Stash-busting Challenge
12-05-2013, 06:17 PM
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This one is my own design. I cut my own jelly roll from various grays in my stash but made it 3 1/2 inches wide instead of 2 1/2. Added a 3 1/2 inch squares between the pieces then designed the flowers and pot using fabric left over from a really bright quilt. It now has centers in the flowers and a pieced border using all the fabrics left over from the bright quilt. It still needs to be sandwiched, quilted and bound.
This one is my own design. I cut my own jelly roll from various grays in my stash but made it 3 1/2 inches wide instead of 2 1/2. Added a 3 1/2 inch squares between the pieces then designed the flowers and pot using fabric left over from a really bright quilt. It now has centers in the flowers and a pieced border using all the fabrics left over from the bright quilt. It still needs to be sandwiched, quilted and bound.
12-06-2013, 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by lynda glynne
I live in the Seattle/Bellevue Washington area. I am interested in donating large amounts of fabric to fabric lovers who make quilts for others.
12-07-2013, 06:01 AM
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Nammie to 7, that is a very beautiful quilt!
I just did something similar with leftovers from a quilt for my niece. This top is 100% leftover pieces from two different quilts (I also pieced the back with leftovers from those quilts plus a yard from my stash) No new purchases on this quilt except for batting.
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I just did something similar with leftovers from a quilt for my niece. This top is 100% leftover pieces from two different quilts (I also pieced the back with leftovers from those quilts plus a yard from my stash) No new purchases on this quilt except for batting.
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12-12-2013, 10:10 AM
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Quiltermomma, awhile back you wrote:
"Well, I am still ahead of the game by 162 yards of fabric. I may have increased over 200, but still have busted that and some more. I am in the positive for it going out"
Are you telling me that you actually COUNTED your stash's yardage???
Here's a recent stashbuster I completed for my sister:
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and a close up with my muse and inspector, Clio:
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"Well, I am still ahead of the game by 162 yards of fabric. I may have increased over 200, but still have busted that and some more. I am in the positive for it going out"
Are you telling me that you actually COUNTED your stash's yardage???
Here's a recent stashbuster I completed for my sister:
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and a close up with my muse and inspector, Clio:
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12-12-2013, 10:17 AM
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And here's my current work in progress made almost entirely from stash (I had to buy more background-- harumph) - Grandma's Fan (something I've always wanted to try; now that I have, not sure why I wanted to...) Trying to use up a BUNCH of floral fabric I purchased back when I must have been expressing another personality...
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12-12-2013, 10:21 AM
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On this last one-- grandma's fan-- I'm going to try Quilt as You Go-- quilting each square. Will allow me to practice my FreeMotion Quilting on smaller pieces, not wrestling with a full size quilt, as well as helping me use up my "stash" of leftover batting... how's that for stash busting?!
12-13-2013, 01:51 PM
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Yes jillaine, I am counting what comes into my stash but my starting was an estimate of what I know I had at that time. Let us say I do not think I counted my scraps that will be on my list next year to use up and I have a crazy quilt star pattern that they will be going into. I hate to say I have added another 30 or so yards with 20 of it staying in a pile for my Argyle Bargello which I will be doing next year for my bedroom. I have made one Christmas quilt, a few tree skirts, some muggy rugs, napkins as you see in my avatar from the stash, then from my stash making a modern hexi quilt, with table runner and bed runner done from new stuff. Been busy, just forgetting to post on here. If I posted all my photos right now of what is done, will fill a few pages.
Nice work Jillaine. You are moving along well. And by the way, I used up a whole bolt of 108" wide muslin as well. No not bragging, just justifying my fabric purchases.
Keep it up girls.
Nice work Jillaine. You are moving along well. And by the way, I used up a whole bolt of 108" wide muslin as well. No not bragging, just justifying my fabric purchases.
Keep it up girls.
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