Thanks to everyone for saying nice things about my restraint.  This week my local quilt shop had their annual sale.  Muslin was 40% off.  I dye and paint fabric.  Can you see where this is going?  Seven yards of excellent qua

I made the blocks for my quilt group (shown in yesterday’s post) and made the gift bag Monday at quilt group.  I didn’t buy any fabric this week.  Last week Lori poked fun at my teeny weenie numbers compared to all the other sta

I didn’t add any fabric this week.  I used a half-yard for the back of this baby quilt.  A quilt group member gave me the top to quilt up and donate to the Children’s Hospital.  Don’t mind the white paper squares and

In response to my post about how I’ve never used Asian fabrics, Wendee sent me some of her unwanted stash.                I love these fabrics!  Silly me for never looki

Only nine more weeks left this year?  The holidays must be just around the corner.  I didn’t buy any fabric this week.  I went to the quilt shop and Joann’s, but only walked out with thread.  I used 3/8 yard of fabric

I’m sewing but I’m not finishing anything.  It’s like stockpiling your busts for another day.  I bought a half yard of fabric to use in the October Applewood Farm block.  I depleted my oranges making my son’s qu

I did not buy any fabric this week.  I finished a few projects at retreat this weekend.  My sister’s kit took a quarter yard for the binding and hanging tabs.             &nb

Really?  Week 40?  We went to the sale at The Quilt Patch in Tecumseh today.  I showed remarkable restraint and only purchased 1.25 yards.              The polka dot will be t

Judy asked us to show our stash, so I combined it with my stash report to save time.  My stash isn’t that big – really!  It just seems like it, at least to me.  I have no plans to tidy my stash.  A year from now I expe

I drove up to Ann Arbor with a friend today to hear Nancy Eha speak at the Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild.  Nancy creates beautiful beaded images on her quilts.  After the lecture we went up on stage to see her work close up. 

I didn’t use anything this week.  I didn’t buy anything either, but a friend sent me this.                That’s a yard and a half of yummy hand dyed fabric in.&n

Remember the Woodland Bloom charm pack?  The one that encouraged me to fall off the stash-busting wagon because I needed more fabric to sew my EQ6 design?  Here are the four units that make up a block.      &nb

I bought the fabric I was thinking about last week.  That’s two yards in.  You can see the picture here.  I used a quarter yard of fabric for the doll body.  The picture looks a little horror movie like with all the body par

I used a quarter yard of fabric for the binding on the I Believe panel.  I didn’t buy anything last week, but I’m thinking about it (never a good sign).  I drafted a pattern to use these charm squares that takes more fabric than

I didn’t buy any fabric, even though one of the quilt shops had a sale today.  I didn’t need anything, so I stayed home.  I made another little bag with a few twists.  I boxed the bottom using a different method, I changed

Now and then the planets move into perfect alignment and I get what we call in our house “Princess Time”.  On Friday, my husband left for an overnight fishing trip with his buddy, and my son went to a birthday party sleepover. 

I didn’t buy any fabric this week.    I sewed the borders on the I Believe panel and pieced the backing out of some Christmas fabric I bought 20 years ago.  I always liked the stripe but couldn’t figure out what to do with

I didn’t buy any fabric this week.  I used 1/4 yard for the binding on my sister’s Hungry Caterpillar quilt.  A baby step, but still in the right direction.  Check out Judy’s blog to see how everyone else is doing. &n

I didn’t buy any fabric this week.  I used 3/8 yard for the journal cover and half a yard for the back of another baby quilt.  I didn’t make this top either, but I did agree to quilt it.  These charity baby quilts have been

My machine quilter outdid herself and finished quilting my son’s quilt in less than a week.  One yard of extra backing fabric came back into stash.  I used a half-yard of fabric to make the binding.  I didn’t buy any fabric

We spent the weekend at Quilt National at the Dairy Barn in Athens, Ohio.  On our way down we had to stop at our favorite local shop, The Nelsonville Quilt Company.  I bought this panel and a coordinating print to add a border and binding.&

Let’s start with the good news.  I finished my son’s quilt top, using 5 1/8 yards.  I won’t count the backing as busted until I take the top to the long arm quilter.  Pictures will post on the Design Wall Monday repor

I finished the second premie quilt for one yard out.  I also bought this half yard of fabric for the May Applewood Farms BOM.  Every time I look at these numbers I can’t believe how far in the hole I am.  No regrets, just surpris

              Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers and everyone that has been like a mother to someone.  Do something nice for yourself today.  I have a few projects I&rsqu

I finished turning the binding on this quilt that one of the ladies left at quilt group last week.                A different member of the same group donated this one.  I love how