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Happy May! Time for April's monthly report. See past reports here.
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I was happy to get the Easy Going Lined Drawstring Bag variation tutorial out of my head and published this past month. I also filmed two short drawstring bag technique videos, that I hope to share soon.
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Managed to get my latest quilt finish photographed and posted too. We shot the photos in front of my very favorite building on the university's campus, which was fun. Here I am fighting the wind, haha!
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Pulled my Minny Muu Prism quilt out of hibernation. Of course I'm making this version huge, because I am a glutton for punishment. Pattern is from my book, Patchwork Essentials: The Half-Square Triangle.
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Very exciting yarn related finish this month! I finally finished my Sunset Scarf. I wove this scarf on my Schacht Cricket Loom (I have the 10"). I used a skein of sock yarn I dyed on my birthday a few years ago along with a skein of light gray lace yarn. This article explains the technique I used to achieve the color pooling. This project has been on my loom for over a year, so it felt really good to finish it up. More details and photos on my Ravelry.
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To keep myself accountable for my stash goals, I'm tracking my yardage for fabric and yarn each month. Read more about how I track my here. Here is how I did in April:
April Fabric
Used up: 18.75 yards
Brought in: 17.25 yards
Net: -1.5 yards
Year to date: -25 yards
April Yarn
Used up: 400 yards
Brought in: 0 yards
Net: -400 yards
Year to date: -1789.5 yards
So, I definitely bought more fabric this month than I intended. I feel okay about it though, because six yards worth is a quilt back. Thankfully I finished a few garments, a quilt, and a myriad of other small projects. Feeling pretty proud of myself on the yarn side, I've only bought two skeins so far this year! Let's see how long I can keep that up.
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Looking at my 2017 goals, I am happy with the progress I made in April. I finally made a Plantain T-shirt! This free pattern from Deer & Doe has been on my list every since it was released. I used a black and white stripe rayon/cotton/spandex jersey from my stash and I love how it turned out. Am going to need to make a bunch more of these!
By the way, the neckline isn't actually this low, this jersey is just heavy so it looks super low in this photo.
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This project wasn't specifically on my list, but that's okay. I have been hoarding a bundle of Pastry Line voile and the voile panels from Little Folks (both by Anna Maria Horner) for years. I couldn't believe it when I realized this fabric is eight years old. It was finally time to cut into it. I managed to finish the quilt top last Friday and am ready to piece some voile from my stash for the back. I think it's going to make a great summery quilt!
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George bunny's Easter photo! He's posing with his fabric of course. What a fancy bun.
Have a great month!
Lovely projects, especially the scarf! And George is so cute!
ReplyDeleteLove the Pastry Line quilt top!! Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteWow! I love that scarf. I've been wanting to try weaving for years, maybe this will push me to actually do it.
ReplyDeletelove the bunny in the bowl!
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