Weekly update: April stash report

Stash report, April:
Fabric in:  37-7/8, $207.24.  (Most of that was at the April 7 International Quilt Festival.)
YTD in:  75-1/8, $450.44.  (Average $6/yd.)
Fabric out: 84-7/8 (65 yards sold
YTD out: 218-1/4
Net reduction: 143-1/8 !

In April I made 130 Ohio Star blocks for Quilts of Valor. I'm up to 316 out of 365. The end is in sight!  Selecting the fabric keeps me from getting completely weary of making them.  Diving deep into the stash uncovers fabric I've forgotten about. I've used up many bibs and bobs of reds, blues, and white/cream/WOW/COC.

shown unquilted

I can boast of a finish!  I quilted the chevron flimsy that I made some months ago.  For the backing I used an interesting vintage piece. See the carefully flat-felled seams? My guess is that it was used as a summer coverlet.

Our church sponsors a textile drive a couple of times a year. These bags of trimmings went into the box I contributed.  I am not interested in making pet beds. I do want to raise money for our church youth programs.

(Each gallon bag holds 1 lb. of trimmings. That's 4 yards of fabric!)







On Thursday morning I presented Every Quilt Tells a Story for a P.E.O. chapter in Barrington at the southwestern corner of the county, diagonally opposite from home.  Many members brought quilts of their own (some they'd made, others inherited, others gifts) to talk about.  This week I'm giving a book review for a church women's group. That's the last presentation of the club year.

 2.5" (unf) HSTs are my default leaders-and-enders.  They've been neglected during my Ohio Star marathon but I'll get back to them soon. The photo shows quarter, half, and full blocks. I have a setting idea in mind.

Monday linkups:
Design Wall Monday
Monday Making
Oh, Scrap!