Tohkatz68: Lovely finish and a great way to use stash!

Rob: I like your ‘mindful’ category.

Always fun to get new fabric to finish old projects...mindfulness indeed!

I'm thinking you are still firmly planted in the wagon, Rob. Restocking blenders is a must, in my opinion. I just finished a quilt using a lot of my WOW stash....I use a lot of that so I'll need to replenish my stash eventually.

so here is my stash quilt... I used one entire FQ bundle that has been sitting on the shelf for awhile...plus my vast WOW stash. Backing will be from stash.... So, one FQ bundle down...a gazillion to go...lol

Oksewgald......this is one of the bundles from Tilda Fabrics I shared with you on the Kingwell thread..

Spent the day working on a YFO of sorts, but the best part is, I found sashing for the blocks in my bin of turquoise fabric. TaDa! That was grand, but the story continues. I went digging deeper in the same bin and found a large cut that will do for the backing! And then that's not all, I found white for a lattice and corner stones of the sashing for the blocks. Maybe a photo tomorrow or Monday when I can show some progress that is closer to the finish.

Six weeks of no fabric shopping and counting. :thumbup:

Teen: Very pretty!

WMUTeach: Great finds and all from your stash too.

Bought some backing fabric today. 108” flannel marked down to $5.00/yd. Have two Florida tops to finish. Just use cotton flannel and no batting.

Teen, cool quilt! Looks like a great stash busting pattern.

One thing I have noticed: as the stash gets smaller, it is easier to find usable pieces in it. For the Bonnie Hunter mystery 2 years ago, probably bought about 10 yds. Last year, about 3. This year, absolutely none.

Lovely and delightful, Teen. I see that it is on point...what are you going to use in the setting triangles? WOW would be safe...you may have to buy some fabric:D, but the soft blues, grays or pinks on the edges might be interesting. Making it larger with a border of either colors may be an option as well. Okay just thinking here!!!!!

Thank you everyone....This is jelly roll friendly and one roll will make a lap size. The pattern is called Jelly Weave by Cluck Cluck Sew I just used FQ's instead and increased to twin size to use up all of the bundle..

Oksewglad.....I trimmed it so no setting triangles.. The trimmed triangles will be used to make another quilt...maybe a baby quilt. Lol..Lordy...

tohkatz68, I love your Road to Florida quilt; great use of those repro fabrics!

Teen, that is ever so beautiful! Thank you for the pattern info!

My kitted up quilts are turning out to be great leader/ender projects, which I hadn't foreseen. I would like your opinions on one of these, consisting of horizontal staggered strips using a repeated placement of a group of fabrics. I neglected to plan properly and ran out of that group of fabrics; this resulted in a squat shape that was slightly wider than it was long, rather than a rectangle. I don't need the quilt to be a certain size, but I think as a rectangle the proportions would be more pleasing.

I thought about adding a border, thin on the sides and thick top and bottom, but even with that the quilt would be squarish rather than rectangular. My question is, would you bring in a new group of fabrics to extend the quilt, if they were compatible with the original group of fabrics? The first photo shows the strips up on the wall, unsewn; the second shows the fabric I settled on to use as the possible border, and the third photo shows the partial quilt with new fabrics lined up along the bottom. So, what do you think you would do? Extend quilt with border, add new fabrics, or both, or neither?

Lovely colors and such a simple but eye catching pattern. Keep posting! You are an encouragement.

Here is a partial layout for my Purple Square Dance quilt. All from stash even the back and the batting. It is like making a quilt for free! More blocks cut but will be away from my machine for a few days. Fingers crossed to finish the top by the week-end.

joe’smom: Very pretty. I would add the new fabrics and add a plain colored border.

WMUTeach: Nice color selection.

Joe's Mom -- I think you still have time to add in some similar fabrics, maybe cutting some of your existing rows and putting new fabrics in there as well as putting in a couple more rows of fabric in between.

I suppose someone really creative could come up with a way of cutting in new fabrics in the middle to make a shape... curvy like a snake? Like stacked balls? Lightening? I can almost see it but not quite!

WMUTeach -- great purples!

I'm here on a pre-confession... I know I am going to at least try to buy fabric tomorrow. Tomorrow is a big president's day sale and we are going back to get some things that weren't on sale today but will be 40% off tomorrow which includes (if someone doesn't grab it first) some fabric... But mostly it's clothing and music related.

We had a lot of fun at the XFL Dragons home opener and are planning to go again. I'm going to make a Granny Dragon outfit for game day -- it will be mild compared to some of the other fans. I already have some lovely light weight metallic dragon scaled leggings in a suitable shade (team colors are Green and Orange), and I found two good options for a black skirt to go over it -- both of which will be on sale tomorrow,for under $5 and a green jacket that will only be $1.29 . I found out in Alaska that I was warmer in a nice big wool skirt with boots and long underwear than my friends in jeans. I have and wore a safety orange hat from my hubby's work at the game Saturday. This week I need to dive into the costume box and grab a rubber dragon mask that belonged to my son which I will stitch on top -- give me some minimal mist protection if not rain. And already have plans for a lap blanket... if I can find a bright orange beach towel I would be so happy!

Love the quilts that have been shown.

Joe's mom, I'd use those pretty fabrics to extend the quilt.

I've started a baby quilt in a pattern I've used before, but have already made one miscut and one miscalculation, so I'm going to need a little more fabric. Guess I should have looked harder for the pattern instead of winging it.

Actually came out with very little fabric to report! I did get those 2 small bags I had my eyes on, turned out the fabrics I wanted were flannel... I was suspicious all along about one of them but was surprised on the other. Oh well, into the donate pile they go. So I think I did pick up 3-4 pieces of yardage each for under $2, plus a little bag of fancy fabrics I'll be using for my banner.

I did pick up a bunch of stuff for costuming/game day. Dragon team colors are basically dark primary green and safety orange, I didn't find a bright orange beach towel but I indeed find a safety orange sturdy fleece lap blanket for under $5! A big full roll of Costco sparkling green trim (I have a piece sewn to some white fabric in the wash now to see what happens when washed) for $2. We got to the Goodwill within 30 minutes of opening but someone had gotten the best skirt (and the jacket) before I got there, is ok, I got the backup skirt at that store and found a better one by the end of the day. Still not as good as the first one but high quality (never worn, lined, it's beautiful), fits perfectly and again, under $5. These sale days are amazing, people basically go through the racks and buy everything that is on tag special, carts and carts full of stuff and me with my handfuls of odd items!

It was hubby's bowling league night and I went with him and to visit the Value Village where I got a couple of really good scores. Some sort of cloth Ikea storage system (for toys? diapers??) that looks like a dragon! It has a head I can use on the banner/blanket, and a tail I can possibly use for myself! Everything was half off so that was just $1.50. There were about 50+ people in the stadium in these big dinosaur onesies... and there at VV was a huge adult green onesie! it's not a dragon yet and I don't know if the Hubby would wear it, but again, at $4 full price ($2 sale), in the cart it went. Along with a set of (obviously never worn) silk pajamas his size for the sale price of $4. Last time he visited his mama, she said even as her son at his age it wasn't appropriate for him to be running around in his underwear and T-shirt, so next time he will be properly attired!

Well, I added to my stash today but it was from a donation left in our church quilting box. I didn’t take the bigger pieces of Christmas fabric but I did take a charm pack of Christmas fabric along with a few other pieces. The veggie prints are 1/2 yard pieces.

At least I gave 2 quilt tops to the group so it negates some of the amount received today.

I have tended to lust after FQ bundles since beginning quilting several years ago; as I was looking at close-ups of the fabrics in a FQ bundle on-line the other night, it occurred to me that there were only one or two of those fabrics that I would commit to buying as individual fabrics. So I realized it is the collective impact of all of the fabrics together that creates the allure! I think this will be a big help to me in demystifying the appeal of FQ bundles in the future!

Joes'smom.....I like adding additional fabrics to extend quilt. I'd, also, consider skipping a border all together. I think it would look so cool with just a pieced edge and binding. Of course, yellow is my fav color so more yellow the merrier...lol..

WMUTeach.....beautiful start on the purple quilt. Will be stunning when done.

retiredteach.....most of those fabrics all look like excellent blenders....I don't see them staying in your stash for long.

I bought some toweling yardage to make a project for my MIL. I don't have toweling in my stash and it really fits my idea of what MIL would love. Also, I bought extra to make a runner for myself...so, in and out of stash in 30 days.

Been there...done that...lol. I hate when that happens.

Is it just me or you'all getting inundated with spring collection release emails? It's killin' me, man...ugh!

Hello, folks. I've been away for a week and have enjoyed reading your posts. Very nice quilts pictured. And I love the rationale we use for buying fabric on a moratorium thread! My excuse is I needed neutral backings for the prayer quilts. I have three quilts ready to be quilted but didn't have a backing I liked. Mind you, I have tons of fabric but none of them seemed right. I used up the last of the tea-dyed muslin and realized that is exactly what I needed. So.... off to Marshall Dry Goods on-line I went. I purchased two bolts of Roc Lon tea-dyed muslin seconds at 85 cents a yard. If they are like the ones I purchased last year they will have lighter striations running through them that looks planned. It took me 5 months to use the last two bolts I purchased, so I figure even though these add to my stash it is temporary. At least that is my story and I'm sticking with it!

You are buying the muslin for a specific purpose and will be using it, not just buying because you want to so I think it is an ok purchase. But if you really want a justification here you go: Yes, I could indeed tie-dye my own muslin (which I would have to buy for a higher price) but it would require a significant investment in a large commercial scale stainless steel pot not to mention the tea or other supplies, so I am saving the budget even if I'm purchasing fabric.

Grats to you for getting your projects done and out to people.

Gee, everyone is doing great. Some great projects posted, too. I fell off the wagon and skinned my knees again, just when the others had healed. I got an email from my favorite JR online store, with a great offer of some FQs for free. The JRs are Kauffman so are good quality, and the FQs are quilt shop quality, so some great charity quilts will be made for a great price. I have high hopes they will all coordinate with the stash. Then I discovered the new collection, Lancaster. Haven't bought it yet, but since I live less than an hour from Lancaster, I feel it necessary to add it to my collection of Civil War type fabrics. A store near me has the layer cakes for $29, so I will be going on a field trip some time next week. As soon as I get my friend's 5 quilts quilted I will get back to stash busting. I have made 10 quilts so far this year, a couple queens and several laps.

No, it isn’t just you. The only way I handle it is deleting them without looking.

Here is a photo of Purple Scrap Buster. Not sewn yet and there is one more vertical column to be added that won't fit on my wall. The back is pieced and ready for sandwiching. I was hoping to use enough scraps to get the lid on my purple bin, but not yet. :(

I will need to piece the batting, but I have plenty of large pieces to iron together. I even have purple thread for quilting. This makes for a no cost quilt for donation to someone!

Don't you love it when you can put together a quilt from leftovers. I just FMQ one of my sister's UFO's...used a sheet from another sister for the backing and a leftover piece of batting. Looking for stash to use for the binding now. Well done WMUTeach

WMUTeach, I like your purple scrappy quilt. I just may have to use it for a charity later this year. I like your colors.

I fell off the wagon yesterday. I needed 9 yards of background fabric for a upcoming mystery quilt (king size). Who has that much background fabric all the same fabric. Not me. I have several 5-6 years pieces, but not 9 yards. So I went on the internet and found a piece that would work. So I ordered the fabric. Thank goodness I had the other colors I wanted to use. I also ordered a backing fabric (which I will use for background and 7 elephant panels for a quilt project , and 2 backing fabrics for twin size beds for my GN’s next year.

I did complete 2 projects a weeks ago. A rwb twin size quilt for my Niece and a another one I can’t remember. I used fabric from my stash from previous buys last year.

I’m going to go back and work on my BHMQ -frolic, my Halloween quilt for my niece and a pink and aqua twin quilt for my sister. All are about 1/3 done.

happy sewing/quilting everyone.

New fabrics look great to me. If you want to be sure they blend in, add them to top AND bottom ... And if you really want to nerd out - you can (carefully) remove a line of stitching across the middle, add some new pieces there too. Then your "new" fabrics will be completely integrated into the overall design.

I had to do some thing like this with a jelly roll race. Even though I pulled random- for some reason all of my darkest fabrics ended up in one blob. Very unappealing. Needed to be fixed/ balanced.

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My sister's UFO...used a sheet. leftover batting, and 1/2 yd of binding from stash. It will be a donation for Binky Patrol

Well done, Oksewglad.....turned out so cute...

WMUTeach: You are making great progress on your quilt top.

happylab: Here is a hand up. At least you have projects in mind for your new fabric.

Rff1010: Pretty jelly roll race.

oksewglad: Great finish for your sister.

I finally added borders to a project from last year. I am glad to have kept it off the UFO list. I’m having a hard time letting this one go because I really like it but I also have a feeling there is a special ‘someone’ out there that will love it. The majority of fabric was donated to me so that’s why it will probably go to my church quilting group to finish and donate. It is 70 1/2” by 80 1/2”.

Hmmm. Sideways picture. I will need to problem solve before posting the next time.

I can see why you are in love with this one, Connie- it’s gorgeous!

I bought 3 yards of fabric on Saturday for a new project- not really a fall since it’s for a project. But I could have waited a week or so since I’m still working on my fourth Feb. UFO. At the beginning of the year I set a goal of not starting any new projects until I finished some of my UFOs. The one I’m working on now will be number 6 for the year. So I am now down to a total of 23 UFOs (from a high of 29)- that I know of...:D. I haven’t kept track of fabric out, but it’s a fair amount judging by how much I had to buy to restock my drawers with lights and blenders. I’m also itching to start working on an improvisational scrappy to use up some of the orphan blocks and cool scraps I’ve discovered during my fabric reorganization. So many ideas, so little time:sew::sew::sew:

Rob

Rob

I was able to piece the blender that I miscut - what are a few more seams in a quilt? - and had just enough of the black and white, so I was able to stay out of the store.
I wish I sewed as quickly as some of you. So many ideas, so much fabric, but so little time.

Well, I fell of the wagon bigtime over the weekend. My cyberfriend called me Saturday to talk about an upcoming quilt project she has planned and we started talking about my favorite websites, and just about then i got an email about the Lancaster collection. Long story short, she also logged on and we were comparing favorites. So for great prices I bought too many FQ sets and JRs and LCs. This is what happens when I try to obstain for too long. But I have some great ideas for all of them. They will make some great spring charity quilts. Now to hopefully have adequate choices for backings in the stash.

Retiredteach....that is, indeed, an awesome row quilt. Absolutely love the bright rainbow colors. I have a row quilt pattern I need to do after seeing yours. Lol.. And, I had the same issue with sideway pictures. I figured out by cropping the top and bottom of my picture, it came straight.

Irishrose....so many ideas and not enough time is so right... Lol.. I need to quit reading my pattern books and magazines. They you can be distracting and throw me of course so quickly.

lol...oh well! Here's a hand back up. I'm sprinkling fairy dust over your studio to add an additional 10 hrs a day to roll around in your precut collection. I love FQ bundles so I understand the weakness...

Thanks, Teen. I don't usually get FQs, but my friend reminded me how I would have all of the collection and I could get a layer cake square, a couple charms, and strips. More bang for my buck. And I think I am going to pull out my odd lengths left of WOWs and cut them into LCs and strips. I like mixing them up in a quilt anyway.

Connie, beautiful row quilt!

Thanks for the compliments. It was a free die cutting BOM from Bea Lee.

Teen: Thanks for the information on how you solved the sideways pictures.

Mellow Yellow finished
 

Finished my lap quilt "Mellow Yellow" today based on a pattern "Emma's Stars" by Pleasant Valley Creations. The yellow/ black and yellow/ white fabrics were from a line called Mellow Yellow. Used those up and some other black and white fat quarters and the last of my Amish black. Nice to have a bin emptied. :)