2020 Fabric Moratorium
09-03-2020, 07:08 PM
#911
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Originally Posted by WMUTeach
Cattitude your precision is amazing. The border is perfect for the quilt. Now, how to quilt it?
My grands are so into Lego they could start a store. They have a few large sets that made a specific structure such as some of the Star Wars ships and BB8 and a pirate ship but most of their vast collection is just a pieces from many, many, many kits that they made then took apart and used in new ways. Last fall one of the kiddos was into a game of making me guess what he was illustrating using Legos. He would make a scene from a movie and I had to guess the title of the flick. He was 8. He made a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark, you know the big ball rolling down the incline. He made it with Legos, a tennis ball and a Lego man with hat and a homemade whip. He also did a reconstruction of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Creative used language, recall memory, small motor skills and a lot of silliness trying to trip up his Grammie with movies.
Enough about Legos and extraordinary grand children and back to quilting. I have a quilt top all cut out from stash for the Virtual Quilt Weekend on the QB. I hope to finish the top this long week-end and will post photo when the top is done.
My grands are so into Lego they could start a store. They have a few large sets that made a specific structure such as some of the Star Wars ships and BB8 and a pirate ship but most of their vast collection is just a pieces from many, many, many kits that they made then took apart and used in new ways. Last fall one of the kiddos was into a game of making me guess what he was illustrating using Legos. He would make a scene from a movie and I had to guess the title of the flick. He was 8. He made a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark, you know the big ball rolling down the incline. He made it with Legos, a tennis ball and a Lego man with hat and a homemade whip. He also did a reconstruction of the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Creative used language, recall memory, small motor skills and a lot of silliness trying to trip up his Grammie with movies.
Enough about Legos and extraordinary grand children and back to quilting. I have a quilt top all cut out from stash for the Virtual Quilt Weekend on the QB. I hope to finish the top this long week-end and will post photo when the top is done.
09-04-2020, 01:33 PM
#913
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Join Date: Jan 2015
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I just found out a grandson recently married is moving to Japan in a few weeks, so his quilt jumped ahead in line. I don't want to pay postage. I found a UFO well started in red, black and white. Quite floral, but that won't bother him. It will be completely from stash unless I have to purchase batting. I found a Hobbs batting in one of my sewing/storage rooms for the patriotic one. Maybe I'll get that lucky again. I have king size Warm and Natural, but I may donate it as I just don't like mine that thin.
09-04-2020, 01:57 PM
#914
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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Although I have sent a lot of UFOs to quilter this year, I haven't bound all of them. I used up a good bit of stash in the backing, sashing and binding. But I did replenish solids and "reads solids" right at the beginning of March. I have been cutting less than 1/2 yard pieces into strips and smaller to go into my leader/ender and scrap system boxes. But I finally fell totally off the wagon and splurged on some fabric that I just liked with no project in mind. I am back on and working through my stash.
09-04-2020, 03:26 PM
#915
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Location: Des Moines Iowa
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Our quilt guild has a sew-in each year at the Iowa State Fair where we sew strip quilts for children's charities. We usually get 500-600 done during the 11 days of the fair. Since the Fair was cancelled we are working on the quilts at home. Last Month I took 11 finished quilt tops for this project to the guilds drop off event. I picked up 6 kits to make more of these strip quilts. So far i have 7 finished quilts and 14 pieced and others cut ready to piece. All but the 6 kits were from stash fabric so have been making a dent in the stash. My daughter spent the afternoon today pulling fabric for the project and organizing many of my bins of fabric. I bought 20 inches of star wars fabric for one of the quilts and a roll of batting so more yards out than in.
09-04-2020, 06:10 PM
#916
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I did purchase some fabric yesterday, but I don't consider it falling off the wagon. The new quilt is too overpowering the way the pattern reads. I need to add sashing and cornerstones. Went to the LQS, the only thing that really worked was basic black. The owner has been able to get several bolts of our favorite black. Northcutt Black Ultra. Very black, very smooth and silky and a good weight. It does fray, but I can deal with that. I needed less than a yard, but I bought two in case we get shut down again. It makes the best masks for my grandson who has to wear black to work, so I need to have enough.
09-05-2020, 09:26 AM
#918
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The old Marine (my son) delivered the quilt to the new Marine this morning. They are both thrilled. Do I need to make the old Marine one now? I wasn't quilting when he was in. He loves his sister's Carpenter Star. Would it be too much in RWB? It's a hard color combination for me to visual. As much as I like red, I'm not a fan of RWB.
09-05-2020, 11:05 AM
#919
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Originally Posted by LindaJane
Our quilt guild has a sew-in each year at the Iowa State Fair where we sew strip quilts for children's charities. We usually get 500-600 done during the 11 days of the fair. Since the Fair was cancelled we are working on the quilts at home. Last Month I took 11 finished quilt tops for this project to the guilds drop off event. I picked up 6 kits to make more of these strip quilts. So far i have 7 finished quilts and 14 pieced and others cut ready to piece. All but the 6 kits were from stash fabric so have been making a dent in the stash. My daughter spent the afternoon today pulling fabric for the project and organizing many of my bins of fabric. I bought 20 inches of star wars fabric for one of the quilts and a roll of batting so more yards out than in.
09-05-2020, 11:09 AM
#920
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I pulled a QOV off the LA last night. It used 3 2/3 yards of scrap stash fabric. I bought 2 1/2 yards for borders and binding so a net loss of 1 1/6 yards. QOV group gave me the backing. Will try to post pic from my phone.
