Stash Report - week ending 4/3 and something sweet

I was asked to make a cake for a baby shower. The mother likes chocolate and strawberries. I didn't want to make a sheet cake so I looked around online for some ideas and came up with this;


3 layer milk chocolate cake, strawberry jam and sliced strawberries between the layers, chocolate frosting, ganache poured over, chocolate dipped strawberries drizzled with pink candy coating (she had a girl). I didn't even stay for the shower because my back was killing me but the reports back were that the cake was a success.
I instructed a couple of gals on how to cut it so that it served a lot of ladies. Cut a good sized round in the middle of the cake then cut 1" or so slices from the outer ring to serve. When you get to the middle round you can cut that into small wedges. They said the middle was difficult to cut but the outer ring sliced up beautifully.

Here is the quilt I made for the newborn girl using the Aviary charm pack, some pale pink Kona solid and a dusty pink Kona for the binding. The backing is an off white flannel. Yes, the sides look all wonky but it must be because I just pulled it out of the dryer and asked hubby to hold it up for a picture. I didn't take any time to smooth it out and hand press it into shape. It was not like this once I had it on the table and folding it up.

I machine stitched the binding. Time was short and I was tired but I really like it and think I will do that more often, at least on baby quilts.



Stash report is really for two weeks, I never got around to reporting last Sunday.
Fabric out consisted of yardage for the camera strap, my cherry blossoms pillow, the bridal shower apron and this baby quilt. The fabrics that came in consisted of backing and binding for the quilt as well as a FQ of a Sandi Henderson Henna in Springtime. I paid too much for it but it is scarce and I 'needed' it!

2 yards in week ending 4/3
5.5 yards out week ending 4/3
18.625 yards YTD IN
43.875 yards YTD OUT

25.25 yards TOTAL BUSTED 2011

I'm reporting in HERE with my totals.

Next week's report is going to be BAD, verrrry bad. I have fallen off the fabric diet and purchased quite a bit. I think that it is all for projects that I have in mind and want to be working on and everything was on sale! So hard to resist when the conditions are right. I need to get sewing so that I have SOMETHING to show in the OUT column.

Praise - for the sweet baby girl added to our church family - Annalee Rose. Our church has lots of babies right now but most of them are about a year old. Annalee looks soooooo small in comparison.

Prayers - for Annalee's family and her upbringing. That she would come to know the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal saviour.

I've been tagged!

By Kelly over at Charming Chatter. Actually anyone taking part in the;
was tagged.

5 Things

1. My Favorite Fabric is: oh man this is TOUGH! The fabric that I drool the most over right now is Patisserie by Fig & Plum for Moda. I don't even own any of it...yet.

2. The pattern I'm most looking forward to sewing is: again, tough decision the list is long but I will say this one;
I even have all the fabric! This line was first done in scrapbook papers by Cosmo Cricket.

3. The food that is my weakness: Chocolate and baked goods. No peanuts in my M&M's please. (okay, cake frosting is also a major weakness :S )

4. If I knew I couldn't fail, I'd: be a contestant on The Biggest Loser??

5. The Best "Life" Advice I know is: Serious - Romans 10:9: that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved

Lighthearted - When you are on a road trip -Use a clean bathroom every chance you get, you never know how long it will be before you see another one.

Praise - I praise God for my daughter who has had to DO HARD THINGS recently. She knew in each instance it was the right thing to do.

Prayers - Thursday we need to get packed and get some sort of sleep before we leave very early on Friday. Prayers for safe travel.