Last 2009 Stash Report

The little quilt I wanted to get done by Christmas. Still need to sew down the binding should be done by next year.
Last stash report for the year. Guess I've been a little absent from reporting the last couple months. But I was still keeping track. So for the year

Used 229 yds
Added 137yds 26"
I busted 91 yds 10"


I plan to keep track again next year but only report monthly. I enjoyed keeping track the pro was I did really evaluate any purchases a lot closer and am sure would of purchased a lot more fabric if I wasn't keeping track. The con was I started a few to many quilts because they would use up more fabric then finishing the ones that were almost done. Since I counted fabric out of stash once it was cut for a quilt.
I think for this year I want to bust 50 yds report monthly, and make a bucket list of quilting goals for the year. And get my project count down to a lot better number.

2009 Stash Report week 46

Week 46 guess I missed a few weeks.
For the year I'm at 61 yds busted. Far short of my goal of 150 for the year but 61 yards is pretty good for me. I did manage to do some mindless sewing and get this string quilt top done. And to use up some yardage I whipped up the backing too.
Check out Judy's blog to see what other quilters have been up to this week.



It wasn't windy today she didn't have to hold the quilt down!

2009 Stash Report Week 40

Week 40 of the stash reports I haven't purchased any new fabric. I used a little over 6 yards since I last reported. So for the year I've busted 39yds and 11".
And I have completed 9 quilts so far this year.

2009 Stash Report

I've been cleaning my stash and trying to get an amount of how much fabric I really have. I moved it to this bookshelf with the hope all the folded fabric would fit. I am over by about 80 yds Besides the folded fabric I have precut strips in the plastic drawers and precut squares in the small drawers on the shelve.

My report this week used 2 yds 27". Didn't add anything
So for the year I've busted 31yds 27".

Getting them done in September

It's been a month since I reported on stash busted. I have been avoiding adding it up. I hit a very good quilters yard sale and made some fabric purchases. Yes almost 33 yards all wonderful very good brand name stuff that I am still drooling over. But I'm not touching it till October. I'm going to quilt up quilts this month. So my busted fabric for the year dropped down to an even 29yards busted. (and lots of turn over )


As for my September challenge....

After doing a couple blocks on this quilt I changed my mind about the quilting design. Had to think about it a few days then I ripped out a bunch of stitches and after a busy weekend gotten back to quilting. I am quilting a circles in the center of the blocks that get bigger and bigger each ring. My problem was when I reached the edges of the blocks with the circles I had to do something with the corners. I didn't like what I had done on the first 2 blocks. I decided to just do meandering quilting and fill in between the circles. I like the effect allot better. If you click on the photo I think you can see the quilting on the blocks. Hope to get this one done by tomorrow.

Stash Report

I missed last week so for the last 2 weeks I used 4 yds and 20" and the important part no new purchases so for the year I've busted 55 yds 17" out of my stash.
I've been working on the Remember Grandma quilt. Haven't decided yet on the alternating blocks so I started with the borders. Lots of sewing on them but I do think the borders will make the quilt.

I love short cut piecing but, the instructions in this book make you waste a lot of fabric. Here are the border units.

The squares are strip pieced into these units then a square is used to make the corners.

Then you cut off the waste. See the 2 triangles from cutting the square into a HST. The triangle I can throw in with the other triangle crumbs and make some thing someday. But the part with the red square. If I use it the white triangles are going to be to small to hardly show and the square won't come to a point. I think I can only salvage a 1 1/2 inch square from that piece it was a 2" square but the corner is cut off now, I am frugal with my scraps and try to use every last crumb and string. Wish the instructions didn't waste so much fabric I'm going to have 145 of these. I guess most people would just toss them.

2009 Stash Report Week 26

26 weeks and the half way mark for the year. I haven't dropped out yet Judy I just missed a couple weeks. This week I used almost 4 yards and made no fabric purchases. So for the year I've busted 29 yards. I purchased 103 yards so far this year and used a total of 132 yards. So I may not be as close to my goal as I had hoped but I am rotating fabric. week 26 reports

2009 Stash Report Week 24

After missing the last three weeks here I am. I was gone on a wonderful relaxing vacation and have been busy doing summer things since I got back. The weather is finally warmed up and out side is a wonderful place to be.

So far this year I've busted 24yds and 29"
Losing ground the last 3 weeks I added 14yds and used only 1 yd 21".

2009 Stash Report Week 21

An easy report for this week nothing added nothing used. This week I'm not one of the last to report on Judy 's blog. The only sewing I did this week was this morning while I had coffee. I finished the last 4 feet of binding on this quilt. Really need to start doing a little hand work every morning again.

I started this quilt at least 8 years ago. And I know it was half hand quilted last time we moved about 3 years ago. A good UFO to get done.
The back is just a solid navy blue shows off the hand quilting.

2009 Stash Report Week 20

This week I added more fabric then I used. I just can't seem to hit 50 yards of busted fabric. So I went from 46yds busted to 37yds busted.

This week I added 11 yds 8" and used 2 yds 8". The only sewing I did was on the blue star blocks.

I'd show another picture of them but it would be the same as last week.

This picture came in a email.............. someone did a lot of crocheting.

2009 Stash Report Week 19

Wow 19 weeks into this and I'm still into it.

So far this year I busted 46 yards. This week I used 15 yds working through some quilts I have that were almost completed. I know it's already Thursday and that was last week. Right now I'm working on these star blocks. They were with the sewing scraps and stuff I got from my Mom. I'm going to add the squares to all the blocks and then use muslin for sashing then make a back. Hope I get this done this week yet. I'm using strip piecing mostly and then trying to use up some squares also. That country blue with the pink flowers how old is that. My Mom hasn't sewed for 8 or 9 years. It will be nice to do something with these blocks.

Wonky Squares Quilt

This week I kept on track with trying to finish up tops that are almost done and adding backs for them. I layed out the blocks for this quilt and decided to make it a little bigger. I made an extra 24 blocks and added 2 borders the quilt is now a big 85x 91 inches. Should fit on my bed nice. I enjoyed sewing these blocks no patterns just sewed up pieces and strips and ended up with blocks. Didn't have to match corners or points. I started each square with a square 3 to 5 inches, then added a strip around 1 to 2 inches wide.

Then added a triangle to each side, squared them up a little then added a final border to make the squares 9 inches. I pieced a lot of the stripes to add to the scrappy look and to use up the smaller pieces that I had.

I'm using this fabric for the back.

2009 Stash Report Week 18

I got the crazy pieces for the sashing on this quilt done this week and made a back. My hope was to have 50 yards busted by the end of the week. So I would be on track for the year. I didn't hit 50 but I'm very happy at how close I am. Check out how everyone else is doing on Judy L's Blog

This week
no fabric added
Used 28 yds 15"

Year to Date
Added 63 yds 33"
Used 109yds 12"Fabric
Busted from Stash This Year: 45 yards 30"
My goal to bust 150 yds this year.

I hope to get a few more backs done this week and use up a lot more stash. Last week I did 5 backs. Helped a lot with the yardage.

2009 Stash Report Week 17

Stash busting my my my I would really like to whittle my stash down. But things like fabrics keep coming home with me. Like this bag.

I am minding my own business on my way home and you know they built this brand new Goodwill store a few blocks from my house a nice clean well run and organized store. I have to drive by it all the time. And of course I stop now and then you never know what you can find. Stuff goes in and out of there so fast it's scary what I might be missing. I also enjoy just looking at the junk they get in. One time I stopped with my daughter and we seen some one dropping off a cat tree house thing at the drop off doors. When we checked out the person in front of us was buying the cat house. A very fast turn around. Any way this bag of fat quarters 80 of them (I counted) was marked 10 dollars. How could I not buy them. So my stash busting took another big hit this week in the wrong direction. Ouch 20 yards. But if there were 2 bags I would of bought them both.

This week

fabric added 20 yds

Used 3 yds 15"

Year to Date

Added 63 yds 18"

Used 80yds 33"Fabric

Busted from Stash This Year: 17 yards 15"

My goal to bust 150 yds this year.

2009 Stash Report Week 16

Week 16
This week I wanted to use at least 10 yds to make up for part of my purchase from last week. I made backs for 2 quilts and 4 fabric covered storage boxes. I'm trying to make all my storage in my sewing area coordinate. I had a few pink things and pink doesn't go any where else in my house so I picked pink and tan/brown color scheme for the sewing room. I've loved this brown strip that's been in my stash for a while but it isn't quilt worthy fabric it's to light weight for quilts. Goes great with the creamy eyelet fabric and I used a pink for the linings and rolled it over the tops and hot glued it for the top binding. All the fabrics I used are not suitable for quilts. No progress on the majestic mountains quilt really want to get that one finished but don't seem to want to work on it.

This week

No fabric added this week
Used 12 yds 10"

Year to Date
Added 43 yds 18"
Used 77yds 28"

Fabric Busted from Stash This Year: 33 yards 28"

My goal to bust 150 yds this year.

2009 Stash Report Week 15

And I was doing so well!!! The weather has started to turn and it's been great. I haven't had time for sewing not when I can be out and about. I was hoping to finish the binding on a quilt and I didn't even get one side done. The quilt I wanted to get machine quilting I never touched. I wanted to finish Judy L's Bears in the farmhouse quilt but couldn't find my striped fabric I wanted to use on the border. My only sewing time from last week was the time I spent looking for that fabric. I found it on Sunday and sewed it up Monday Yeah some pictures of something!!!

Lost some ground on my stash busting. Ouch I had a big purchase.

Added this Week: 20 yds
Fabric Added Year to Date: 43 yds 18"Fabric

Used this Week: 3 yds
Fabric Used Year to Date: 64 yds 18"
Fabric Busted from Stash This Year: 21 yards 18"

2009 Stash Report Week 14

Added this Week: 0 yds
Fabric Added Year to Date: 26 yds 18"Fabric

Used this Week: 1 yds 5"
Fabric Used Year to Date: 53 yds
Fabric Busted from Stash This Year: 32 yards 14"

The fabric I used was for Bears in the Farm house quilt from Judy. I have the last border to sew on yet. I did finish this flag quilt it's small 14 x 20 and one other smaller crib sized quilt this week. Didn't use any stash to finish these because the fabric was already cut. I'm afraid to set goals for the week it looks to be a busy week, plus Realtors showing the house off and on its hard to get time to really get into anything. And then knowing I might have to pick it all up right away to show the house. I'm used to leaving a project or 2 on my sewing table for weeks till it's done or I start on something else. I might have to come up with something a project basket or box to dump stuff in real quick then it's there when I'm ready to start again. I am really trying to focus on working on one project and getting it totally done instead of to a point and storing them away half done so I can start on something new.

2009 Stash Report Week 12

Added this Week: 3 yds
Fabric Added Year to Date: 26 yds 18"Fabric


Used this Week: 2 yds 21"
Fabric Used Year to Date: 51 yds 32"Fabric


Busted from Stash This Year: 31 yards 9"

This week ended up better then I thought. Most of the fabric I used was for the Bears in the Farm house quilt from Judy and a few string blocks that I finished up. Last week we officially put our house up for sale and listed it with our real estate agent. My husband is a spec house builder and with the market the way it is we are being cautious. The market here hasn't dropped in price but it has just slowed and some price ranges are better then others. Since the house we're living in should sell fast I guess we need to go for it. So since last Monday the 16th the house has been shown every day and an open house last weekend. Not very easy to get started on a quilt project and the mess it makes. My sewing room is so nice and neat I just seat there and can't do much, or else it will make a mess. A realtor called right after I started this post and wanted to show the house in a half hour. What What What I went thought the cleaning routine again. I have it down pretty good by now. Our Realtor said our house should sell fast. If not hopefully one of the other houses we have might sell. Till then I have a very clean well organized staged house

One more little doll quilt got done.

2009 Stash Report Week 11

Added this Week: 1 yd
Fabric Added Year to Date: 23 yds 18"Fabric


Used this Week: 2 yds 21"
Fabric Used Year to Date: 51 yds 32"Fabric


Busted from Stash This Year: 28 yards 9"


I've decided to really try to finish up some quilts. I new policy of working from the top down should help. Or work on the quilt that is nearest completion and get it done and stop starting new projects. Has worked already I got the Chinese checker quit done. And these 2 doll quilts.

2009 Stash Report Week 10

Stash report 10
I've had a busy week my DH had Laser PRK eye surgery. Lots of doctor visits and eye drops. He is finally improving today, vision is not as blurry and he can drive on his own again. I did get some sewing done in between running after him. I'm hopeful to get a few completed quilts this month. I got this one done this morning and plan on basting the next one so I can start quilting it.

I've been sewing Star blocks for the hearth and home quilt. I almost have half of the star done and all the snowball blocks done. I set a few out and can't wait to get them sewed up. It is very scrappy and all the fabric came from my stash.

Stash

Report for week 10 I'm on time today!!!!

Added this Week: 1 yd
Fabric Added Year to Date: 22 yds 18"
Fabric Used this Week: 2 yds
Fabric Used Year to Date: 49 yds 11"

Fabric Busted from Stash This Year:
26 yards 24"