It has been two weeks since my last blog post, mostly due to a recent trip to Wisconsin to visit family. Sometimes I am organized enough before going out of town to have some blog posts written in advance, but that wasn't the case this time.
One of the highlights of the trip was being able to go to the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show, my first time there. That might have to become an annual event! It was an excellent show, with so many fantastic quilts on display. I'm going to share just a couple of my favorites here.
Up first is "Quiet Winter Morning" by Lisa Jenni of Redmond, WA. This is not at all the type of quilt I tend to make, but I was fascinated by the combination of the subtle color palette and the incredibly tiny pieced curving lines. Lisa won an Honorable Mention in Wall Quilts, Machine Quilted--Pieced.
Another favorite was "The Doings" by Katherine Clark of La Grange Park, IL. This quilt took 1st place in Hand Quilted Bed Size--Pieced. It is a variation on the Jack's Chain pattern. I've always loved quilts with the appearance of curves even though the piecing is all straight lines. My Ring Cycles quilt (see it HERE) has the same effect, but I love the scrappy reds in this version.
We went to the quilt show on Saturday afternoon, the last day of the show, and didn't have much time to visit the vendors. That was probably a good thing, since I had been able to stop at Hancock's of Paducah on the trip from Georgia to Wisconsin and again on the way back. My stash report shows a large increase to the amount of fabric added to the stash and only a small amount used. The usage went toward this set of Stack & Whack Pinwheel placemats, which will be donated to our quilt guild's upcoming Christmas market.
Most of the time, my fabric purchases are smaller pieces like fat quarters or maybe 1/2 yards. That didn't work at Hancock's because most of the fabrics I bought were on sale and required a one-yard minimum purchase, and I got even more than that of a few. It all added up to a total addition to the stash of 17 yards.
2024 STASH TOTALS
Used last 2 weeks: 1.75 yards
Used year to date: 85.375 yards
Added last week: 17.0 yards
Added year to date: 77.0 yards
Net used in 2024: 8.375 yards
Kate's 15 Minutes to Stitch Challenge at Life in Pieces has us tracking how many days each week we get in at least 15 minutes of quilting time. As frequently happens when we travel, I didn't squeeze in any time for quilting on a couple of the days we were gone. It was well worth it to relax and enjoy the time with family.
15 Minute Challenge for 2024
9/1 - 9/14 12 of 14 days
2024 Total 253 of 258 days
Success rate 98.06 %
Check out more stash reports at quiltpaintcreate and join the 15 Minutes to Stitch Challenge at Life in Pieces. Thanks so much to Donna and Kate for continuing to host these link-ups.
Happy quilting everyone!
Julie in GA
