March was an unusual month. The last two weeks we spent most of our time with our visiting friends. As a result I didn't feel like I accomplished much but, as I look back on the month, I did OK! The last 2 weeks I've been cutting out quilt kits like mad. These are all veterans quilt kits and I decided I would cut kits until March 31 and then stop. In the end I put together 22 kits. I generally work on these during our monthly quilt club sewing days. I like to be able to arrive, set up my machine and start sewing. Having kits ready to go makes everything easier and faster. This stash will probably last me 2 years. All packed up and stored away for when I need one. I always leave some leftover fabric in case I didn't cut enough pieces or miscut some pieces. There are lots of 2.5" strips in here for 9-patch blocks in case I run out of things to sew. At the beginning of the month I got 6 more veterans quilts quilted. I haven't quilted anything since because I hurt my shoulder with all the quilting I did in February and early March. It's getting better with daily yoga and visits to the chiropractor. I'm even going to try acupuncture this week to see if I can get it resolved. I have 6 more to get done this month and I have the big blue quilt that I want to quilt this month. I also expect I'll pick up a few more veteran quilt tops at the meeting next week. I haven't done a lot of crochet but I did finish a wheelchair shawl and will get back to my other projects soon. I also quilted a quilt for my friend, finished 2 sets of placemats and decorated the envelope for our tax accountant.
The only other goal I had for March was to quilt the big blue quilt. With my neck, I just couldn't do that. Instead I cut out 22 quilts! My stats for the month: Quilts - 1 Veterans quilts made - Donation lap quilts - Veterans quilts quilted - 20 Fabric Postcards - Pet Beds - 6 Quilted for others - Crochet blankets - 1 Crochet shawls - 1 Crochet/loom knit hats and scarves - 5 Placemats and Table Runners - 17 Dyed shirts and towels - Other Donated items - 102 Garments (sewn and cochet) - 1 Balls of yarn used or gifted - 17 Other items - My goals for April are: - quilt the big blue quilt - quilt 8 - 10 veterans quilts - bind a set of placemat - maybe start cutting out the Fab Farm quilt
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patty
4/2/2024 02:48:53 pm
You had a great month! That is a lot of quilt kits!
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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