Stashbusting

I'm giving up on keeping track of what I buy versus what I use. Maybe I'll start that again next year. For now, I will keep on making my quilts and using what I have, but it's just too hard to stop buying fabric! Went to the quilt shop yesterday and bought about 20 yards... but I needed blacks and there were 2 other fabrics at 30% off... so... there you go!

I do have a new kaleidoscope quilt on the design wall... pictures tomorrow!

My husband just called me and there's a big fire to the south of me, about 10 miles. The smoke seems to be blowing east, but will keep an eye on it!

Stash Report Week 30

I have been busy working on new teaching projects for Busy Bee Quilts in Edgewood. I have decided after January 1st not to teach for a while, I need a break! It's interfering with my fun!

Stash Report for week 30:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 4 2/3 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 127.33 yards
Fabric used YTD: 155.41 yards

Stash busted: I have used 28 yards more than I have bought.

Stash Report Week 29

Well, I completely skipped week 28 so this report is for 2 weeks.

I fell off the wagon and bought 11 1/2 yards of fabric, but it was 30% off!

I used 1/2 yard binding charity quilts.
I used 3 1/2 yards in my kaleidoscope quilt (to be featured in the next post).
I used 1 1/3 yards in a tablerunner.

Stash Report for week 29:

Fabric bought this week: 11 1/2 yards
Fabric used this week: 5.33 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 127.33 yards
Fabric used YTD: 150.75 yards

Stash busted: I have used 23.42 yards more than I have bought.

Stash Report Week 27

Nothing in, a little out :)

Stash Report for week 27:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 1.33 yards backing

Fabric bought YTD: 115.83 yards
Fabric used YTD: 145.41 yards

Stash busted: I have used 29.58 yards more than I have bought.

My quilt studio was and still is in complete disarray because I got the carpet cleaned. Will get back to the stash business on Tuesday :)

Stash Report Week 26

The year is half over and it's been interesting keeping track of how much fabric I use. I don't really think it matters how much I buy... we need to support the economy in our own little way :)

Stash Report for week 26:

Fabric bought this week: 1 yard
Fabric used this week: 7.08 yards backing and binding mostly for the Big Star Quilt.

Fabric bought YTD: 115.83 yards
Fabric used YTD: 144.08 yards

Stash busted: I have used 28.25 yards more than I have bought.

I had set a goal of using 300 yards and I think that's a goal I will be able to achieve. Classes have picked up at the quilt shop so that means store credit for buying fabric, but buying doesn't count in the busting when I am so addicted to quilting and it keeps me out of therapy and the looney bin.

Stash Report Week 25

Didn't get to do much sewing this week. I plan on getting one of my quilts on the Voyager frame so I'll use backing. The quilt tops drawer is full so I better get cracking finishing some of these quilts! Think I'll put Judy's Big Block Stash Quilt on the frame... it's big!You can find the free pattern here, but with a different border.

Stash Report for week 25:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 2 yards backing and binding

Fabric bought YTD: 114.83 yards
Fabric used YTD: 137 yards

Stash busted: I have used 22.17 yards more than I have bought.

Stash Report Week 24

Didn't buy any fabric but...

Was gifted 2 yards of Laurel Birch FQ's.
Won 7 yards of Willowberry Basics FQ's.

Used 3 1/3 yards of backing on Teresa's Flutterbye quilt.

Stash Report for week 24:

Fabric bought this week: 9 yards
Fabric used this week: 3 1/3 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 114.83 yards
Fabric used YTD: 135 yards

Stash busted: I have used 20.17 yards more than I have bought.

Stash Report Week 23

It was a productive week :) I used 1 2/3 yards binding 5 charity quilts for the quilt shop, 1 yard on another Uncle Sam wallhanging, and 11 yards on Judy's Big Star stash busting quilt #2.

Stash Report for week 23:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 13 2/3 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 105.83 yards
Fabric used YTD: 131 2/3 yards

Stash busted: I have used 25.83 yards more than I have bought.

Stash Report Week 22

Stash Report for week 22:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 3 1/4 yards for blue scrap quilt

Fabric bought YTD: 105.83 yards
Fabric used YTD: 118 yards

Stash busted: I have used 12.17 yards more than I have bought.

Next week's report will be a good one... I almost have the top finished for Judy's Stash Project #2 :)

Stash Report Week 21

Oh, what a week. I did manage to finish my purple lap scrap quilt so that means I used some fabric, but boy, did I buy fabric for my birthday!

Stash Report for week 21:

Fabric bought this week: 61 yards
Fabric used this week: 3 1/3 yards for backing and binding

Fabric bought YTD: 105.83 yards
Fabric used YTD: 114.83 yards

Stash busted: I have used 9 yards more than I have bought.

Which means I am still in the positive, but not by much!

Stash Report Week 20

Nothing in... nothing out. Worked 4 days at the quilt shop and just didn't have time to do anything for myself. Tomorrow is my birthday and my son and his wife sent me $100 gift certificate to a quilt shop that gives a 25% discount on your birthday so that is one place I will be tomorrow! I'll also be at Busy Bee spending some of the money I earned since I get a 20% discount there on my birthday for anything in the store.

Stash Report for week 20:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 0 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 44.83 yards
Fabric used YTD: 111.5 yards

Stash busted: I have used 66.67 yards more than I have bought.

Stash Report Week 19

Got stuff done, but bought fabric too :)

Stash Report for week 19:

Fabric bought this week: 6 yards
Fabric used this week: 6.75 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 44.83 yards
Fabric used YTD: 111.5 yards

Stash busted: I have used 66.67 yards more than I have bought.

I bought 6 yards of background fabric for use in my baby quilts... the end of the bolt and didn't know if it could be reordered. It seems a lot of times, fabric manufacturers discontinue fabrics as quickly as they create them so you buy it when you see it because it may not be there next time!

I used 2 yards in the backing and binding of the community service quilt for guild.

And I used 4.75 yards in another purple scrap quilt, lap sized, which has now become my favorite pattern!

This coming week will probably not be productive since I'm working in the quilt shop Wednesday through Saturday while Mike and Cheri go to quilt market. But all the money I make will go to buy fabric for my birthday, which is the 18th!!!!!

Stash Report Week 18

Nothing in, nothing out... maybe this week will be better.

Stash Report for week 18:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 0 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 38.83 yards
Fabric used YTD: 104.83 yards

Stash busted: I have used 66 yards more than I have bought.

Stash Report Week 16

Not a very productive week. I made a bunch of potholders because mine were a disaster and they got tossed in the trash. I also pieced the top for our community service project at guild. I'm not counting the fabric guild gave me for the background... it's in and out at the same time, but I am counting the cool space fabric I used for the quilt.


It is a Quiltathon weekend, but yesterday was spent as a non-quilting, yet very rewarding day with about 65 women from my church. We laughed, sang, prayed, cried and had a wonderful time. There were skits, good food and a tea party! Today I plan on working on making the large flying geese for Judy's current stash busting project. This one is right up my alley since it uses brights!

Stash Report for week 16:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 2.83 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 37 1/3 yards
Fabric used YTD: 101.83 yards

Stash busted: I have used 64 1/2 yards more than I have bought.

Stash Report Week 15

Happy Easter! We woke up this morning to MORE SNOW! Poor Easter Bunny isn't sure what to make of all the white stuff.

I had a productive week. Used 3 yards on charity quilts for Busy Bee Quilt Shop. Finished the last 16 patch baby quilt top and made a tablerunner.

Stash Report for week 15:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 8 1/2 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 37 1/3 yards
Fabric used YTD: 99 yards

Stash busted: I have used 61 2/3 yards more than I have bought.

Stash Report Week 13

Stash Report for week 13:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 6.41 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 32 yards
Fabric used YTD: 87.25 yards

Stash busted: I have used 55.25 yards more than I have bought.

I'll be sewing again when I get home from church.

Stash Report Week 12

Stash Report for week 12:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 5 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 32 yards
Fabric used YTD: 80.83 yards

Stash busted: I have used 48.83 yards more than I have bought.

This includes the fabric I used on the Rail Fence Quilt and the 16 Patch Baby Quilt. My tops are beginning to stack up and if I got them quilted, I'd really be stash busting!

Stash Report Week 11

I wasn't sure I was going to use any of my stash this week since my husband decided that we needed to take advantage of free green waste week at the county transfer station. We cut down 7 juniper trees and hauled 5 loads in our 16' x 6' trailer to the transfer station. Any other trees will have to wait until the next free green waste week. All these trees were either too close to the house and posed a fire danger, or were crowding pinon trees. But he went to work yesterday and I sewed :)

Stash Report for week 11:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 7 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 32 yards
Fabric used YTD: 75.83 yards

Stash busted: I have used 43.83 yards more than I have bought.

Here's where most of this week's fabric went:

This is Judy's Stash Project and Judy said if I didn't like the quilt, that was OK... make it and donate it to a charity. It's not that I don't like the quilt and I like it much better with the borders, but I'm not crazy about it. It will go to a charity once it's quilted. The important thing... I busted stash!

Stash Report Week 10

Still busting! Purple Scrap quilt is quilted so the 6 yards of backing counts. Amy's baby quilt is finished and that took 1/3 yard for the binding.

Stash Report for week 10:

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 6 1/3 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 32 yards
Fabric used YTD: 68.83 yards

Stash busted: I have used 36.83 yards more than I have bought.

Sewing and quilting will start slowing down with spring coming. All this week we are taking out Juniper trees that are too close to the house (high fire danger) and since the transfer station (dump) is taking green waste for free we will be making several trips and cleaning up a lot of trees on our 2.6 acres. We only remove the Junipers that crowd the Pinons... that way the Pinon trees have more room to grow.

I'm working on Jessa's wedding quilt, but it is a very slow process. It's a king sized paper pieced Wedding Star Quilt... pattern by Judy Niemeyer. That will have a HUGE yardage stash busting when I get it finished... maybe before their first anniversary? maybe... maybe not!

Stash Report Week 9

I have the top of Amy's baby quilt all done and on the quilting machine frame. Since it is almost quilted, I am adding it in this weeks's stash report minus binding.

Fabric bought this week: 0 yards
Fabric used this week: 10 yards

Fabric bought YTD: 32 yards
Fabric used YTD: 62.5 yards

Stash busted: I have used 30.5 yards more than I have bought

I have made what I hope to be a realistic goal for my stash busting effort this year. I am going to try to bust 300 yards. At the rate I'm going, I should succeed and if I don't... no problem... will work on it more next year!