Christmas Fair Collection 2022

One of the quilt guilds that I belong to participates in an annual Christmas fair, selling handcrafted items made and donated by guild members. The event is one of the primary fundraisers for the guild, and as a new member, I was determined to contribute to the cause. I finished my last item two days ago, this tablerunner made from a border-stripe fabric.

Christmas tablerunner, 17" x 46"

My husband is a retired musician, a french horn player, who bought a large piece of this fabric for me several years ago. We have a Christmas tree skirt and a tablerunner from it that we use each year, so I was happy to use some of the remaining fabric for this donation.

Yesterday was our monthly guild meeting and the time to turn in our items for the fair. I decided to get a photo of my whole collection before donating them. The lighting wasn't great, but at least I have a record of everything together.

I've shared photos and info about the rest of these items in earlier blog posts. You can read about the placemats, the potholders and ornaments, and the Scandinavian Star ornaments, all in separate posts.

For anyone in the Atlanta area interested in visiting the Christmas Arts and Crafts Market, it is held at the Coweta County fairgrounds, November 4th - 6th. Admission is free. More information is available HERE.

Linking up with:

Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation

Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Peacock Party at Wendy's Quilts and More

Happy quilting!

Julie in GA

Stash Report and Stitching Time 10/16/2022

It has been a good week for stash usage, with 3.375 yards of fabric used for a variety of different projects, and no new fabric added to the stash. The usage included 3/8 yard for two potholders and three ornaments to include in the quilt guild's booth at the upcoming Christmas fair.  

I also used 1.5 yards for the Artful Improv quilt top (blog post HERE) and another 1.5 yards for the last ten blocks plus the border of my Glorified 9-Patch quilt top (see it HERE.) 

2022 STASH TOTALS

Used last week:            3.375 yards

Used year to date:       114.50 yards

Added last week:              0.0 yards

Added year to date:     109.25 yards

Net used in 2022         5.25 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 stitching time. I have been finishing up some projects for the Christmas fair before the guild meeting next week, plus trying to catch up on some of my projects for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.

15 Minute Challenge for 2022: 

10/8 - 10/15           7 of 7 days

2022 Total        281 of 288 days

Check out more stash reports at quiltpaintcreate and join the 15 Minutes to Stitch Challenge at Life in Pieces. 

Happy quilting everyone!

Julie in GA

Stash Report and Stitching Time 10/9/2022

The main focus in my sewing room this week was getting started on some projects to be included in the Christmas craft fair that my quilt guild participates in next month. One of the fun projects I completed was three Scandinavian Star ornaments. I made them based on the tutorial from Jen at Shabby Fabrics. You can find the YouTube video HERE. She also has many other tutorials on YouTube.

Each ornament is made from two 6.5" squares with Heat 'n Bond Ultra fusing them together, making them reversible. The two photos above show the same three stars, flipped over to show the reverse in the second shot. They finish at almost 6" tip to tip. 1/4 yard of fabric used.

As for additions to the stash, I received the October solids bundle of fat quarters from Fat Quarter Shop. The birthstone for October (on their list) is pink tourmaline, and the bundle includes a great range of pinks from very light to dark. 3 yards added to the stash.

2022 STASH TOTALS

Used last week:                .25 yards

Used year to date:     111.125 yards

Added last week:              3.0 yards

Added year to date:     109.25 yards

Net used in 2022       1.875 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 stitching time. I spent the first part of the week finishing up my Artful Improv quilt top (photos coming soon!), then the rest of the week was all about projects for the Christmas fair.

15 Minute Challenge for 2022: 

10/2 - 10/7           7 of 7 days

2022 Total      274 of 281 days

Check out more stash reports at quiltpaintcreate and join the 15 Minutes to Stitch challenge at Life in Pieces. 

Happy quilting everyone!

Julie in GA