Fabric added YTD: 143 yards
Fabric Used last Two Weeks: 0 yards
Fabric Used YTD: 66 yards
Net used for 2010: -77 yards
A couple of weekends ago, I decided to jump right in with Judy's June mystery instead of starting the Crazy mom quilts quilt along as I had planned. I was a little intimidated by having to cut a 4 1/2 yard piece lenghtwise, it just seems like a task that requires a lot of precision folding and cutting. Since I had bought 10 yards of white solid cotton and each project called for 4 1/2 yards of background, Judy's mystery won first spot on my wish/to do list. I was so eager to get started and caught up with the mystery, after all it was already on clue #3 or #4, I choose only three fabrics and white background for the blocks and a hot pink for biding.
These two next pictures are of the caos on my sewing and cutting table after getting a couple of clues done.
I finished all 17 blocks for Clue #4 but I'm not completely caught up with all the other clues.
The plan is to continue working on the rest of the clues and hopefully be all caught up by next stash report so I can claim all the yards used. Lot of sewing (and by default lots of fun) for me this week.
As usual, I found it and another 25" piece of the barbie print while searching for something else, so four 6" strips were cut and added as a border, it finished at 41" x 46", perfect!. It has been quilted with concentric squares 2" apart, the binding is sewn on and ready for the hand sewing. Just in time for a baby shower.
The second quilt: A co-worker and his wife welcomed their first born a couple of weeks ago and this 
The soft blue, green and yellow colors seemed appropriate for a little boy so I quilted it with yellow thread using a meandering pattern. This little guy seems to be peeking out of the edge, he's adorable!
This quilt is extra cozy with a flannel backing. I did struggle with the binding, I found it in a scrap bag someone had given me and there was enough of it to bind this quilt, however, it never 
Here is a full shot of the finished quilt.
The quilting didn't turn out that great, this is the first time I had trouble with thread breakage. I was so frustrated after trying every tip and suggestions in the world on how to prevent this, I just concentrated on getting the meandering done. Because of the thread problems, it turned out denser than I wanted; this was a good thing, after all, the denser quilting along with machine sewn binding made a very sturdy baby quilt. I think it will stand up to lots of use. Here is a close up of a corner.
This blue quilt finished 
I also run into a little trouble with this setting fabric. The hearts are non-directional but the words: "I love you" are, this is another validation that the straight setting is a better option for this quilt. I love it when things just work out on their own.
The only problem, it is turning out smaller than I want it. The fabrics here were the original designated borders, but now I'm considering a pieced border.
The block on top right corner I had saved along with the left over fabric, the patch below shows how much faded and worn the quilt is. This quilt is also an example of how not using the right materials can affect the life of a quilt. the entire center is worn and torn at the seams. I'm pretty sure that it was caused by my using a polyester thread instead of 100% cotton. I always thought the "rule" that polyester thread would cut cotton fabric was a wife's tale. I'm proved wrong. 
The damage is too much to repair, for one I don't have enough scraps to replace all the worn patches, I wouldn't know how to even begin repair them, certainly not by hand appliqueing and lastly; it would be more fun to start a new quilt. My sister agrees. She asked for red, white and black, but not too much white. Here are some of the fabrics I'm auditing for her new quilt. I will be using nine patch & stripe pattern from Quilt in a day.
Here is a shot of the back pocket, neat idea for the charger.
I have also been reading about knitting socks and decided to teach myself how to make them. This is my second attempt, the first one was not bad looking but i made many mistakes and they kept haunting me. The entire sock became a ball of yarn and I started again with this new piece. I'm almost done with it, I just have to watch a gazillion 
When the sock instructions became a little confusing and I needed a break from it, I started this doily. I'm liking it, but... the drawback on this one? The pattern said one ball needed which was perfect since that was exactly what I had on hand. I made sure I used the proper size hook to obtain the gauge and I made a swatch to test my stitches. 
