Nice quilt!!! I love the way you incorporated the white pattern.

I love scrappy quilts and this one is a beauty.

Count me in! Organizing is one of my main goals this year. Joining one or more of these swaps is a good idea! Helps with the reduction process.

Put me down too! I have 3 quilt kits that were gifted to me (one even has the backing) that I plan on doing and another QIP that I will finish. Those don't even require my stash! I only plan on buying backing fabric as needed. Once I get through those, stash only. So many quilts, so little time :-)

This sounds like a great idea but I fell off the wagon before I got started!:o LQS had a 3 hour sale on Jan 1...it's hard to say no to 50% off!

Jarenie: Love what you've done with your scraps. The quilt is really inviting, sit down and read or just cuddle for warmth.

I know, right? I now get text coupons as well and my DH is a total enabler, forwarding me his coupons also. I've told him a couple times "Thanks, but I don't have anything I need right now." He seemed a little confused at that response the first time, lol, but I think he's learning that I'm trying to change my spending habits.

I am in! Working on finishing UFOs and the backings will come from the stash. Hope to bust a about 15 yds to finish these. Woohoo!

I just finished a quilt top made entirely from my stash! Step one on the stash reduction/fabric moratorium for this year :) Actually, I have two I can call completed today, but the second one was made last year as a block of the month, so I pulled the fabric from stash then and just finished the borders this week. So I won't count that into my 2015 achievements :)

This top has a scrappy white background, because I didn't have enough of any one white for the quilt. And scrappy reds. The black is the leftover the from the last quilt top I just finished.
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Kristakz...what a striking red, white and black quilt you made. Love it!

Love your stash quilt, kristakz! Striking is the word for sure.

Your quilt is beautiful, kristakz. I am starting the mystery train ride and using what I have on hand. I have been gathering just my scraps together and am amazed at what I have! A little embarrassed also. I should never have let this happen!

I joined last year and it helped to reduce my stash only a little. I swear mine increased at nights while I slept. lol. I did only scrappy quilts and want to continue in this all of this year. I just finished B Hunters MQ and would you believe I still dont miss any scraps. Now I have started Judy's #8 mystery train ride. Hope that will help some too. BUT I may have to buy backings and I know I will have to get batting. Oh well.......

Have to add a PS. I live next door to a fabric shop and the owner is an enabler. lol!!!!!

I used a total of 5 yards from my stash of pre quilted double sided fabric to finish the sandwich part of these baby quilts. I'm happy! :)

Connie

What a great quilt, kristakz. It is stunning.

teacher09 you found the perfect use for leftovers.

I on the other hand deserve 10 lashes with a wet noodle. Went to the LQS yesterday because I needed to buy more FQs for the FQ birthday swap. I had already bought some of them previously but then I cleaned my stash. While there, a Moda red-white-and-free jelly roll found its way in my possession. Not quite sure how that happened. I guess I needed to release some estrogen since we were going to the Sportsman's Expo right after and I would be in testosterone hell for the afternoon. Yes, that's it! Hormonal rescue shopping.

Martina, You get a pass...if only to release that estrogen. I personally would give you a pass any day for anything red and white...free or not!

Thanks, Sandy. No - the jelly roll wasn't free. The fabric line is called red-white-and-free.

Great use of stash fabric, retiredteacher09.

Had all this fabric all these magazines....thought...hmmmm...why don't I match some fabric with some of these patterns in some of these magazines....what a concept...LOL. This is called Animal Crackers from the spring 2012 Quilts and More magazine. Fabric is all from my stash. Size is 42.5 X 50.5 and will be used to hide a very ugly renovated wall that just doesn't seem to ever get finished...LOL photo was taken by iPad and does not show how vibrant or the pattern of the material very well at all.

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Hcim55 I love the bright colors it looks like such a happy quilt!

Here's the mug rug I made and coasters!
 

I hope my swap partner isn't on here ! hee hee Here is a mugrug I made and a set of 2 coasters from my stash so far for 2015. Do you think the quilting looks ok? I've only done a couple of things like this on my older Pfaff model 78.

Well I thought I was doing good.....but........than the mail ran. And I received some fabric sqs. from a sample thingie I joined last year.......also I need to include with the fabric fasting book and magazine fasting........calla

OK it's January 12th and I have not spent any money on fabric, patterns, magazines or dies; however, I have looked at them. The fabric I looked at would of cost me over $75. The patterns a mere $15, the magazine $8.00 and the dies at least $65. So, if I just don't buy the stuff I've got an extra $163. At this rate I'm going to be very rich before the end of the year gets here. Right? Sigh...

Well Calla, how are you doing on the fast? Are you ok?

Hcim55...The Animal Crackers quilt is great. Glad you thought to match fabric to magazine articles!
Rhonda L...I like how you do your math and you should be rolling in dough if you make it through the year.LOL!
Sewred..your MR and coasters are great. Someone will love them.

Ohh such wonderful creations are here to enjoy!

Krista, I loved your beautifully designed quilt. What a joy to look at.
Hcim55, your Animal Cracker quilt soothed me. I thought I was looking at an ocean of water. How smart of you.
Sewred, mug rugs and coasters what a delightful gift and how darling they are.

Good job with using that stash and not buying more fabric than needed, way to go!!

Ok, here we go. Today I saved about $50. I didn't buy the special on MSQT. Even though the special did not cost $50, I would of spent at least that amount because I like to justify the shipping cost of $5.00, so I always buy more. It doesn't have to make sense to understand that right? I'm adding the $50 to the $163 so now I've got at least an extra $200!

Very nice. Like the colors.

Good thinking, Rhonda Lee.

Unfortunately, I'm off to the LQS today to pick up 1/2 yard of fabric. I have a good excuse though - it's for binding on a UFO I am finishing this week. The trick will be to leave with *only* 1/2 yard and nothing else.

I am counting this as a victory and maybe a sign of hope I can really do this, so far not a single purchase. Making it only a few weeks when there have been some great sales.... HUGE for me.

OOH, me too. Two whole weeks!!! I've been deleting all my fabric related emails, mailed my JoAnn coupons to my niece, quickly looked thru my Keepsake Quilting & Connecting threads catalogs & then threw them out. Tomorrow, however, I go to a club meeting at my LQS where they MAKE YOU walk by the markdown fabric section to get to the classroom. Devious. Wish me luck!

Paper Princess, stay strong! You can do it. My girlfriend wants me to come up and visit her next week because the LSQ has 30% off. Neither one of us need any more fabric. I want to visit her, but I really need to stay away from the fabric stores. Besides not needing any more fabric, my budget is running rather tight this year.

Paper Princess think of all the fabric in your stash and what you want to make with it as you walk by maybe that will distract you!

You can do this!!! BE STRONG! think about all the fabric at home just waiting for you to use it. Honor your stash by using it.

I bought a yard of fusible fleece and some zippers. I'm wanting to make my sister some zipper pouches for her birthday. I have plenty of fabric, but I didn't have the fleece or zippers. Does this count as a violation of the moratorium?

No, Angelia - you are safe with those purchases, particularly since it was for your sister.

Princess, good luck. Just do the royal wave as you walk by.

Happy to report that I stayed strong (plus I didn't like anything they had).
My girlfriend just called and wants me to go on a mini shop hop on Monday, so that will be the next hurdle.

Just thought I'd share this funny with you. I needed thread and knew that there was an awesome sale going on at my LQS. The ladies know I am fabric "dieting" right now. As soon as I walked in the door, I place my cupped hands at the side of my face (as blinders on a horse) and told them that I was in the shop for thread ONLY. So they led me to the thread section which had been relocated since my last visit. I thanked them for helping me out.