September updates

I finally mounted my Farmer's Wife Quilt onto the Megaquilter frame in preparation for quilting.  That's the eggshell thread I will need to wind several dozen bobbins of, and there is just barely enough of the backing ... there better not be any shifting as I go along.  But I've been meaning to load this up and finally got around to it.  There will need to be lots of free-form feathers, but I think if I take it a bit at a time it's doable.

Here's what's on the design wall at the moment.  A few more string diamonds and 3 Lord of the Rings paper-pieced blocks for the Not All Who Wander Are Lost quilt.

#3, Weathertop is the most recently completed.  I'm having fun finding appropriate fabrics in my stash, and I love the gray runic circles on this fabric I used -- it looks exactly like ancient weathered stone.  There was some amazingly intricate piecing in those arches, although this isn't the best picture.  Fortunately the beauty of paper-piecing is that it is nearly fool-proof as long as your fabric piece covers the necessary area.  It makes it possible to do very intricate work accurately.

Stash Report:

Fabric:

Fabric used this week: 3.5 yards (extra-wide) for backing Farmer's Wife

Fabric used year to date: 53 yards
Added this week: 0 yards
Added year to date: 49 yards
Net used for 2013: 4 yards

Knitting yarn:

Yarn used this week: 0 yards (2 knitting projects about 70% done)
Yarn used year to date: 6550 yards.
Yarn added this week: 0 yards (still have some to ply, skein and measure soon)
Yarn added year to date: 5800 yards
Net used for 2013: 750 yards

So how did I do on my goals for August?  Not so great:

1. Mount and begin quilting the Farmer's Wife quilt.  I want each little block to be beautifully quilted, so this will be a longer-term project. Mounted but not begun.
2. Complete Country Stars top. Done
3. randomly chosen from my list of 2013 goals: #4, the 3/4 bag kit. Nope
4. Finish the Rosalind sweater. Nope

I do qualify for a bonus point for organizing my fabric, although the entire sewing area is only just passable and I started digging into my fabric again so it's no longer organized.  Still, better and more fun to spend time there than it was, as evidenced by the fact that I started two new quilt projects.

Goals for September:

1. 33% progress on quilting Farmer's Wife
2. Sew a bag - any of the three on my UFO list
3. Make significant progress on either NAWWAL or the String Star
4. Finish the Rosalind Sweater

I will award myself bonus points for any other completed knitting project, hand applique blocks, multiple boxer shorts, or a felted wool blanket.  I like having a wide variety of possibilities, hence the bonus points.  I can never predict in any given month where my whimsy will take me.

A big thank-you to Judy L. for hosting all these link-ups to keep me accountable!