I made this Quilter's Planner bag from the magazine that came with the planner.
My friend Rachel's daughter "needed" a quilt to match her mom's, so I made this one for her. Paul and the kids were busy one night while we were camping and I was able to sew the night away making this. I finished it up later in the week and gave it to her on her first day of Kindergarten. Our kids are 3 days apart in age. Taylor LOVED the quilt, so I'm happy I was able to make it for her.
I put a lot of extra hours in during August - it's my busiest work month and I needed a break. I took a Friday afternoon off and picked up my quilt machine from the dealer and took it out to dad's to quilt. I was able to get this scrappy trip around the world quilted in about 4 hours.
I just did some squiggles.
I also decided to make a quilt for a special family member and I started working on it in the camper. I can't show it yet as it's very obvious who it's for if I show the focus fabric. It's a modified 5-yard quilt.
I'm making a couple samples for classes for the spring and decided to make this Take a Stand bag. this is a large size. This is the front.
This is the back. Both sides have large pockets.
I also got a whole Saturday morning in the camper and made this Glamping Gypsies Cobblestone quilt top. I finished it up at home, but boy having several hours to so, by myself was amazing. I need that time to refresh and relax, when I'm not so tired I want to sleep.
I finished up the binding on this scrappy trip around the world. It measures 96"x 120"
I had the open wide pattern and ended up using my fabric for a different tote, so I quickly made this medium sized one.
it's a great little bag and is really quick to make.
Here's the size difference with the Take a Stand Bag.
I'm also getting a renewed push to finish the On Ringo Lake quilt. I spent a lot of time making the block parts as leader/enders over the last few weeks and finally put together a few blocks. I've got 3 done and lots more to go, but it's a start. This one won't be done by the next start, but at least I'm making progress.
School started the last week of August. I now have a Kindergartener and a 2nd grader. They both have great teachers and I'm excited to see them both excel this year. They are both thrilled to be going to school.
My progress on my stash reduction took a big leap this month. I'm so excited to see my UFO list going down. I made a list of 12 major UFO's to finish this year. I have 7 done, 1 at the quilter, 3 I'm currently working on. It feels so good to be making this much progress.
Stash Numbers:
In August - 2 yards
Out August - 34 yards
In Year to Date - 139.5
Out-Year to Date - 187.75
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I'm AHEAD by 48.25 yards!
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