Spring is just around the corner and I'm looking forward to seeing the new baby animals. Speaking of babies - I'm invited to a baby shower next weekend and they announced it's a girl. I got busy shopping through my stash and came up with a cute little quilt.
Staying true to my mission to use my stash no extra fabric or supplies were purchased to complete this quilt. In fact, most of the blocks in the nine-patch were already cut and left over from another quilt I made some years ago. The finished quilt measures 46" by 40". To use up the rest of the already made smaller blocks I assembled a fabric tote, again using left over fabrics. This tote will be used as the gift holder. I'll purchase a book and a few other items to fill it up.
As I was taking this photo quality control was busy checking it out. I think it passed inspection. After circling the tote a few times our cat Simba seemed pleased. He probably would have liked to jump in but there wasn't enough room with the quilt in it.
February has been a busy month. I've stayed pretty focused in completing projects and UFOs. Trying very hard not to create any new UFOs. With that said - one of my quilting friends came up with a rotary cutter coat. Cute as heck. I had to have one. Digging through my stash here is a coat for my rotary cutter. Hey there are still more weeks of winter bliss.
This is a free pattern on the internet, however I made a change in the way the bottom is sewn together. And look at those cute buttons. How fun. Now when I'm carrying my cutter to guild meetings and retreats it will be safe and protected. I do have a smaller rotary cutter that I guess will need a coat too. It will fit in the same size coat.
As you look through pictures of quilts I've made in the past you can see some of the same fabrics used over and over, but still it doesn't seem like I've made a dent. When I shop my stash I find fabrics that I just forgot about. Let's see how long I can go without purchasing more fabric.
With just a day and a half left in February I have a couple almost done projects. The AuSable River Quilt Guild meeting is Wednesday, March 1st, and I would like to quilt my #4 UFO challenge project. It is all pieced and waiting for the finishing touch. There will be a new UFO number picked Wednesday so the challenge continues and I don't want to get behind. Chat again tomorrow.
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