Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Online Quilting Swap Sites

Are you a member of a online quilting site or two, too? ;O)
When I first got into quilting I found a great online quilting site on MSN called Quilting To Share an I was hooked. I love to swap! It's such fun.
I am a member on a couple online quilting swap sites that I'd like to share the links with you. There are two that I have been a part of for awhile and enjoy. They are Quilting Around The World and Quilting To Share. I am a member of both because they offer different kinda swaps and one is larger and more active than the other. I am also a member on another forum called Quilting Board. They are a world wide site and I am still getting the hang of this one. Love doing the Friendship Swap though. It's my favorite swap. Each site offers different swaps and challenges and such that I enjoy so I don't want to give any of them up. So I pick and choose what swaps I participate in so I don't spread myself too thin.
Swapping is addictive I can tell ya. I so enjoy swapping and getting those squishes in the mail. They sure are a great pick me up I can tell ya. It's exciting to see what the other swappers send. Such Fun! If you would like to check out those sites please do so and come join in the fun.
until next time ... happy quilting!

Monday, December 28, 2009

Final Stash Busting Report of 2009

I haven't sewn in the last week and have had a house full of company for the Christmas holiday and wasn't able to post like I should have the last two weeks. My report didn't change since week 49 but I am happy with my progress of the year and hope to continue to do this next year with Judy and the bunch. It inspires me to do more and use from my stash to post and be accountable for my actions. Thank you Judy for hostessing this for us and for your wonderful blog. I so enjoy following it.

Fabric usage report ....
Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 8.5 yards
Fabric Used this Week: .5 yard
Fabric gifted/sold this week: 12.25 yards
Fabric Used Year to Date: 116.25 yards

Thread usage report --I had over 51 spools of thread on hand when I started keeping track of these.

Spools added this week: 0 spools
Spools used this week: 0 spool
Total Spools used to Date: 11 spools
Total Spools bought to Date: 2 spools

I hope to post a listing of my 2010 goals soon along with pictures of my sewing area/stash to share with those participating in the challenge next year.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Stash Busting Report Week 49

Just THREE more reports and 2009 is over - I joined Judy's 2009 Stash Bustin Challenge at he beginning of the year and enjoy following how well the others are doing Look HERE to see how great the other's are doing. It's fun to do this each week and see how everyone is working at their own pace and most are happy with their progress.

This week I didn't get to do much quilting but I worked and finished those potholders and sold some more fabric.

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date: 8.5 yards
Fabric Used this Week: .5 yard
Fabric gifted/sold this week: 12.25 yards
Fabric Used Year to Date: 116.25 yards

Here's my thread usage report --I have over 51 spools of thread on hand - no spools finished this week.

Spools added this week: 0 spools
Spools used this week: 0 spool
Total Spools used to Date: 11 spools
Total Spools bought to Date: 2 spools
until next time .... happy quilting and happy stash busting!

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

WIP Wednesday

Trying to keep myself motivate ... I'm going to try and post every Wednesday showing what I am working on for the week. I have several quilty things I'd like to finish by Christmas so I need to kick it into gear.

Here is what I am working on this week and hope to finish it and start something else. This will be a set of potholders and a hotpad made from crumb blocks, not sure I like the black around the blocks. Need to find other colors instead for the next set.

until next time ... happy quilting!