Halfway through the year

Yet again, too much paid work this month to get much sewing done.  I have completed the Strip twist quilt top, adding two borders along the way.  And I've made the backing and binding for it.  So all ready for quilting in July.  (Sorry, haven't taken a photo of the finished top yet.)


And I completed the sawtooth star top as well.  And the backing has been made for it.  It isn't laid out very well in this photo - there are lots of wrinkles in it. 
 










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How have I done so far with the goals for June/July:

1.    Finish sawtooth star quilt top - Finished!

2.    Make up backing for sawtooth star quilt, baste, quilt and bind - Backing made.

3.    Finish red, white and black Strip Twist quilt top - Finished!

4.    Make up backing for Strip Twist quilt, baste, quilt and bind - Backing and binding made

5.    Finish a better fabric basket for the granddaughter

6.    Make a knitting needle roll for a friend

7.    Re-join QAYG blocks into sashed finished quilt

8.    Continue to hand piece the Quattro quilt at night when watching TV - Continuing.  Finished attaching next row; now working on piecing smaller blocks ready to join into sections for next row of quilt.  

9.    Design and start cutting fabrics for elephant wallhanging.  

I've done well in June, but have only added one more goal to the list.  Don't want to scare myself!


June 2021 fabric tally:
 
This month I had to buy some more red fabrics for border and binding on the Strip Twist quilt.  I just didn't have enough of the right colour reds.  And there were a few blue/greens to buy as well, for a wallhanging gift I am making for a friend.  
I'm not going to say that I've actually used up any fabric in June, as the things I've been working on are not finished yet.  Once a quilt is bound, I will include all the fabric in it in my used fabric for that month.  It is the only way I can get my head around a fabric tally.  

    Fabric brought in:    +5.5             Fabric used:  0  m
    Total for June:    + 5.5  m       
    Running total for 2021:     - 0.6 m

November's work

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