August was a disappointing yardage-tracking month. I added 1.42 yards to my stash. Darn. But it was necessary.
The 2 yard piece I added is Painter's Palette solid - Limelight (pale green) - a needed refill of background fabric for the 30 Days of Improv quilt along I participated in during August. Since I haven't completed the quilt top, I haven't added that yardage to the "out" side. I'll do that in September which will hopefully reflect a nice reduction. This top is at least 58" X 58".
The only thing I actually pieced were two 36-patch blocks, and one 64-patch block using 1½" X 1½" as leaders/enders.
Good grief. No wonder I didn't use-up fabric in August!
What I did accomplish in August was lots of audiobook-listening while I was machine quilting, adding 13 more books to my 2023 list that now totals 68.
Book Recommendation
When in a liquor store, Leah sees a woman who seems very much like herself. Leah arbitrarily follows her home because she's curious about her life. What Leah discovers is a woman who appears to be in a home and marriage that's similar to Leah's with a husband who expects a meal on the table when he returns home from work; a husband who expects his wife to look good (so he looks good). And the other woman's circle of friends is small, or non-existent. And she seems to fear her husband.
As the story unfolds, the reader comes to completely sympathize with a controlling force in each wife's situation, and therefore also share in her triumphs. Linda's score: 4.0/5.0
If you've read my posts in the past year, you know I have a fondness for spice drops. In fact I was craving them when they weren't stocked at Publix or Dollar General, or even Amazon! Thankfully, availability has returned.
My friend Jody visited Wisconsin for a couple months, and while there she intentionally stopped at Dollar General to buy all the spice drops on the rack! The crazy girl even flew home with these 20 heavy bags of spice drops! Is she a considerate friend, or what?!
The card she gave me with the spice drops says:
"A friend is a beautiful act of kindness from the heart of God."
I have the same sentiment about her.
Now. how is it that two bags of spice drops are missing gone, already?! 😁 Linda
Fabric stats are what they are.... yay for all that quilting being completed though. I have never spent that much time quilting anything so I am uber impressed. Plus it's gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI continue to like your maximalist quilt! Good luck on fabric OUT in September :D
ReplyDeleteNobody can fault your fabric tally this month, bravo! Now I NEED to see what a spice drop tastes like...
ReplyDeleteWell thank you, Unknown, for your positivity about my August fabric tally. I keep trying, for sure! And no doubt, September will be better. I'm smiling about the candy... If you're in another country, is it that they're unavailable to you? I hope you DO get a chance to try them.
DeleteHi there, I just found your blog. Is there a post where you explain your process of tracking the fabric use? I like that idea. 😊
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous! I'm not the originator of the fabric-tracking idea. I wrote here about where I learned about it: https://flourishingpalms.blogspot.com/2023/01/january-tracking.html. However, to go to the source, read Jeni Baker's blog post: https://www.incolororder.com/2017/01/how-to-track-your-fabric-and-yarn.html She gives a free download. I created my own tracker document in Apple Numbers. The best part is that you don't inventory what you already have; you simply track output and input. I hope this is helpful information.
DeleteLove your Spice Drops dear friend!!!!
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