First up is an opportunity to help the people of Houston and surrounding areas. Sarah who blogs at Confessions of a Fabricholic has put out an appeal for pillowcases for kids and quilts. You can read all about it at her blog on Saturday. She gives a link for directions for the pillowcases and the address to send them to once you've got them made. Guess what I spent most of my weekend on? Yep, pillowcases. 2 cases already finished. (I did another one today but picture is from Saturday.)
And fabric to make 3 more is ready to be cut. I should have 8 pillowcases ready to go to Sarah's church in Tennessee by Wednesday. I may make some more after the initial batch. But, truth be told, I didn't often buy 1 yard pieces of fabric. Of course, I've changed from buying a half yard to a yard a year or two ago. I get irritated when I need 3/4 yard and I have to really scrounge to find that much fabric. What's your go-to amount of fabric when you buy on "speculation?" Mine is 1 yard pieces.
Since the month ended last week it is time to share my fabric usage figures. Not a bad month even though I did buy 3 hunks of fabric from Sew It's For Sale yahoo group.
2017
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Fabric In Month
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Fabric In Year
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Fabric Out Month
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Fabric Out Year
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Total In or Out Year
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Aug
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4.125
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67.000
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6.125
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76.375
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9.375
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August 28, 2017
Spend a couple of days with the grands√
Keep hand quilting Civil War Quilt√ (this is being put on the back burner while I work on ornaments for the grands.)
Bind geese & floral wallhanging√
Make some fabric boxes√√
Find backing for Streak of Lightening√ & quilt it
And coming up this week:
September 4, 2017
Quilt Streak of Lightening
Make last 2 fabric boxes
Cut out new quilt for retreat
Make pillowcases
Finish placemats
That's it for me today. I'm linking up with my favorite Monday linky parties: Monday Making, (technical difficulties and family time!) Moving It Forward, Main Crush Monday and Oh Scrap. (I'll post the rest as they become available and I remember to check them!)
Happy Quilting All! Bonnie
We all lament, "Where did the summer go?" There's been a lot written about the best ways to help the people affected by Harvey. The pillowcases will be a cheerful accent for renovated bedrooms (and new bedding).
ReplyDeleteI usually purchase at least 1 yard of fabric and very rarely purchase fat quarters unless the price is too good to pass. Sometimes, I'll purchase 2 yards if the fabric speaks to me.
ReplyDeleteGreat job on the 8 pillowcases for Houston! I still buy fat quarters, so have to really scrounge around for enough for a pillowcase.
ReplyDeleteI agree that once this time of year hits, it seems that the rest of the year flies by. Usually, I start scrambling to get things finished by Christmas. The pillowcases look fantastic. Thanks for the link, I'll have to check it out and see if I can get some put together this week. Happy sewing! Andrea
ReplyDeleteI've been leaning towards at least a yard in my purchases more and more. I started with fat quarters to get variety quickly, though. I enjoy making pillow cases, and Sarah has certainly found a good cause. Yours are looking cute!
ReplyDeleteDepends on what I'm looking for. I do half yard cuts for scrappy projects and then at least a yard if it's "I like it" fabric. Hope you did well with this week's goals.
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