Used this Period: 11.5 yards
Added this Period: 1.5 yards
Used year to Date: 190.62 yards
Added Year to Date: 18.08 yards
Net Stash Decrease for 2016: 172.54 yards
Well, another quilt to add to the Longarm UFO stack! I finished the log cabin "Straights & Furrows" quilt and backing--so glad it is done as I want to start something else. It measures 80x92.
I'm trying to get net yardage used at 200 yards--I should be able to make it, I hope, I hope! I still have a backing to make for the quilt I finished at the end of September, which will add a few more yards. I bought some black fabric to use in my Halloween (think 2017!) quilt, and may need to get a bit more. I broke my "embroidery design diet" and ordered a cute set from Ace Points through OPW--and Sandi, my quilting partner, thought the designs would look cute with some glow-in-the-dark thread. Good idea, Sandi! My Halloween quilt will be so cute!
We've had snow, but it has melted in our yard. We are almost ready for the winter season. The deer are still munching on the smorgasbord of plants/trees/bushes we have in our yard.
Used this Period: 0 yards
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Used year to Date: 179.12 yards
Added Year to Date: 16.58 yards
Net Stash Decrease for 2016: 162.54 yards
Nothing in, nothing out--wonderful road trip to Blue Sky country, great visit with our son, and home again to rest! I'm in love with the stretch of MT between Helena and Butte--beautiful, beautiful mountainous terrain. DS brought some wood for DH to use in his wood turning--so we transferred it from one PU to another PU. It was a good week--family, friends, scenery--we are blessed. And Smokey was content because he got to go with us.
Used this Period: 0 yards
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Used year to Date: 179.12 yards
Added Year to Date: 16.58 yards
Net Stash Decrease for 2016: 162.54 yards
Nothing used this week--and nothing purchased. I have finished 12 blocks on my next quilt, which is a log cabin. I want to make 30 blocks (5 x 6 layout), but could do 20 blocks instead. I'll see how much fabric I have after I finish 20 blocks.
Wednesday we went to a nearby small town to renew the license plates for the Jeep. Thursday we went to the same small town to see the movie "Sully" and found it to be quite good. And we drove for the local dealership on Friday. Last night we went to Mass and then had dinner with friends. And today--I have cookies mixed up and ready to bake. We will travel to Montana this week to get some red cedar from our son who will be hunting there with a friend. The wood comes from a tree cut down by our son's neighbor--and my DH rarely turns down wood as he is a wood turner! (He finished a beautiful bowl made of spalted maple--which also came from Washington State--that immediately disappeared into my quilting studio! It has so many beautiful colors and grain lines.) Quilting time will be limited again this coming week!
The forest was alive again this week. We had 4 raccoons perusing our back yard about 4:30 one morning. They were quite fat and just waddled along without a care in the world. The deer were chomping on the raspberry leaves again. And Smokey, the Lhasa, is trying to prove that he is not a vegetarian! DH let him out Friday evening and had to look for him since Smokey wasn't in any hurry to come in. Smokey made a bee-line for the door and came into the bedroom, jumping up on the bed. DH made him roll over and drop what he had in his mouth--a well-mouthed vole. (Our valley has been inundated with voles this year--and they have ruined many lawns and gardens.) Oh, yuck--what a sight! Needless to say, no kisses from Smokey for a couple of days!
Used this Period: 7.34 yards
Added this Period: 0 yards
Used year to Date: 179.12 yards
Added Year to Date: 16.58 yards
Net Stash Decrease for 2016: 162.54 yards
Where is my quilting mojo?! I can't seem to find it. However, after having the blocks for the latest quilt laying on the floor for over 2 weeks, waiting to be sewn together, I did get that done. I was dragging my feet on making the setting triangles & corners, but finished it yesterday. I still need to make the backing, which will boost my numbers a bit next week. I'm disappointed with this quilt--I should have used plain white instead of the white with navy squares--it would have made a big difference. Both the navy and the white fabrics have a cherry motif. I wanted to use these 2 Daisy Kingdom fabrics from my stash, but it turned out too dark and you can't really see the secondary pattern. I don't believe I will make this pattern again though. The quilt is 79x79.
The last two weeks have been busy--trip to Flaming Gorge country, trip to Grand Teton National Park, movie afternoon to see "Sully," lunches out, breakfast & dinner engagements. On the home front, DH has been trying to trap Petunia and/or the visiting raccoons. First he used tuna as bait--and the tuna can was emptied without the trap door being lowered. We have 3 neighborhood cats that visit regularly, looking for mice, voles, etc.; they are often seen "babysitting" with the trap. We finally figured out that the animals could reach in and get the bait without ever stepping on the release to lower the door--that was discovered as we watched Smokey, our Lhasa, raiding the bait! So, DH fastened the bait can close to the top of the trap--and this time he caught Smokey again--the trap door lowered. Smokey didn't really want to get out because he was still licking out the tuna can! Then either Petunia or the raccoon again raided the bait without getting trapped--perhaps Petunia's tail kept the door open enough to escape or the racoon used its "hands"to get out. Next DH used large marshmallows for bait--Smokey got one, and whomever got the rest. So DH used dental floss to anchor the marshmallows--and the "trap raider" ate the marshmallows and took the dental floss to floss its teeth! I think this will be a continuing saga. Petunia was visiting somewhere nearby when we returned from Mass last night, but Smokey escaped being skunked; DH said it was pretty strong when he walked to the back yard to find Smokey (who was sniffing and "tracking" in the side yard). Fun & games in the forest!
