Friday check in: lunacy, forest preserves, stash report, and something new

 Wednesday evening I was among the "lunatics" at the beach who watched the supermoon/blue moon rise over Lake Michigan.  The moon popped at the horizon the way the sun does, but white rather than yellow.  7:42 p.m. on the dot.

With the brisk northeast breeze I was glad I brought my windbreaker.

We went to Ryerson Conservation Area on Wednesday and Marl Flat on Thursday for Hike Lake County.  If you've been counting -- I certainly have! -- these are #10 and #11.  

Bull thistle, cutleaf coneflower (also called green-headed coneflower), ironweed, scarlet lobelia.

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My quilting month was quite productive with three starts-and-finishes and 160 happy blocks.  

The stash report:

Fabric IN, August: 57 yards, $275.00, average $4,82 per yard.

Fabric OUT, August: 98-1/4 yards

Fabric IN, YTD: 561-1/2 yards, $1304.00, average $2.32 per yard.

Fabric OUT, YTD: 823-3/8 yards.

Net:  261-7/8 OUT.   Hooray!

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Here's the something new.   

When I made Out of the Box, a log cabin variation with 1" strips, I learned that 1" strips aren't that hard to work with.  It's just with pieces that small it takes a lot of sewing to get to anything sizeable.  I added 1" strips to my scrap-saving. At odd moments I'd sew a bunch of strips into bands that I trimmed to 5" (seemed like a decent width).  I'd put them up on the design wall and arrange and rearrange them.  

Nothing sparked until this week.  Here's the result!

I used all of one orange and all of another.   The blocks are 8.5" unfinished.   The 1" strip box is nearly empty.  I am going to TRY to put these blocks away and let the 1" strips accumulate over time and make more strip sets gradually, rather than cut up wider strips or yardage.  

The Friday linkup lineup: 

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?  Finished or Not Friday Peackock Party