Project Quilting 13.6--Flying Geese

I'm very happy to have completed another Project Quilting challenge, especially since this is the final challenge for 2022. The theme this week is Flying Geese, and our entries need to include a minimum of five flying geese units.

I got a late start on this week's challenge because I was in Wisconsin visiting family early in the week. I considered many different designs with flying geese in them, and decided to make a small Christmas quilt. By Friday afternoon, I had pieced together 48 geese into this little quilt top. The geese are 2" x 4" finished size.

I got as far as auditioning border fabrics before I realized that it would be very hard for me to get this piece quilted and finished by the deadline at noon on Sunday. I'd rather take my time before I decide on the border and finishing details rather than rushing through it.

My next attempt and official entry for the challenge is this potholder. The block design goes by multiple names including Dutchman's Puzzle or Flying Dutchman. 

Linking up with:

Project Quilting 13.6 at Persimon Dreams

Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework

Happy quilting everyone!

Julie in GA 

Stitching and Stashing--Week 52, 2020

This is the last regular stash report for 2020, although I might do a final 2020 update next Sunday if there are any changes between now and the 31st. My last little Christmas project used 1/2 yard for these Santa potholders.

My addition for the week was a Christmas gift (my suggestion) of two fat quarter bundles of the fabric line "Pin Drop." The pins measure about 3/4" long. I'm considering this group for a future Rainbow Scrap Challenge project. Here they are still neatly folded before I threw them in the washer.

2020 STASH TOTALS

Used last week:                               .50 yards

Used year to date:                    187.375 yards

Added last week:                              4.5 yards

Added year to date:                        86.0 yards

Net used year to date           101.375 yards

I am thrilled to end the year with a net usage of over 100 yards, by far the highest I've ever had. The main reason that was possible is because I used 37 yards of quilting fabric to make over 300 face masks, and I also gave away several UFO projects and some unloved fabrics. 

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. I managed to get at least 15 minutes every day, including some hand stitching time on Christmas Day. The biggest accomplishment was finishing assembly of my RSC Square Dance quilt tops, which you can see in yesterday's post.

15 Minute Challenge:  

12/20 - 12/26              7 of 7 days

2020 Total            352 of 361 days

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

Happy quilting and Happy New Year everyone!

Julie in GA

Stash Report Sunday 9/3/17

It looks like I missed my stash report post again last week, probably because there wasn't anything to report. I have finished making all the different units for my Ring Cycles quilt, but haven't figured out how much fabric I have used on it. 

I did use a little fabric on some small projects. I made a Braves oven mitt for my baseball-loving husband, replaced the waistband on a pair of pajama pants, and made one orange Scrappy Trips block for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. Total used: .75 yards. No fabric added!

2017 STASH TOTALS

Used last week:              0.75 yards

Used year to date:        63.25 yards

Added last week:              0.0 yards
Added year to date:        8.25 yards

Net used year to date:  55.0 yards

I am continuing to join Kate at Life in Pieces in tracking how many days each week I manage to get in at least 15 minutes of quilting time. I'm back to stitching every single day and hope to continue that way through rest of the month.

15 Minute Challenge:  
8/20 - 9/2              14 of 14 days

2017 Total          239 of 245 days

Check out more stash reports at quiltpaintcreate, and add your own report so we can keep the linky going. 

Julie in GA