Stashmaster

February

Here is the second block of my Wool and Needle Snowmen thru the Year by Buttermilk Basin.

I hope you are all enjoying this holiday weekend.  I've had the last 3 days off from my "real" job and will have Monday off as well.  I will be working at the quilt shop tomorrow, but I don't mind - that's my "fun" job.

This morning I finally finished the shop sample I've been working on with Moda's Wonderland fabric.  It was not a fun project to piece and I'm glad that I'm done and now have all the possibilities of my fabric stash and my sewing room at my disposal for a more "fun" project.  I'm already excited to get started!

January

I've made quite a lot of progress on my Wonderland quilt, but now it is getting too big to photograph.  Take the last photo I posted of the blocks and multiply it by 4, and that's the progress I have made on that project.  I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!

I started a new stitching project.  I found this cute pattern - Wool and Needle Snowmen thru the Year by Buttermilk Basin.  Each piece is 4-1/2 x 5-1/2 and can be entirely stitched, or you can add wool applique pieces, which is what I am doing with mine.  I will frame these with quilt fabric and make a wallhanging.

I used Sandhut fabric for the first time as my background, and it's great for stitching.  It's substantial enough that I don't need a hoop, and the thickness of it means I don't have to worry about threads showing through to the front.  I followed this wonderful tutuorial to transfer my design to Solvy and it works really great!  This will be my warm up project to Winter Wonderland.