Sparrow In Flight: September 2012

I have been seeing a few posts here and there marked with the 100 day hustle tag. I love the idea and it also gives me a direction to focus. I am going to combine it with my Do First List for October. I think Lawson & Lotti are taking a break, but I got the idea from them so its a hard habit to break. I decided to update everything that is currently on my WIP List in the sidebar. I am trying very hard not to add new projects to my list, but there are so many tempting projects, QAL's, Linky parties and many different block tutorial offerings.
[updated 10/04/2012: Lawson & Lotti are back!!!]
Current Projects:

Blue-Black Churn Dash: Project is lost & now MIA!

Chain Quilt: No Progression (wishing I had a design wall though to figure blocks)

Christmas Advent Calendar: finish Stitching & binding

City Weekend Project: We are back to table toppers/wall hangings

Clothing: 2 Blouses for Baby (Size 3), also a dress (not pictured)

Country Encouragement Quilt: Currently in 4-patch and 2-patch segments, needs some love

Dot Explosion Quilt: I am hoping to get this quilt top together soon

Double-Pinwheels: Ready for Top Stitching

Martinique Strip Quilt: A Festering WIP, one of my oldest needs lots of focus

Orphan Train Quilt 1: Have Backing fabric, need border fabric

Orphan Train Quilt 2: Still not sure where I will take this one yet

Orphan Train Quilt 3: Still tossing some ideas around for what to do with these orphan blocks.

Poppy Wall Hanging: a small bit of progression, trying to figure out stems & leaves

Rainbow Stars: This block is complete, 3 more are in progress, plans are being made for 5 more blocks

Red Eye Quilt: Making adjustment to top, then needs to be sandwiched & Finished

RW&B Paperclip mini-quilt: Batting, back has been sandwiched and top-stitched, need to add binding & hanging sleeve

Squares & Patches Quilt: I am hoping to get the blocks squared up soon

Summer Games Table Runner: the quilt idea just wasn't working so I turned this into a table runner

Summersault Asterisk Quilt: Batting is cut, back assembled; needs to be sandwiched & finished

Summersault Patchwork Quilt: No Picture

Teapot Cross Stitch: No recent picture

Other Items:
Leafs Me Happy Blog Hop (Friday)
Holiday Lane Pillow Hop (November)
Craftsy Block of the Month Class
Grandmother's choice Block of the Week
Family Tree Wall Hanging
Secret Christmas Presents
Hexagon Log Cabins (The new method)

Also linking up to:

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Finishes 39: A slow gait (& Stash Report)

This Jacob's Ladder Quilt was the only project completed (on Sunday) this past week. I spent a lot of time outside my apartment this past week, but I did work on a few projects. I removed all the stitches from my Double-pinwheel quilt and I am now ready to begin trying to FMQ it all over again. Batting was trimmed up for a couple quilt tops and small projects. Hopefully some progress will get made this week because My friend and I are will be opening up an etsy shop on Ocotber 1st! It will be filled with the random things we have made.

Here is my Stash Report through 09/29/2012*:

Used last Week: 4 3/4 yards

Used year to Date: 38 5/8 yards

Added last Week: 0 yards

Added Year to Date: 43 1/8 yards

Net Used for 2012: -4 1/2 yards

Thanks again for stopping by!

*This is a rough estimate in the foggy haze of birth and all that. I do remember getting a stash of fabric from some people moving out of my building in late April & my mother gave me fabric as well (some got passed on to others) but I had to guess at amounts. I will be better about exact amounts from July onward.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

WIP Wednesday & UFO Sunday

So, Last week was the International Talk like a Pirate Day! I wish I had though ahead to make all sorts of pirate themed items, but alas I did not (Maybe Next Year)! If you want to find out more about this check them out HERE! Almost no one knew what I was doing, thankfully I have a very good friend who not only knew what I was talking about but she told me that her whole workplace was in on pirate talking (Boss actually sent a note out to pre-warn all the staff not to talk to customers like a pirates! lol, somehow they knew they just might be willing to!).

Well I took a minute to clean up my POD list (WIP/UFO) last week. In the end with being sick and starting more projects, my list has grown again! I am particularly hoping to complete couple clothing items for my darling, this week. I have a couple small projects I especially want to get off my list this week or make a dent in their progress!

Here is my list for this week:

RW&B Paperclip mini-quilt: I want to get this one completed this week

Clothing: 2 Blouses for Baby (Size 3), also a dress (not pictured) (NEW!)

Rainbow Stars: This block is complete, 3 more are in progress, plans are being made for 5 more blocks (NEW!)

Dot Explosion Quilt: I am hoping to get this quilt top together by the end of September (NEW!)

Also:

Blue-Black Churn Dash: Project is lost & now MIA!

~~Bowls with Borders pot holders:~~ Complete!
Chain Quilt: No Progression (wishing I had a design wall though to figure blocks)
City Weekend Project: I have decided to make this into a baby quilt, but no progress
Double-Pinwheels: Had a bit of problem with stitching, in the process of stitch ripping on Thursday
~~Jacob Ladder Quilt 3~~: Complete (See yesterday's post)

Orphan Train Quilt 1: No progress except that I now backing fabric, still looking for border.
Poppy Wall Hanging: a small bit of progression, trying to figure out stems & leaves
Squares & Patches Quilt: I am hoping to get the blocks squared up this week
Summersault Asterisk Quilt: No progression this week
Summersault Patchwork Quilt: No progression this week

To start:
I need to work on my projects for the Leafs Me happy Blog Hop, my day to post is October 5th!

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Back Among the Awake...(FNSI & Stash report)

Greetings! I was so excited about all that I would accomplished on my Friday Night Sew In this month, but alas because of sickness not much was completed. I had plans to work on my project list from my Do First: September post from a couple weeks ago as well as a couple of other projects I couldn't resist starting in the last couple of weeks. My Little Girl needs clothing after all, so you will be seeing more projects like that! On Friday I once again had high hopes for all that I would get accomplished on my FNSI. I was able to work a little bit on hand-sewing the binding that night, but it took me all weekend to get it completed (fabric not included in week's figures)

Jacob's Ladder 3: The front, measuring 42"X 42"

Jacob's Ladder 3: Close-up of the front, back & binding

Jacob's Ladder 3: The back

Sorry for the delay on my weekend posts though I prepared my Friday post on Thursday, set it to post and then I was overcome by my husband's virus! By Saturday I just had to get out of our apartment after being sick for a few days, thankfully H rebounds quicker. H drove Z and I to a couple quilt shops on the Quilt across Texas shop hop (while he stayed in the car to read a book for school) to get our book stamped. I know I will never get to all the shops in any sections, but the cost of the "passport" is a wash with the $5 coupon on the 2nd page.

At one of the shops they had a basket of "Orphan" fat quarters by the register that they sell at a reduced price (once they have sold off the yardage). I let Z look through the basket to pick one out. Even at 7 months old she is already very thoughtful about her choice while she looked over everything carefully. She finally looked down between two fat quarters in her hands, dropped the one, while pulling the other one close to signal her choice. I picked up two more FQ's of her choice fabric to make her something; I am thinking either a shirt or something for her dolly. I also picked up 2 gray print FQ's to add to my pile for making her quilt once I have gathered enough different fabrics in yellow, gray, black and white prints. That adds 1.25 yards to our fabric inbound this week.

Here is my Stash Report through 09/22/2012*:

Used last Week: 1 3/4 yards

Used year to Date: 33 7/8 yards

Added last Week: 1 1/4 yards (5 FQ's)

Added Year to Date: 43 1/8 yards

Net Used for 2012: 9 1/4 yards

Thanks again for stopping by; you shall see my WIP post on Wednesday and I'll be back on Friday with my finishes!

*This is a rough estimate in the foggy haze of birth and all that. I do remember getting a stash of fabric from some people moving out of my building in late April & my mother gave me fabric as well (some got passed on to others) but I had to guess at amounts. I will be better about exact amounts from July onward.