Update on QOV & Stash Report

My stash has not changed much from last week.  I used some more scraps from the string bin, but they don't count, and I made a couple exchange blocks for friends, but the fabric used there was not enough to count either. So basically my numbers remain the same as last week -- Nothing in or out.
YTD Added - 34.7 yds     YTD  USED -  5.5 yds
I'm still in the red, but there is always next week. I'm going on a retreat next week and just maybe I'll get a top all put together so I'll have some fabric I can count.

To see other stash reports for the week, stop by Judy's.

Some good QOV news!! Look what has come in this week since we announced our drive for 100 quilts for our Missouri troops coming back from Afghanistan in May or June.   First off a totally finished (yay!!) QOV from Cindy.

from Cindy L.

and a quilt top with backing and binding also from Cindy.  In her goody bag were extra fabrics to make more blocks, bindings or backings and some some beautiful pieced blocks ready to be put together for a top or two.  Cindy you are just the best.!  Thanks so much for all these beautiful gifts of fabric and for caring.

from Cindy L.

I  also received  a quilt top with backing and binding from Judy H at my guild meeting.  Thank you Judy.  This top is beautiful and some lucky man or woman will treasure the sentiment behind it.

from Judy H.

Thank you all so much for your generous donations.  We will have these tops quilted, labeled and coordinated pillowcases made to hold them for presenting to our returning troops.   I have received several other commitments from friends and bloggers who are willing to help in this effort too.  I will try to keep you posted on our total numbers as they become available to me.

To see other stash reports for the week, stop by Judy's.

QOV finishes and Thanking the Troops

On Monday, President's Day, our QOV group met at Sacred Heart in Troy, MO to hand quilt donated tops.  Here are a few that I took pictures of as they were shown to the group.  We had almost 100 ladies quilting today.

top pieced by Denise M.

I didn't get very good pictures of this one because my battery decided to die after 2 pics. It was quilted in red thread and has eagles and flags on parts of the inner white borders. The white outer top and bottom border is quilted with big block letters USA.  (details can be seen below).

top pieced by Cindy L.

Our organizer told us about a local troop from Farmington, MO who have been in Afghanistan for 9 months doing one of the most dangerous jobs (disarming IEDs).  They will be returning home in May this year and we want to present each member of that unit with a quilt to show them they are appreciated and thank them for their service.  That means we are on a push to get 100 quilts made and quilted so they can presented at a special event when they return home by Memorial Day.

If anyone has any unwanted tops or finished quilts that you don't have a home for and would like to give them to our troops, just let me know.  I have volunteered to quilt some of them on my long arm to accomplish our goal more quickly. We hand quilt over 95% of our quilts, but in this case, we need them completed faster. They should measure close to 60" x 75" give or take a few inches and they can be any color, not necessarily red, white, and blue, as you can see above. All fabrics should be cotton and with no sparkly or metallic fabrics on them.

Stash Report and First 2013 QOV Finish

Since I started off the year adding to my stash, now I'm on a mission to reverse my stash numbers from being in the red to the black.  I did finish one of my ""Get It Done" items.  This QOV top was donated last year by Cindy L.  I put together a pieced backing and binding and hand finished it this week.  It's quilted on my longarm using the pattern called Alfresco.

                                    Pieced Back using left overs from the front and some from my stash.

  Detail of quilting 

 I also made a scrappy binding for another another QOV quilt, but still have the hand work on the back to finish.

My stash numbers are this week:
Fabric added - 0
Fabric used - 1 yard - for bindings.  Backing was already counted
Fabric YTD added - 18 yds
Fabric YTD used  - 1 yd
Net balance for year - 17 yards in the hole

To checkout other stash reports, jump on over to Patchwork Tiimes.