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

Some of This; Some of That

First, I destashed a measly .30 yards in starting my RSC 2018 block and borders on the baby quilt. My new YTD total is 3.15 yards.  I'm 4.85 yards behind already! Sigh.  Well, at least I haven't added any new fabric.  Now as to the baby quilt:

I've decided I don't like my choice of cut of the border fabric. I'm going to remove the two side border pieces I've sewn already and cut them differently, then miter the corners.

These are rows for my 2018 RSC challenge. Now I've got two new projects going plus the Sweet Land of Liberty I started in November. The list grows.

I'm linking to the Sunday Stash at quiltpaintcreate, Cynthia's Oh, Scrap!, Judy's Design Wall Monday, Lyn's BOMs Away, Beth's Monday Making, and Em's Moving it Forward. Lots of inspiration there.
Blessings,