LindaJane

Finish a quilt from a Jelly Roll race from the Iowa state fair at least three years ago. I only bought 4 yards of fabric to finish the borders and bindings everything else came from stash.

Teen

I used every inch of the toweling yardage I bought 2 weeks ago....so in/out in 30 days was successful. Yea me!

WMUTeach

Had to go to the fabric store a couple of days ago. I am making three baby quilts and just could not come up with fabric combinations that look good together and are baby like enough to please me. Bought reproduction juvenile prints that will be "scappyfied" into quilts. Got two cuts large enough for backing and should be able to get 5 - 6 baby quilts from what I purchased. Just had a hard time designing and gifting baby boy quilts that are pinks and flowers and fluff. My new quilts will be good for boys or girls That makes gifting easier!.

On the other side of this conversation, I layered three quilts yesterday that had top, batting and back all from my stash. Today begins quilting and binding work. Photos when they are finished.

Conchalea

Lots of powering through stash fabric going on here! Having to buy fabric to finish a quilt is a natural result of using up what we have. The other choice is to stop wuilting... I don't consider that to be an option! Great job to everyone diving into stash & using it to create a useful quilt.

Iceblossom

Well I'm doing pretty darn good on not buying fabric! I did go check today to see if a small wool quilt tied with embroidery floss was sold or not, and it found a new home without me so good deal.

I've been sort of reeling in overload from the Bonnie Hunter Mystery and then my costuming, but I'm getting stuff put away and reorganized and am about to start slicing and dicing some stash and getting it done. I was looking at a book of blocks the other day and have decided on changing my first civil war quilt. Need to draft it out to my size and satisfaction. I think I'm going to be happier with this, my first one was going to be very random scrappy and this will be more "use a lot of fabric" scrappy but I will match the fabrics in each block to some extent.

First concept was Gentleman's Fancy/Rambling Rose variation, basically a lot of triangles, I would have all pieces different. Now I'm thinking of Joseph's Coat, where i emphasize the star shape in the center and use repeats of the same fabric in different quadrants. Each block would be shaded similarly but each would have a different set of fabrics. Maybe sash wide with star points at the sashing?? Something to think about.

I do have my fast black and white and minions top to do next though. I should also make one more piece of bias binding for a previous project before I actually start that. Think I feel motivated enough to get off the computer and get that going so I can cut it apart tomorrow at group.

Teen

So, part of my stash issue is that I tend to over buy yardage for projects for a "just in case"....then the extra that I didn't need is absorbed into stash. When I say over buy, I don't just mean a 1/2 yard. My latest quilt required browns, which I have very little since it is a least favorite color to work with. I designed a pattern on EQ8 and only bought what EQ8 recommended plus the yardage for binding. I'm pleased to report that I had very little scrap left, which I cut up into usable sizes. That was a nice feeling and one I hope to be mindful of in the future. Lesson learned....

Cattitude

Two months in and one $15 impulse buy so not too bad.

Yesterday I did something I didn’t think I would be doing as I have a small stash.....I donated fabric to the thrift store. Less than 10m but it was very therapeutic! In the past I had a tendency to pick out gorgeous bright prints.....and then spend hours and hours trying to find a way to use them. It always came down to what else I would need to buy to make it work. Or I would have large pieces of pretty leftovers from a finished project....and scour every online fabric site to find other fabric in the line to make another. Having made those mistakes more than once I think I have learned my lesson......Yeah!

I cut a 5” strip and 2.5” strip of each fabric for my scrappy bin and bagged up the rest for donation.

I have also been making a major dent in my usable stash, but no completions to share just yet.

Rff1010

Nicely done! I hope you learned your lesson!
sounds like one we could all learn.

Ive been taking some scrap 5" squares and making Lemoyne blocks using MSQ new tutorial. Each block takes 30 min but I think the end will be lovely and scrappy.

elly66

I have been busy using stash though i did order 4 1/2 yards of solids. 1 1/2 yards will be used for projects I'm currently working on while the other three will be on hand (in stash ). I've also had close to 10 1/2 yards used from stash for February so not too bad for the big picture.
I understand Teen's issues. I have done the same with the overbuying. Getting better about it though.
Happy Quilting everyone.

WMUTeach

Love your courage, Cattitude. Your process gives me something to think about. I have a quilt retreat coming in April and maybe I can "dump" some of my excess stash there. I really would like to deminsh the stash a little faster.