For the first time I am linking up with Stash Report at Patchwork Times blog.
My goal for the past couple of years in keeping track in the sidebar of fabric purchased and fabric used, is to keep ahead of the game by always using more than I buy. That said I have been successful but it doesn't seem to make any more space on my shelves! They are a bit messy right now because I have been pulling stuff out and shoving it back with less than great care. There will have to be an accounting and when that day comes I will re-arrange and tidy up what I have untidied!
In addition to these there is ...........
the scrap strip drawer[I cut my left over pieces into strips, 1.5" to about 4"].........
the selvedge collection, and, not pictured, a small tub of patriotic fabrics that I use for the Quilts Of Valor for our wounded warriors.
As much as possible when I plan a quilt I really do try to use from stash and much of the time I am able to. This year I purchased quite a lot of red, black and white fabrics for the two quilts for my older grandsons, and have been able to use up even more of those in a scrap quilt this past week.
I don't count fabrics as "out of stash" until the quilt is finished up through the binding, and currently to date this year I have 143 yds. used out of stash and have added 75 yds. leaving me with a net "loss" of 68 yds! And I am not done yet for 2010, I will complete at least two additional quilts perhaps more!
This is about the same result as last year using almost twice as much as I buy. I wish it showed more in extra space on the shelves...........
Originally I had planned to make a second Shakespeare In The Park quilt because I gave the first to my friend Katie, but as plans for the boy's quilts developed I decided to use the Snail Trail and star blocks in their quilts rather than construct another SITP, one of those is enough I have decided!
Still I ended up with some orphan blocks so they went into this quilt and there are yet a few more I hope to incorporate into a backing.
All orphan blocks should wind up in such a pretty quilt. :-)
ReplyDeleteAll of that business at the beginning of the post sounds very organized and I guess you have to be with any project. Using you "stash"( I guess this means leftovers) makes sense. I'm learning that with yarn now that I'm knitting. I tend to buy more yarn for the next project and not look at what I already have.
ReplyDeleteLook what you have done with your STASH. This is a beautiful quilt.
Consider that enhancement of your stash. I am still in the red too but have used lots of my older fabrics. It does help to keep track.
ReplyDeleteWell I am impressed!!
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