Added to the Stash

This is some of the yardage I added to my collection today- temporary of course since it is for the order I have online. The top two are the back and the border for the trip around the world quilt.

Total yards added: about 25. Yikes, that seems like a lot, but shown above is about 20 of that number.

Pictures

This is the scrap one I wasn't so sure about.

And the pink one is one that some one on etsy requested I make for her. She put another request in now for a queen quilt and matching shams/pillow cases. It's exciting for me to have someone requesting I make them a quilt, but I will say I'm not the best at charging much for my time. I'd be making something anyway.

Stash Yard Count

-8 yards (there about) as I have cut strips for a trip around the world top. 4 colors, 2 yards each, snowman/snowflakes in flannel.

Finished the two baby quilts I am thinking about giving a co-worker temp at the bank. She has twin grandsons on the way and expressed to me how she feels bad that she cannot give them the carseats they want because she can't afford it. Just pulled the old heart strings a bit. I'll have to post pictures before too long.

Goals for the new year

1. Get my 2 year old mostly potty trained before he turns 3 - end of March
2. I want to work on lowering my stash of fabric. Or at least keep track of what I take out and add. So far, 6 yards out.
3. Spend more time with my husband and our relationship. It's the easiest thing to just push aside, and we are both feeling the effects of that. I want this year to be a better year for us.
4. Spend more time outside. I recently was able to get hired at the bank I had been temping for, and they offered me a part-time position, which is what I wanted. Now I work 7:30-2, and LOVE it! So, getting home earlier should give me more sunlight to work with, and I want to take advantage of that.
5. Prepare better meals. I don't like convenience foods, and want to stay away from them as best as I can.

Slow Sewing

With coming in to the last few weeks of my cookbook project, I haven't gotten much time to do a lot of sewing. I did lock myself away from the family for a little while this evening. I have a project going, I don't remember the name of the block, but it is a square set on it's points, and then triangles are put around it to make it a bigger square. I need 120 for the top I want to make, all scrap fabrics again. I'd say I have about 30-40 done now after what I was able to add to it today. I'm just not too sure how it will look when it's done. I really have a lot of different colors and prints, so it will either look really cool or... well, not so cool.

The cookbook, well, it's my baby. I'm part of our fire department auxiliary, and it was my big idea, and I still really believe in and support it, but man it's a lot of work!! I have been entering recipes in the online site the printing company has, and we have passed our goal of 500 recipes. People have the rest of the month to get them in, then it's off to print. I've decided once it's all sent in, I'm getting a massage. It will be well worth it :) This is our cover picture:

A few more finished projects

I got the back put on my waterfall quilt- I love the print! I was off 2 days last week, and made the baby quilt too. Also broke my commitment to not go to the fabric store, and got enough for about 3 backs and one batting.

I'm home again today because my son got pink eye. That's ok (the staying home part) because I am working on another top for a queen sized quilt for my cousin. On top of that, making a few aprons for my 2 cookie days in the next month, and I'm the chair for the cookbook our fire department auxiliary is putting together. Our deadline is less than a month away now, and we hope to have at least 500 recipes. Our number is at 426, and there are still a lot of people who have said they will be getting us recipes. If anyone else wants to share recipes with me, be my guest!

Success!

My son had his first successful potty training night! I was so excited to get him to use the toilet. I hope we can keep it up and work on getting him out of diapers.

One other success was selling my 3D pinwheel quilt with stars on etsy today. Good thing too, I got one more sweater at the store today than I needed to have (but it could be a gift from Santa if I wait long enough to wear it...). One not so great thing is that I think I lost or threw out a basic quilt block book. I have searched high and low, and have not found it back. Guess I need to find a new one, darn, huh?