So most of the fabric that I purchased for a baby quilt a couple of months ago is now gone and gifted. As it was largely pink, I decided to use up as much as I could, so made a matching doll quilt out of some as well. Enough fabric left over to use for backing too. Oh - and I did go into my stash just a bit for the binding, so got rid of the last bit of pink that was lurking there.
But then came along the family reunion with nieces and nephews, all of whom want quilts. Many of the kids are old enough to have specific taste, and nothing in my stash worked for them, so I purchased several panels and some fabric to coordinate with them. The goal is to have five of the quilts done by the end of the year, with another three in the planning. But if I did as well as I did with the last baby quilt, I should have used up all the new fabric and can probably even use up a bit of what I already have.
Then there is the big exemption coming my way. I retired as of last week, and my colleagues got me a gift certificate to a local quilt shop. I thought about just purchasing batting with it, as I am running low, but decided that batting is essential, so I can pay for it. But a gift card is for something special. So I'll likely purchase something just because it catches my eye. After all, I only plan on retiring once!
As for how is my stash doing? Well, I've finished two lap-sized quilts from it, made a small sewing kit to use for hand sewing that I hope to do on a couple of upcoming road trips, have a queen size that still needs borders, and am in the middle of the Laundry Basket Quilts summer mystery, which is all coming from my stash. So actually, while not measurable in terms of space that it takes up, it is getting a bit smaller. I'll take that as a win.