the reckoning

january is a great time to take stock, clean, rearrange and start fresh...for quilters that is ALWAYS analyze and summarize the stash.  last year i did a deep organization of the stash shelves and it served me well.  fast forward nearly a year and it was time to tidy the shelves a bit after several months of sewing.

do you see what i see?  color me happy indeed as the wall is much more visible meaning only one thing....serious stashbusting in 2024.  additionally, there is one less shoebox that used to be above the 2 beige ones on the left....alas the bottom shelf still quite jammed with blues and solids...and the plaid stash on top shelf didn't budge at all, in fact a few pieces were added.  note to self:  use some up in 2025!  the bedroom has now been spiffed up and things moved around, leaving a space for the cedar chest to come later.  

this was an urgent task as mr. postman is bringing me a squishie of 26 FQs very shortly....my name got drawn over at the stashbusters group for 2nd place...anxious to see what comes! and the new kaffes will be here shortly as well to finish up the mathemagical top...love those squishies!

but there was a sorta downside to the organization...pulled fabrics for 2 WHIMMs that are planned....

at first glance the gray/blue is an ugly fabric...but do you see those bugs?  i do believe they could be love bugs...see the hearts!  anyway with valentine's around the corner, had an idea for a small piece to use this up and have a pretty to hang on the door.  

for a long time i've wanted to do a christmasy piece about a partridge in a pear tree...i bought the pear fabric eons ago and now have a plan for execution....the cream will be the background, have to pull some greens.  

our weather is still bitter cold and windy...lots of inside time...so thankful i went ahead and got the exercise bike.  bow ties should make its debut very shortly.  today a baby quilt assembly for senior center.  i was going to make a pizza for lunch but it's a time consuming task and sewing is luring me...but first the bike!  keep warm and sew on!

thank you angel!

 remember the angel i spoke of in my last post?  turns out i was wise to heed her whispers...

fixed the horizontal strip but while deconstructing, found that one of the side strips was also inside out...eeek!  so i fixed that one as well.  now it's done done and i won't hear those whispers...

what else got done saturday?  after finishing the project bag, moved right along to more units of 'mathemagical'....tried to get as many assembled as possible so when the new pieces arrive, can get the top done lickety split.  tempted to make another 'mathemagical' top as i've a stash of muslin strips at the ready and perhaps use up some greens.   sunday moved on to this...

today this will get finished as a stuffie and added to my other small stuffies...have also started another small winter theme one, winter saltbox from pinker n punkin blog....

january's first full week has brought winter to maryland....this morning woke up to about 5" of snow and still snowing...bitter cold temps to follow like single digits...a good week to stay inside...thankful i have food delivery set up already, PBS' passport and plenty of sewing to do...might even get to that christmas puzzle...today, tho, few non-sew tasks await.  it's keep WARM and quilt on!