Blocks Completed!

Finished all 12 blocks for Judy's Stash Project

Now I'm waiting for the sashing instructions... hope they are posted soon!

Jessa's Fund Raiser

My daughter is an administrative professional for Sandia Labs and is also the president of the local chapter of IAAP. She raffled off these two wallhangings last week and made $139.00. Everyone loved the quilts and wanted to win them!

Stash Report Week 17

I'm a little late with this week's stash report since I was out of town on a quilt retreat!

Stash Report for week 17:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards, but was given 2 fat quarters and won 95 4" squares at the retreat which equal about 1 yard so that equals 1 1/2 yards.
Fabric used this week: 3 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 38.83 yards
Fabric used YTD: 104.83 yards

Stash busted: I have used 66 yards more than I have bought.

This is what I finished at the retreat:

S'Mores Quilt Retreat April 2009

I attended the S'Mores Quilt Retreat at the Hummingbird Music Camp in the Jemez Mountains over the weekend. Barbara was the teacher and Jackie Robinson's "Weaver Fever" was the quilt pattern taught. Since I made the quilt many years ago, I chose to work on my daughter's "Wedding Star" quilt and also make a couple of wallhangings.
We arrived at the retreat on Thursday afternoon and quilted until noon on Sunday. Phoebe and Cindy host two of these retreats per year, one in April and one in September. They are always a lot of fun with new quilters and retreat alumni.

Block Done!

I'm going to like this quilt. First block is pieced :)

Stash Quilt Step 1 Progress

Finished the Flying Geese for step 1 of Judy's Stash Quilt Project.

Stash Report Week 16

Not a very productive week. I made a bunch of potholders because mine were a disaster and they got tossed in the trash. I also pieced the top for our community service project at guild. I'm not counting the fabric guild gave me for the background... it's in and out at the same time, but I am counting the cool space fabric I used for the quilt.


It is a Quiltathon weekend, but yesterday was spent as a non-quilting, yet very rewarding day with about 65 women from my church. We laughed, sang, prayed, cried and had a wonderful time. There were skits, good food and a tea party! Today I plan on working on making the large flying geese for Judy's current stash busting project. This one is right up my alley since it uses brights!

Stash Report for week 16:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 2.83 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 37 1/3 yards
Fabric used YTD: 101.83 yards

Stash busted: I have used 64 1/2 yards more than I have bought.

More Enough is Enough

It's snowing again... doesn't the weather know it's supposed to be spring? There were only flakes falling out of the sky when I got up this morning, but now it's starting to cover the ground. The weatherman said we could get 1-3 inches. Give me a break! I think this is the latest we have ever gotten snow. Is spring ever going to come?

On another note, I have added a list of New Mexico bloggers to my site. I was the first New Mexico blogger to register on Quilting Gallery's blogger listing. Great place to find bloggers than live in your state or adjacent states too! If anyone knows of a New Mexico blogger not on the list, please let me know!

Stash Report Week 15

Happy Easter! We woke up this morning to MORE SNOW! Poor Easter Bunny isn't sure what to make of all the white stuff.

I had a productive week. Used 3 yards on charity quilts for Busy Bee Quilt Shop. Finished the last 16 patch baby quilt top and made a tablerunner.

Stash Report for week 15:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 8 1/2 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 37 1/3 yards
Fabric used YTD: 99 yards

Stash busted: I have used 61 2/3 yards more than I have bought.

Enough is Enough!

It's 32 degrees outside... and snowing!

And I thought it was Spring... silly me! I have a fire going in the pellet stove so I'm toasty and warm. In the few minutes it took me to write this, the landscape has changed and the ground is now covered in white. Tomorrow it will be Spring again...maybe... I'm really not complaining :) Any moisture is greatly appreciated.