Hooray! I have finished several things just in time to count them for the end-of-the year report!
We had the annual Christmas fair at school, and I made bags again — this time in several sizes. The small gift bags were the best sellers, especially the ones sized to hold DVDs and CDs.
I also made the usual grocery-shopping sized bags in bright fabrics. Here is my table in the corner of the school hall. A coat rack makes a great display for hanging bags!
I made this green String Quilt top for a friend and have already pieced the backing. Now it just needs quilting and binding.
And best of all, I finished the purple and green Puss in the Corner quilt in time to give it as a gift on Christmas Eve. It has gone to our older daughter’s long-time boyfriend, who admired the colours when I first started working on it, many months ago. He was really pleased to have it. 🙂
The full-length picture turned out a bit dark, but here’s one during the quilting that shows the true colours better:
I quilted this project using a Continuous Curve motif designed by Carla Barrett. Then I went back and stitched a quarter inch inside the edge of each large centre patch. The backing was pieced using large left-over pieces of green and purple fabrics.
All that activity brings me back into positive numbers! Here are my totals:
Bought this report: 0
Total fabric in this year: 54 yards
Used this report: 32 yards
Total used this year: 76 yards
Total (net): 22 yards
Thank you, Judy Laquidara, for hosting the Stash Report. I would like to continue participating in 2011 and hope to be more regular in my reporting. 🙂
Happy New Year, everyone, and Happy Quilting!
What a great way to finish out the year..love the green and purple quilt!
love the purple and green quilt, just my colors.
Congratulations on finishing in the black! Love the purple and green quilt and the string quilt. Both are great quilts!
Perfect ending to a great year!
Congrats on the good stash report. Love the purple and green quilt. Great gifts.
Congrats on quilting and finishing all your lovely quilts!
Thanks for the link, too, but I do want to give credit where it is due to Barbara Johanna, who designed continuous curve (CC) quilting a few decades ago. My illustration shows how to quilt CC in a nine patch easily.
Wishing you a happy Holiday Season and New Year!! Carla Barrett
I really like that string quilt. The colour selection seems very harmonious. I imagine your friend will be very happy with it.