2021 Fabric Moratorium
01-09-2021, 06:46 PM
#42
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Originally Posted by retiredteacher09
Thanks, Conchalea, for starting this thread again.
I finished a top today and will put it in my church quilter’s pile. It is 70” by 80” and uses a variety of sizes of blocks. I’m still working on using up the squares cut by my church group that have been in my stash for 6-8 years probably.
Here are my plans to reduce my stash for now:
1. 2 ongoing log cabin scrappy blocks
2. 10 partially or fully kitted projects
3. Wanda quilt top by GE Designs-pattern is in a book
4. Debby Brown’s quilt along-Make 16 patches from 2.5” squares and she will give a new free pattern every month for the year plus an idea of how to quilt it on your home machine, I am working on the January top and hope to do a few more during the year,
5, Pat Sloan’s Home is...
6. Last, but not least, finishing the 7 UFO projects.
I know I will be working more with the church blocks too and I would love to make a Jelly Roll Race quilt top.
I finished a top today and will put it in my church quilter’s pile. It is 70” by 80” and uses a variety of sizes of blocks. I’m still working on using up the squares cut by my church group that have been in my stash for 6-8 years probably.
Here are my plans to reduce my stash for now:
1. 2 ongoing log cabin scrappy blocks
2. 10 partially or fully kitted projects
3. Wanda quilt top by GE Designs-pattern is in a book
4. Debby Brown’s quilt along-Make 16 patches from 2.5” squares and she will give a new free pattern every month for the year plus an idea of how to quilt it on your home machine, I am working on the January top and hope to do a few more during the year,
5, Pat Sloan’s Home is...
6. Last, but not least, finishing the 7 UFO projects.
I know I will be working more with the church blocks too and I would love to make a Jelly Roll Race quilt top.
01-10-2021, 05:06 PM
#43
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It snowed here all day... so I sewed all day! I completed the last of my 25 RWB blocks. Plus I got them sewed into 5 rows. Most of that fabric was from stash. I plan to put the rows together tomorrow. I have backing fabric too, so I could finish the quilt by next weekend. Hooray!
01-10-2021, 06:43 PM
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I’m enjoying cutting and sewing my 2.5” squares into Color Blocks. I hope to have my January flimsy done this week.
I’m enjoying cutting and sewing my 2.5” squares into Color Blocks. I hope to have my January flimsy done this week.
01-11-2021, 05:14 PM
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I finished my RWB quilt top today! I spent most of 2020's first half sewing 2.5" squares into 4 patches. I lost my leaders-enders when I finished them. They were all from stash, & I have 30 16 patches, so quite a lot of stash is in those patches. I calculated they equal 1.25 yards. Then I used stash to make star points on many of them. Of course... I had to buy more fabric to complete said stars, plus the backing. I'll keep tally of all the fabric I use in the completion.
01-11-2021, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by retiredteacher09
Congratulations on your finish, Conchalea. How much snow did you get?
01-12-2021, 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredteacher09
mimisue: https://debbybrownquilts.teachable.c...-color-blocks/
I’m enjoying cutting and sewing my 2.5” squares into Color Blocks. I hope to have my January flimsy done this week.
I’m enjoying cutting and sewing my 2.5” squares into Color Blocks. I hope to have my January flimsy done this week.
01-12-2021, 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Conchalea
We got 6.5" of very wet snow. The roads all cleared up today but there is a lot of snow in the yards & pastures. A snowy day made a great snowy day!
01-12-2021, 07:10 AM
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I just signed up for the Debby Brown SAL. It looks like fun and making us shop in our stash as I am doing right now. I cut 2.5" squares and just sew, sew, sew. I haven't been to a LQS for some time but headed out today to get some fabrics for a Valentine quilt-need light BG fabrics. I also ordered the "Stomping Grounds" pattern and plan to make the quilt with my bright fabrics (which I have a lot of).
Thank you for starting this post.
Thank you for starting this post.
