February’s Stash Enhancement is beautiful whites. I was down to a quarter yard of Kona White and yard of Snow. Now I have some choices!
This week: + 9.5 yards, – .25 yards
This year: + 22.5 yards, – 19.5 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 3 yards
So, back in the red, but that’s okay.
The quarter yard I used was to line this zipper pouch made from an upcycled t shirt. Look for it soon in my Etsy shop.
No new fabric, and the donation blocks used 3.75 yards of stash fabric.
This week: + 0 yards, – 3.75 yards
This year: + 13 yards, – 19.25 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 6.25 yards
Go use your stash!
On this snowy day today I finished a dozen donation string blocks for Kat’s Covered in Love.
Oh, the memories! I know from which project every string came.
After a while it dawned on me to use my walking foot, and that worked very well.
And I got to use my new Christmas gift 14″ turntable cutting board. It has foam on the back, and the base really stayed in place while I turned the top.
Kat specified that you should use a cat to press your blocks. These should certainly be flat enough! (He wants to be let out or fed or, really, for me to make the weather warmer. I would if I could, Yuri!)
Brrr! Hope those of you up north are keeping warm and finding lots of time to sew.
Today I vacuumed my studio, and then got a start on some string blocks for Kat’s Covered in Love. The foundations themselves use a lot of fabric!
I currently plan to head head to Ailsa Craig, Ontario, in May for the Quilt Festival. Here is a link Charlotte Scott sent me to register for classes: https://ailsacraigartscentreampquiltfibreartsfestival.wildapricot.org/page-18145?fbclid=IwAR3Kh64qa6rDyE0nQgMYWYgtWXkTeqhaeqatvK1mUWZpwBw8kS-FqLmF8Pg
I don’t yet know which days I’ll be there or what I want to attend.
Twilter meet-up?
This week I used 4.25 yards for the purple baby quilt, birthday pouch, and lining for my tote. And no new quilting fabric! I’m not counting home dec fabric for bags.
This week: + 0 yards, – 4.25 yards
This year: + 13 yards, – 15.5 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 2.5 yards
So there I am, in the black! For now, anyway.
Get out there and use your stash!
I have some finishes this week. I made this tote bag for me! Mostly I made it so that I could incorporate parts of a favorite old sweatshirt I was discarding. (My Canadian friends will understand about Roots!)
Also, I was tired of my water bottle falling over and leaking in whatever random tote bag I grabbed for the gym. I added loops of some wide elastic belting I had.
Also, sloths.
Yesterday I made this tiny zipper pouch for my friend’s birthday.
And today I finished up this baby quilt made from scraps from a recent project.
I quilted it all with the walking foot.
I hope you’re finding time for some finishes!
Today I finished all the cutting of the print fabrics for the Handy Dandy mystery quilt. Tomorrow on to the white and the background!
