm finally getting around to posting this.  First up the destashing.

I spent a lot of the first part of the month finishing the quilting on my Sweet Land of Liberty, so not much fabric has been used.  I cut up a panel that came in to St. Anne's so that doesn't count.  I made a few string blocks for Lori's at Humble Quilts Stringalong.  That only took 0.02 yds. Then I made fabric out of strings for another idea.

Not necessarily going to be a hexie project.

I"m thinking about this.

Let's say a fat quarter for that one.  Then DD came stash diving for a back to a quilt she's finishing. A yard walked out the door with her.  And that's it.  YTD total destashed so far is 1.27 yds.  I was able to use up/donate 77 yards last year - 77% of my goal.  This year I'm not setting a goal - just hope to do better than last year.  How are you doing?

Today I'm prepping an applique block of a long ago started UFO that I hope to finish this year.  You can see my list of 2019 UFOs here.  Have you made yourself a list?  Leave me a comment and I'll come by and see yours.

Also here's the first row of a baby quilt that I have on my Design Wall. The fabric was an all over print that had those large animal squares. The previous owner did some fussy cutting - spent about an hour trying to salvage some squares. I hope to add another row today, but haven't figured out what it will be.

Lastly, my week 3 of 2019: Stitching and De-Stashing as seen at Life in Pieces:

15 minutes stitching days/week = 7/7 days

 15 minutes stitching days/Jan = 18/19 days

   15 minutes stitching days/2019 = 18/19 days

Success rate = 94.73%

I'm linking to Sunday Stash, Design Wall Monday, Oh Scrap, and Moving it Forward.  Check out all the goodies there.

Blessings to you and your loved ones.

I Like Thursdays and Finish For Friday

Let's give a Whoop, Whoop! It's been raining all day.  Praise the Lord!  A steady rain except when a cell comes over - then it's a downpour for a couple of minutes.  We're so grateful.  I pray for our SoCal neighbors to the West which are in the Woolsey Fire area.  They are on notice to evacuate if the authorities call about potential mud slides.

I've been working on a crochet project.  Some stitching to do as I watch Dr. Blake - my evening quiet time with DH.  The quilt under it is one I made back in the early 2000s - maybe 2002.  It was a New Year's Eve Mystery by the yahoo group, The Quilting Post.  It was suppose to be a bed size quilt.  I decided to make a mini.  I ran across it the other day as I was putting away Christmas things and told myself I should put it out.  A bit big for the table, but I like it. 

Here it is finished.  Took only three episodes.  This is a baby washcloth I'll include with the baby quilt I started today. I like how the colors match.

Not sure what it will look like as I'm designing as I go.  This will be for St. Anne's so all I need to add are three more rows to make it 36" square.

 I also finished a little mug rug made from scraps as a gift for a dear friend.  Her birthday is next week.

And I really like this quilt I found at Shark's Dinner - it may be my next EPP.  She's making a BOM out of it and has designed nine other blocks to go with the first three.

I'm linking to Lee Anna's I Like Thursdays, Confessions of a Fabric Addict, Finished or Not Fridays, and a few others. See my linky party buttons at more tab under the header . Blessings!

Another for 2019

In addition to my ufo challenge I'm planning to follow along with Jenny Elefantz in her Gentle Art of Domesticity year. Jenny says of the author,  Jane Brocket: "It’s her ability to organically bring domestic arts into her home and family life that makes this my number one go-to book for inspiration when the monotony of my own domestic life has caused me to grumble and not be as appreciative as I could be, and as I only need spend 10 minutes reading a complete double page topic, it’s something I don’t have to put off till a free afternoon or an hour alone. I quite often drink my afternoon coffee, smile at her thoughts on ‘quinces’, let my shoulders drop softly as I ponder them, and am gently refreshed whilst transported to a sweeter, quieter place in my heart."

Jenny has a very inspiring blog where she shares her thoughts on a gentler life.  She is offering a POM - a project of the month as she is an accomplished designer of items to enhance one's place. And as I move into my seventh decade, this really appeals to me. I hope to simplify and enrich my household in this coming year.

My meditation corner