I forgot to put that in my reply about what motorcycle I ride. I would be heartbroken to have my trusty iron steed burn. But an Electra Glide is a wonderful replacement. Great rides are ahead!

Your items are great..so how many yards of stash did you use in your wonderful projects! WTG

Thanks for your comment! Actually, the fabric came from my home dec stash. It's a wonderful napped micro fiber. I've probably had it for 10 years... just waiting for the perfect project. It's 60 in wide, so I only used a couple yards. Also used some of my zipper stash.I quilted up about 1.5 yards then cut. There were several smaller zipper pouches & boxy pouches I also made, but didn't post as I didn't want to bore everyone! These would also be good for your gifts. I've already gifted some of the ones I made. Google free zipper pouch patterns and there's lots of ideas.

I would not have been bored seeing all your stuff. I was in awe and loved everything you made. The fabric is beautiful in these projects. I'm still thinking about your stuff and go back and look at it. That chair saddle rocks.

Using home dec fabric will make this more durable, too. Just a wonderful idea!

Great looking quilts everyone.

Very nice motorcycles machine. Sounds like many road trips are in the works. Enjoy your rides.

Working on Judy's mystery 18, using all scraps. It will be another day or 2, b/c I need to pick out 2.5" sqs for the boarders and cornerstones. Need to get this done before Saturday, Judy's mystery #19 started this week and I don't want to be too far behind. Then I need to work on 1-2 UFO's this week. I have to find backing and batting for these in boxes. I'm trying to use up my batting scraps. I'm also working on fall star swap out of my stash. (If anyone is interested there is a thread on this board, I think you can still sign up and swap. Happy sewing and quilting everyone.

I went on another day of Shop Hop. I only bought 1 barn BOM kit, less than $5. I also went to a quilt show and didn't buy anything there either. A few days earlier I did buy my backing for my blue and white winter quilt and for this years BHMQ. So when I get those 2 projects completed I can get them quilted right away. Oh well back to work sorting out sqs for my mystery.

Do you know that sinking feeling when you roll your quilt and realize you should've checked your tension after you refilled your bobbins? AHHHHHH...an hour of frog stitching and now for a break time....

Yes, I unfortunately know that feeling well...

Frog stitching? I've seen this term before but what exactly is that? It's probably obvious based on the term but I've heard it in reference to mostly LA. Just curious...

It means to un stitch. You rip-it, rip-it, rip-it.

I’m nearly finished with my Lattice Garden quilt. It used a little more than 1.5 yards from my stash. The batting & thread were also from stash. I had to buy the back, but Joann’s had their spring sale yesterday & I bought 2.5 yards for the back, plus 5+ yards of two more fabrics-one is a white-on-white & the other is going to be a background for a quilt I want to make for my older daughter. Wed she had a “stroke-like event” at age 43! Way too young. She’s home & doing pretty well but I still want to make her a quilt. Those 7.5+ yards of fabric cost just under $30 with the sale & a coupon. Almost all of the backing was used so only a few bits are going in stash.

Oh goodness, Conchalea! Way too young for something like that to happen. I pray she continues to do better with each day. A quilt made by mother's hands would be wonderful. No matter how old we become, we always need our mom when illness strikes. Good job on the bargains and planning of your purchases.

Thanks, Teen. Yes, all during her stay in the hospital I’ve been thinking how she shouldn’t be the one with the TIA. Much more likely to be me, just from age group alone. I’ve been doing a lot of ‘stress-sewing,’ which is why I managed to finish the Lattice Garden quilt in 8 days! But it is only 45” X 55”, so the small size helped with the speed.

So sorry to hear about your daughter. Let's pray for a speedy recovery.

Oh, Conchalea, I’m so sorry to hear about your daughter’s TIA. So scary. I’m glad you were able to concentrate enough to sew. Prayers being sent.

Conchalea, my heart is with you. Our son-i-l had a brain aneyrism in his early 20's. He's now 40 and doing fine. medicine can really help.

I've been busy, using up stash. This is the front and back. Think I like the back best. [ATTACH=CONFIG]592537[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]592538[/ATTACH]

Petthefabric, I like both sides! Looks like a box of chocolates! I want to thank everyone for the kind remarks about my daughter. I live half a mile from her & see her often. This stroke of hers has thrown us all in a tailspin.

Frog sewing here again, too. I think every section of the fan quilt has been quilted twice - not because of the machine, but because I didn't care for the way I did it.

Beautiful, petthefabric!! I love both sides.

Irishrose....we are a picky bunch, aren't we? To us, it probably would have been wonderful the first time but the artist has precedence. Lol!

I used 8 yards of ( stash) fabrics for the background squares of a hockey quilt actually a little more than that. I had 5 yards of black, have about 16” left full width and a few smaller strips. Then I used the same amount of a burgundy which was a wide fabric I had 3 separate pieces of (68” x 96”- 84” x 96”, ) I used up both of those and a (2) 24” x 27” pieces of the third.
Pits great that my fabric actually fits on my shelves now! I still have an abundance of small pieces/ strings, scraps but I’m working on string blocks and using those up too.
I have a commission quilt order I’m going to have to shop for. We are leaving on vacation the end of next week and I’m going to shop for that quilt on vacation. I figure that it’s better to have a focus- goal, that way I will be less tempted than if I am just wanting to buy ( something) from each shop I visit.

Good going everyone! Yesterday Was the first day since my eye surgery that I was able to do anything in the studio. I pulled out a UFO and some of my stash of homespaun yarn and played with the couching foot on my sweet sixteen. Things are still pretty blurry, so not aure I’m going to like it when the viion clears, but I had a lot of fun And used up every bit of that homespun!

Rob

Rob- hoping for a speedy recovery for you. Off to a good start I think if you're back in your studio and using stash. :)
Conchalea so sorry about your daughter. Sending prayers to you all.
I have been busy working on UFOs and DWR. Went through stash and found binding and backing for the bargello UFO from stash. Hopefully the four yards will be enough but if not, I'll use the leftover strips.
Good job ckcowl that's a lot of stash fabric used.

Rob.. get well soon.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]592658[/ATTACH]It's not quite done. I need two more borders, but it's this far. It's Jenny Doan's card trick using a jelly roll. Please be warned that it takes the entire roll. I even had some piecing done on the scraps. At least there is nothing left.

Batlle Axe your card trick top is wonderful. I have that tutorial and pattern on my list. Hopefully it turns out as nice as yours.

Love it, Battle Axe! The bright colors w/white background looks awesome. My kind of quilt, man! The card trick is a block I picked out of the 140 blocks I did to do a whole quilt. I like your pattern!

Beautiful, Battle Axe. I love bright colors with white. Great job!

Bert nice card trick, Battleaxe! I just watched her video on how to do this block today. I did a pillow top a few years ago, but I’m sure I didn’t figure out the easy method.

I just used part of 2 jelly rolls cut into 2 1/2" squares and sewn in a dark/light 4-patch configuration. Scanned my backing stash last night and plan to use the remainder of the jelly strips for binding. I LOVE using up stash ----not that it even made a dent, but it did clear some space on my table. I've been a good girl!

Rob: hope the recovery is going well!

Battle: your quilt is lovely! I can't wait to see it with the borders on it.

I am not on a full moratorium, but I am on a 'use more than you buy' year. Every month the quilt guild I belong to has a block challenge. You get a pattern, and sometimes they call for specific colors, and sometimes not. Everyone can make as many blocks as they wish. Each block you finish gives you one entry to win all the blocks made that month.

I have participated every month, and have not purchased any fabrics for their color requirements. So for me....that's a win! If nothing else, it forces me to use some fabrics I would have normally not ever contemplated using again (just because I'm sick of them, or moved on in fabric tastes). It's been fun!

I've been holding myself back because I want to go to Nancy's Notions in Beaver Dam, WI for her annual Sewing Weekend Sale, which happens every May. This will be the first year since she passed :( But! I'm looking forward to continuing the spending tradition there ;)

Red...I am of like philosophy in terms of fabric purchases. I joined this challenge to help me keep it in the forefront of my mind when I'm planning projects. I have used so much yardage on my bolts so far. The hard part for me is passing up the FQ's. I'm a FQ hoarder. Lol!

Your guild challenge sounds fun.

On Friday went to a quilt shop, found pretty blue fabric at $6/yard, so I bought 10 yards. It only cost $62.00 total. I bought all that was on the bolt. I will use the fabric for background projects and borders. I may use it for my 365 day challenge. Afterwards we went to a quilt show and I bought a bag full of scraps for $2.50. Several f-8’s and large pieces. So that was a really good deal. Also saw some nice quilts. Nice relaxing day.

I bought 2.5 yards of black solid. How could there be no black solid in the stash? And some white solid...ditto! And 3/4 yard of tossed sailboats for backing on SIL and her DH’s quilt for their new sailboat. The black solid is for boxes of strings.

Sounds like purchases are used to finish projects...good job folks!

I bought wide backing to finish the BH I pulled off the LA this week. I figured this was about 7 yards of standard fabric, so with this latest finish I am now at a -43 1/2 yards of fabric...feels so good!

Well I'm off to my quilting retreat on Thursday. I'm pretty excited. Spent a day cutting my projects from scraps and stash. One is for a large throw and I cut over 6 yards. The friend I'm meeting participates in several charity quilting groups & I'm bringing about 30 yards of stash to donate. Didn't even make a dent!

On Friday a quilting friend came by and we played all day. I got most of the small pieces quilted for a collaborative fabric piece. Yesterday I finished the last of the small pieces and pinned them onto the main fabric. This piece has so far used a 3’x 5’ black slinky fabric from stash (for the top) and a 3.5’ x 5.5’ piece of muslin (for the backing) also from stash. Had to spray baste and safety pin baste the quilt sandwich due to the slinky nature of the black fabric but I think it will work jusr fine. Now I need to figure out how I want to arrange the smaller pieces on the front and applique them down. The fun will come once all that’s done and I can quilt the beast. Who knew that playing in stash could be so much fun LOL!

Sounds like you are ready to go after your eye surgery, Rob...good deal!

Have fun, Paperprincess!! Very generous donation....cracks me up that it wasn't even a dent.lol...

Rob....anxious to see your art work. Always amazing...

I'm off to Idaho for a month on Wednesday. LQS's are on high alert! Lol! No promises on restraint and, please, pray that they will have the fabric for my Baltimore Album quilt project. I've listed the candidates from each store website so fingers crossed.

Was looking through my pattern drawer and found one I thought would be simple and wanted to make. Took that project to a "group sew" day. After reworking it to make the center square 5", it was great for novelty print fabric. Only have blocks made. Will show pick later. All fabric from stash, ~4.5 yds.

Have a good trip, Teen! Hope you find the fabric you need.

WTG Petthefabric! Waiting to see how your stash buster looks...