Thursday, June 22, 2017

Goofin' Off With a Few Stash Enhancements

Time just seems to be flying by right now. I can't believe we've already had our longest day of the year. That means from here on out we lose daylight hours for the next six months...I say yuck to that. But to make today a little brighter, I received my package from Fat Quarter Shop from the sale they had last week. I am still feeling I got quite a steal on some of these fabrics. I'll give you a peek at them in a moment.

First I want to let you know I finally finished the big blocks for the Captain America quilt. Can I get a whoop, whoop? The blocks finished up at 24-1/2 inches by 24-1/2 inches.  They are quite large.

Captain America Finished Big Block
This quilt only has two blocks for each row. Because of the size of the blocks, it seems to be plenty big.

Captain America Rows
Finally, we've got the center finished.  The center finishes out at 48-1/2 inches by 48-1/2 inches. The next decision I've got to make is on the border fabrics. I have laid out the suggested fabric choice given by the pattern, but I am not quite sold on it yet. I will give myself a day or two to ponder on it before I start cutting.

Captain America Quilt Finished Center
As I look at the above picture, I realize that one of these days I'm going to ask Mr. Goofin' Off to make me a design wall. I have to pick out a design for my design wall before I have him do it, though. I do have an idea in mind.

I managed to get a little bit of cross stitching in over the past few days. I've got a small update on Mickey and Pirate friends.  So far we have seen Goofy's hat slowly begin to emerge, but now we have the left side of Goofy's head or ear (I can't tell which yet) peeking out.  I know Mr. Goofin' Off will love it when Goofy is recognizable. I don't think we're too far off.  My goal continues to be seeing Goofy's eye before the end of June. It will be close.
Mickey and Pirate Friends as of 06/22/17
Now for a little peek at my first stash enhancement. For this particular fabric, it was already on sale and the additional discount was added to the price.  This piece was definitely a great deal to me. The Fat Quarter Shop website said they only had to 1.625 yards left, so I nabbed it.  This is one I've had on my wish list for a while. They e-mailed me and told me that the yardage was in two pieces a 1-yard piece and a 0.625 yard piece.  Did I still want it?  Yep!  I'll take it.

Minnie Mouse and Flowers Fabric

My Minnie Mouse that watches over the living room approves of the new fabric 100 percent, as you can see.  Glad I got it before it was gone.  Don't you just love that little Minnie Mouse figurine?  It's a piece by Jim Shore.  I believe we have about six of them around the house at the moment.  I try not to be a collector of things (other than fabric and stash), but I have a difficult time staying away from these little pieces.

Next is the set of fabrics I have been admiring for the past few months. They are from the collection called Seasalt Batiks by Hoffman Fabrics.  I don't have a project in mind for them. I know there are a few mystery quilts in the near future that I might be participating in soon, so maybe it would be fun to use them there and see what comes out of them.  


Well, the weekend is quickly approaching. I am hoping this weekend will finally be the weekend I get to see the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie. I have a lunch planned with a friend I haven't seen in a while.  Mr. Goofin' Off and I may also go to a parade this weekend or take a short road trip to the city of Leavenworth on the other side of the mountains. We'll see where the wind takes the Goofin' Offs this weekend. 

As always, thanks for following along.  I love to hear from you, so feel free to leave a comment.

I'm linking up with Can I Get a Whoop, Whoop! and Finished or Not Friday and Sunday Stash

25 comments:

  1. Looking forward to seeing your captain America blocks grow as they look good......

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    1. Thank you! The end is in sight for this particular project. I am pretty excited. --Andrea

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  2. Looking great! I admire your sewing abilities. Will you please post a picture of what the final project Mickey and the Pirate Friends will look like? Love your new fabrics. Can't wait to see what you make. Enjoy your weekend.

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    1. Katie, I've made a note to post a picture in my next blog post. I posted a teaser that showed the top 1/4 a couple of months ago. It is ginormous and will finish at 18" x 25" on 18 ct. Aida. Thanks for popping by. --Andrea

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  3. Great progress on both quilt and stitching. Beautiful new stash too!

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    1. Thanks you! I am really happy with all the new stash. --Andrea

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  4. Nice progress on the quilt and Pirate Mickey Andrea. Beautiful new fabric.

    Linda

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    1. Thank you, Linda! I am feeling spoiled by all the new fabric bling in my stash. --Andrea

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  5. Looks like you deserve a whoop whoop finishing those blocks! I had no idea they were so large - that makes for a quick-ish quilt. Love the Minnie fabric and the batiks. Great additions to any stash. ~smile~ Roseanne

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    1. Thanks! The blocks should be quick-ish, but I have very limited quilting time at the moment. I am by the end of the year I'll have a little more time open up. --Andrea

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  6. Nice work on your quilt and cross stitch! Enjoy your weekend. The rivers are raging in the Leavenworth area with all the snow melt.

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    1. Thank you for dropping in. We love Leavenworth and try to drop by there once a year. I have a feeling this might be the weekend. --Andrea

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  7. Beautiful progress on your quilt Andrea. And your cross stitch is coming along very well too. Great new stash!!! RJ @ stitching friends forever

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  8. Whoop, whoop! The blocks and quilt look awesome! Beautiful new fabric you have there.

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  9. Lovely work on the Captain America quilt and pretty new fabrics.

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    1. Thank you, Sheryl! It's always so much fun to have new fabrics to play around with. --Andrea

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  10. Whoop whoop on your great blocks and I dream of a design wall

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  11. Thanks, Helen! Hope you've had a great weekend! --Andrea

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  12. Wow...those are big blocks! I have a design wall made from rigid foam insulation and gray Kaffe flannel. I love it...works very well for all but the really large quilts. I will check back to see how your cross stitch is coming along. Have a great week.

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    1. Thanks for dropping by! Yes, they are large blocks. But they actually work nicely since the focus fabric is so large. --Andrea

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  13. Those quilt blocks look great! Love the new stash too, especially the turquoise colours.

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    1. Thank you, Jo! It's always fun to acquire some stash enhancements.

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