Motorcyclemad

I truly agree. The participants of the Moratorium told me that if I "inherited" material that it counts.

Just as long as there was not a purchase you were solid.

Iceblossom

Well, friend one replied quickly with "I don't have anything that would work". Haven't heard back from friend 2 yet but I'm guessing I caught her in time to call off the search. I was laying out the Seahawk Pink quilt and couldn't find my spray baste so had to run out and get some more. While I was out I found a great piece of white with a red dot scatter that is perfect, was on sale, so ding me $1.99.

It's in the wash now, along with what I'll be using for the border around the sea scene panel. Guess I'll set up Bernie (the sewing machine) for quilting down the Seahawk Pink top. Or maybe I'll start laying out the Scrap Metal Blocks... or maybe I'll just make some lunch and turn into a sloth.

Edit: And in my defense, the very first thing I did was see if I had anything that was possible. Sometimes it is the basic stuff that gets me, I'll have to order some more basic Kona Black too. BTW, this fabric collection uses some very old stash along with one of my Walmart $1/yd purchases.

Conchalea

As moderator, I'm embarrassed to say I leapt off the wagon today. I have a new pattern burning in my mind & not enough of any fabric colorway to make it. As a result, I visited Missouri Star Quilt Co & bought 2 jelly rolls & 2 pieces of yardage in the Stonehenge collection. The colors called to me & I think they will make a pretty version of my pattern. So I hang my head in front of everyone, but it is not going into stash but will be used immediately. I'm climbing back aboard now.

grann of 6

I'll slide over and make room for you, Conchalea. We all have our weak moments, not that I am admitting anything.I find if I try to do without something for too long it all comes back to bite me.

oksewglad

Buying with a plan is so acceptable!

A friend brought in some scraps today...she said they were calling my name! And I graciously accepted them, because she buys fun fabrics!

Irishrose2

Conchalea, as long as they aren't for stash, then you're good, IMO. Besides, it's Northcutt Stonehenge. That earns an exemption in my book.

grann of 6

I love Stonehenge fabric, have some I am "hoarding" for a special project just for me. It is so great for manly quilts. I made my DGS a Rhombus quilt from 3 shades of blue that he chose. And as long as you have a plan for your purchase, in my mind, you are safe. No punishments from me.

Iceblossom

I love you guys! We try to abstain but we admit our human desires for fabric.

Yesterday was a pretty full day of using up stash. I did spray baste the Seahawk Pink top. I was using June Tailor which for me was very heavily scented and doesn't hold up as well as my old brand. Also, the top finger pointer part fell off immediately as soon as I took off the cap and every time I took my finger off it. Not doing that brand again. I know a lot of people here use glue but I'll look into that next time, had to get the project done this time.

I also laid out the Scrap Metal quilt in 15 minutes or less! Good for me for not being so picky. May have made a mistake or two when I scooted over the rows and if I did -- well, so be it. You can't tell.

My hubby came home and saw it laid out on the bed and thought for a moment before coming up with "wow, a lot going on with that one". I just laughed and told him unfortunately it was going to be staying with us. So not only did I get it laid out and numbered but I also pinned on the diagonal setting triangles and finally cut out the final 4 corner triangles which will all be the same fabric. Still need to go in and pin some of the middle sections of rows together before hitting the sewing machine, maybe 15 minutes but my back was saying "15 minutes of no way" by the end of the day.

While doing that I had the washer going. I had a cool thrift store scrap of some realistic rocks that will be the border of the sea scene panel. The way the fabric was it started with large rocks on the bottom and they got smaller towards the top. The top of the panel will have the smallest rocks, the bottom the largest and the sides will be the middle rocks. It will work... So got that washed and cut, there was just enough to leave me a 6.5" strip for my strip box and still have a selvedge worth sending on.

Also washed the white with red dot fabric I got for the next project, and subcut it into the 8.5" strips that still need to be subcut. And of course there was general laundry to deal with as well.

So today's goal is to finish pinning and sew/press this round of the block connection of Scrap Metal. As I wander back and forth, I will also do some more cutting of the next project which doesn't have a name yet. In order to get in more steps I moved my cutting station off my desk in my sewing room to my dining room table, the ironing board is in the living room, Bernie is in the sewing room, and I do my layout stuff in the bedroom. It might not seem like much but before I just used to sit in my chair and spin around from sewing machine to desk to ironing board. It is easy to get distracted *squirrel* and forget what I'm actually doing at the moment but I get a lot done.

On Sunday after bowling going to go talk with the kids. I had volunteered that I was willing to commit to watching the grand bundle 2 days a week if they could make that work. Doesn't look like it will so we need to get going on what we will be doing when DDiL goes back to work. I am willing to commute to their house 4 days a week until baby is around 3 months old, or basically until the end of the year. To do that will mean about an hour commute for me each way in the dark cold rain at the worst part of the year, driving doesn't save that much more time and is more stressful and the parking would be much more expensive than a transit pass -- but it will still be about $100 a month as far as I can tell without better data.

After that we can see where we are, and I would be glad to continue watching him but I would rather spend at least 2 days at my own home. It isn't the most direct route but we are sort of on the way to my daughter's work, it will probably add 30 minutes each way to her commute.

Looks like some big changes in my life. Probably a lot less sewing, but I still quilted when my own son was a baby. And that's the nice thing about quilting and fabric, it stores. But Leon will never be quite as young as he is right now

grann of 6

Iceblossom, as far as babysitting the grandbundle, do what works best for you. My grandbundles are all grown up and on their own. Just remember that the children made a decision to have a child and make it work into their lives, so you have to do what works for you, not worrying about their inconvenience. I babysat the 2 older boys for 3 months till DD could get them in daycare. Then I was the go to person if they got sick. And their daycare was within 5 minutes of my workplace, so I would often pick them up after work. And it seemed they managed to get sick on my day off work, so I would have them with me all day. I didn't quilt back in those days, but did sewing for people, so I would sew during naptime, etc. Then when DSs kids came along, I went out to their house every day and babysat while DDIL conducted her at-home graphic arts business. I have never regretted any of it, being with the grandbabies was something that can never be redone. My oldest DGS keeps in touch with me even though he lives and works in Utah. So cherish whatever moments you can scrape up with the little guy.

Well, I need to get back to the longarm and start quilting the Lakeside quilt. It will be just a FM meander, nothing fancy, but something fairly fast, have 6 more waiting their turn.

joe'smom

Iceblossom, I hope you come up with a grandbundlesitting arrangement that works well for everyone!

I bought these '3 Sisters Favorites' fabrics back when blueprint was still Craftsy. I've decided to use them in a low volume courthouse steps and am cutting strips. Made one block to check my measurements. There's more pink than any other color, so a few of the blocks will be all pink prints like this one.