This week I used three yards of fabric for these donation blocks for Kat’s Covered in Love September/October block drive.

That’s not just the lighting, I used three different turquoise Konas I’ve had in my stash for a long time. These are trimmed down to 12″ square, so it used a lot.

This week: + 0 yards, – 3 yards

This year: + 88.5 yards,  – 116.5 yards

Total destashed / added in 2020: 28 yards

Keep using your Stash, and Vote!

Yes, ten yards of fabric came in. As you see, it’s very necessary.

This week I finished the Bursting Rainbow, and this new Star Wars quilt.

This week: + 10 yards, – 6.5 yards

This year: + 88.5 yards,  – 113.5 yards

Total destashed / added in 2020: 25 yards

Keep using your stash.

I finished this slightly different quilt a few days ago.

I started this several weeks ago as a regular rainbow, but…it didn’t gather! I don’t have a picture, but it was not going to make it into a rainbow. I considered taking the strips apart and resewing it, but with 1.5″ strips of mostly Kona, I thought that would be a mess. More than once I considered wadding it up for the trash.

Finally, I cut it into wedges, and with some white strips, I paper pieced it to a newspaper pattern. Then I added facings to both edges, so that I could machine applique the rainbow to the background with a blind stitch. That worked well. I hadn’t been happy with satin stitching the raw edges that I did before.

I love the backing. It’s a piece of Cotton and Steel.

Yuri checked it out and approves.

Take care.

My thoughts go out to all of you friends in the fire and hurricane areas, and for any other trials you’re facing in this ridiculous and deadly year. So far we’re safe and well here.

This week I used 6.5 yards of fabric for the Blue Christmas quilt.

This week: + 0 yards, – 6.5 yards

This year: + 78.5 yards,  – 107 yards

Total destashed / added in 2020: 28.5 yards

Keep sewing.

It’s Labor Day weekend here in the US, so I hope you’re finding lots of time to sew or relax or catch up or…

This week I didn’t finish anything, and I bought one yard of fabric.

This week: + 1 yards, – 0 yards

This year: + 78.5 yards,  – 100.5 yards

Total destashed / added in 2020: 22 yards

I’m making great progress quoting this Blue Christmas quilt.

Take care, and use your stash.