A little went out, a lot came in. I used .75 yards on a table mat for a friend. I bought seven yards of new fabric. It was mostly for a commissioned quilt, so it will go out again soon.
This week: + 7 yards, – .75 yards
This year: + 29.5 yards, – 24 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 5.5 yards
Ah, well.
I did cut up the scraps this week.
Good luck using your stash!
February Goals:
Bonus: I made a tote bag, a zipper pouch, pillow covers, and a fabric basket.
March Goals:
This spring my husband and I have short trips scheduled for March, April, and May, so I’m trying to keep the sewing goals realistic.
Don’t forget Darla’s March-Along, where we sew (blog, cut, trim, bind, shop, etc.), for 15 minutes each day. This is how we’ll achieve our goals!
No, I know it’s March. I meant to post this last month, but somehow I posted it as a Page instead. Mostly these are for me, but the next post will make more sense after this.
I’ve also worked some on my year’s goals. I acquired these books (haven’t read them yet). I broke down some boxes and moved them, and vacuumed my studio. Coming along.
February Goals:
Good luck on your goals this coming month!
No fabric shopping (well, no buying!), and I used a little bit this week. I backed these six pillow covers that I made from vintage tablecloths. And I lined the toile basket.
This week: + 0 yards, – 3.25 yards
This year: + 22.5 yards, – 23.25 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: .75 yards
It’s not much, but I’m in the black!
I’ve completed the second clue to Charlotte Hawke’s Handy Dandy Mystery Quilt. So far there are twelve of these blocks and eighty of the sashing strips. I love my maple seed background fabric, but it looks a little…wormy… up on the design wall.
Scrappy Stars Around the Corner, 2016
It occurs to me that some of my readers may not be totally sure about the meaning of “mystery quilt”. In my experience, it involves one person designing a quilt, then giving us the directions bit by bit, and we don’t know what the pieces will make until the final reveal. (Some quilters are better guessers than I am!)
Surrounded by Scraps, 2017
Some designers select the colors, too, or suggest them. Charlotte is a dedicated scrap quilter, so her designs are meant to be made with a variety of scraps in any color, with just “light”, “medium”, or “dark” to go by.
Scrapitude, 2014
Some designers give a new direction every week. Charlotte gives us the cutting directions in November, then, starting in January, we get a new clue every month about which squares and triangles to sew together. It takes longer, but can be easier to manage.
Srap in a Box, 2015
Summer Stars Over Fawn Lake, 2018
This is probably my scrapiest quilt yet. I have trouble letting go and just throwing everything together. In the past I’ve stuck with certain colors or themes. We’ll see how this turns out!
Looking for the next clue in March!
Sunday I finished putting together this basket to help tidy up my studio. I had a lot of messy recycled mailing envelopes that were an eyesore overflowing their shelf. I also had some home dec fabric I hadn’t used, and a roll of Peltex cluttering up a corner.
I used the directions for the One Hour Basket, but I substituted Peltex for the fusible fleece. I fused the Peltex in place before sewing, and I didn’t think until much later that I should have scored it where I wanted it to bend. Doing it this way, I literally wrestled with it, but I won in the end.
Today I found out that I should have used this tutorial by lillyella. Go look at it, just to see her beautiful work. She handles the stiffener so much better here. Ah, well, next time. Thanks so much, Jaye, for the link. Do you read Jaye’s Various and Sundry posts? I always find so much there.
Anyway, I’m glad I made this. It lets me use the whole shelf and hides the mess. And I dusted for the photo!
Good luck on your projects!
This week I only used a half yard of quilt fabric to line this tote bag. This is the Sylvie Tote from Sotak Patterns .
This is an easy pattern that comes with the three sizes (I made the middle size). Rather than templates, this pattern gives measurements of rectangles that are easily rotary cut.
I used Shapeflex on the back of the t-shirt panel, and fusible fleece on the back the of whole outer bag, once I’d sewn on the contrasting bottom panels. Then I did a little timey-wimey quilting (sorry!) to keep the layers together.
This was my first time attaching a magnetic snap (easy!). I also added my own pocket to the interior and a key clip.
The only thing I didn’t like is that the handles are only attached to the top half-inch of the bag. I stitched them several times, and top-stitched the top of the bag. They’re not going anywhere, but they’re kind of floppy. Next time I’ll add an inch to each end of the webbing and catch it into the top-stitching at the base of the lining facing.
This week: + 9.5 yards, – .5 yards
This year: + 22.5 yards, – 20 yards
Net destashed added in 2019: 2.5 yards
I’m in the middle of more projects- pillow covers and a large basket- that should be completed by next week.
Are you using your Stash?
