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No fabric in this week.

I finished the April Challenge quilt, named Freeze Frame, for .75 yards out and more went out from the declutter progress.

The next task on the quilt list is labelling a quilt I entered in a show. I believe a label is required, although I did write the quilt info on the back in permanent marker.

Once that’s done, it’s back to quilting Remember Me.

Fabric In: .33 yards

Fabric out: 13.125 yards

Net Fabric Used: 12.795 yards

How did you do this week?

No fabric in this week and a half yard out from the declutter challenge. I’m still working through my scrap containers. I finished green and yellow/brown/orange and started on red/pink.

I’m also working on quilting the challenge piece. I haven’t come up with a name yet, but I will finish the quilting soon.

Once I finish this quilt, it’s back to quilting Remember Me.

Fabric In: .33 yards

Fabric out: 11.875 yards

Net Fabric Used: 11.545 yards

How did you do this week?

No fabric in this week. Another half yard out as part of the declutter challenge.

I’m on the last declutter category, scraps. I have some other categories I tacked on the end to cover things unique to my sewing room. I’ll work on those after scraps.

Both my quilting and embroidery projects are moving forward, but nothing looks significantly different from Friday’s post.

Fabric In: .33 yards

Fabric out: 11.375 yards

Net Fabric Used: 11.045 yards

How did you do this week?

The showers held off each afternoon so I could get good walks -- the state park, a forest preserve, and the nature trail at the end of our block.  

A beaver-chewed tree (one of many along that stretch), a beaver lodge, and horsetails.   

Easter was pleasant. Stevens was able to come to church with me!   I bought a 4-1/2 lb lamb roast. I rubbed it with a mixture of chopped garlic, rosemary, salt, pepper, and olive oil. It was wonderful and we ...

No fabric in this week.

Some fabric out as part of the ongoing sewing room declutter. I haven’t finished going through my fabric, and I still have to go through my scraps. I expect more will go before I’m done.

I’m working on the next challenge quilt. I wanted a background of either aqua or aqua green, but had neither in my stash. Hard to believe any color is missing, but there it is. Instead of shopping to find something, I decided to paint white fabric.

I layered turquoise paint over green airbrush ink because I didn ...

I had my first fabric in for the year, a small piece of black Moda Marble I picked up at the thrift.

I finished the candlemat for some fabric out, plus I used a fat quarter for the Spring Angel.

I also picked up a couple patterns from the free table at Guild. I’m proud to have come home with so little after the Guild meeting and stops at a few thrift stores. It could have been a lot worse.

Fabric In: .33 yards

Fabric out: 4.875 yards

Net Fabric Used: 4.545 yards

How did you do ...

No fabric in this week.

I used a little fabric making padded liners for glass jewelry boxes for a co-worker. She inherited some small china pieces from a friend and wanted to display them. I forgot to take pictures.

I worked on every project I have going this week, at least a little. I started tracing the Spring Angel, with a goal of prepping it before I finish the candle mat. I love Crab-apple Hill Designs, but the tracing takes some time. It’s been overcast and rainy here, which didn’t help.

The sewing room declutter continues. I’m ...

I had a productive week in the sewing room.

I finished Trinidad for almost three yards out.

I learned a lot making this quilt. I’ve never done a landscape quilt from a photo before. If I do it again I will do things differently and save myself some time and grief. Thanks to Laura for giving me permission to use her picture.

In the sewing room declutter, I sorted through all my UFO and orphan projects. I found a lot of fabric in the UFO bins that didn’t go with the projects. I re-stashed some and other pieces ...

No change in the numbers.

I met my January OMG but never posted it. I didn’t post the February Short list either. I’m keeping the February list small because it’s a short month and I’m going for finishes.

Project 1 (stitching): Gather & Give Thanks, pattern by Diane Arthurs of Imaginating. I have a few stitches and a little outlining left in the lower right corner.

Project 2 (Original): Trinidad. It’s basted for quilting. I was watching a Craftsy class while I basted and put in way too many pins. Guess I won’t do that ...

No change in the numbers.

The same projects are still in process. I sewed down everything on Trinidad I plan to sew. Next I need to clean up the top before I baste it.

The sewing room declutter continues. I believe I’ve found all the patterns and hope to finish sorting them this week. My recycling bin overfloweth. I expect the next few categories to take less time, but I thought that about patterns.

Fabric In: 0 yards

Fabric out: 1 yard

Net Fabric Used: 1 yard

How did you do this week?

I took advantage of the sunshine Monday and had a good long walk at Lyons Woods Forest Preserve.  It was great to get back on the trail.

Yellow:  willow.  Green:  Japanese roses.  Red:  dogwood.

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With a fifth Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this seems to be a bonus week, doesn't it?  January seemed to pass quickly, though.  

January OMG:  wonky log cabin, made out of neckties, for the MQG Mini Swap.  I sent it off mid-month.

No change in the numbers.

Work continues on Trinidad, sewing down all the tree bits. I won’t post another picture until I start quilting. The stitching doesn’t show, and the top looks the same.

Work also continues on the sewing room declutter. I found more magazines and sorted through those. Now I’m working on patterns. I thought I’d get through them quickly because I rarely buy them. But I am gifted patterns, have printed patterns and picked several up from the free table at Guild. Like the magazines, they were everywhere.

This is the current working ...

No change in the numbers.

The nameless tree quilt has a name now. I decided to name it Trinidad for the place where Laura took the picture. Every time I look at it I hear the old Eddy Money song play in my head, but I can live with that.

I finished adding motifs to the top and started sewing down the bits.

I hope to start quilting it in the next few weeks.

Fabric In: 0 yards

Fabric out: 1 yard

Net Fabric Used: 1 yard

How did you do this week?

No fabric in this week.

I made a pillowcase for a yard out. It will go to a local charity.

The sewing room declutter continues. I went through all my shelved magazines, although I’m certain I have some tucked away in other places. I didn’t keep an accurate count, but I think I got rid of more than 50. Scary, given how many I have left. I’m moving on but can see eliminating more next year.

Fabric In: 0 yards

Fabric out: 1 yard

Net Fabric Used: 1 yard

How did you do this week?

I have no fabric movement to report.

Time got away from me and I’m adding the Short List/OMG to this post. January is always a busy month at work. I scaled back the list because of that.

I started The Short List many years ago to create goals to work toward and a way to focus. I change things up as my goals and interests change.

Project 1 (stitching): Gather & Give Thanks, pattern by Diane Arthurs of Imaginating. I’ll either finish it this month or early next month.

Project 2 (Original): The nameless tree quilt. It would ...

 Happy New Year, dear readers!

It's nice to have a flimsy to add to the tally as I present  the Annual Reckoning. 

The backstory:  I began tracking fabric in and fabric out in 1998.  "In" means acquired -- purchased or ...

No fabric in this week.

When I rearranged the sewing room and emptied the drawers, I found clothing fabric I bought before I had my colors done that I know I’ll never use. I also found leftovers from long-ago projects. It all went in the donation pile.

There are more fabrics that need to move on once I figure out where they can be best used.

Thanks to everyone who has linked up this year and commented on the blog. Sometimes I get way behind reading your comments and posts, but eventually I catch up. Some of you have ...

No change in the numbers.

I started quilting Remember Me this week. I plan to quilt each block differently but use the same quilting design in all the sashing. I haven’t figured out what design that will be yet.

Many of the fabrics in the top are so busy they hide the quilting.

I’m not finished with the dresden block, just still working out what to quilt.

Fabric out: 9.125 yards

Net Fabric In: 26.75 yards

How did you do this week?

No change in the numbers.

The sum of all my sewing was one Traffic Jam block.

I did do some cleaning and purging to make room to start working on this quilt.

And this quilt.

I’m struggling to figure out where I left off with this one. It has several more branches than it did in this picture, and has been waiting patiently for me since March.

Fabric In: 35.875 yards

Fabric out: 9.125 yards

Net Fabric In: 26.75 yards

How did you do this week?