Fabric was ordered this week, but has not yet arrived, so my numbers look good. The Sultry quilt took 7.25 yards, and was my only finish this week.
This week: +0, yards -7.25 yards
YTD: +21.75 yards, -82.75 yards
Net stash used in 2013: -61 yards
How are you doing with destashing?
March-A-Long
I sewed every day this past week, except for Friday, but I did make a quilt-related blog post that day. I would guess that I averaged two hours per day sewing time. Thank you, Darla, for marching us along! Know you’ve been hard-pressed for sewing time this week, hope you find some time soon.
Just a little bit of fabric came in this week, but even less went out. These things happen.
I was proud of myself for taking my ConKerr Cancer pillowcases to the nearest drop off on February 28, helping to complete my goals for February “Getting It Done” at Patchwork Times. (I also met that day with the very nice and appreciative lady who collects Project Linus blankets, and handed off eight baby quilts, so I did complete all my goals.) Nothing like waiting till the last day of the month, but I DID it, and that’s what counts. However, The Mason Jar, that took the pillowcases, IS a quilt shop, so what could I do? I think it would have been very rude to leave without buying anything…especially when they gave me 10% off for dropping off ten pillowcases… So I wasn’t rude, but I didn’t buy very much, either. I bought two golden brown batiks to fill out my dwindling browns, and the end of a bolt of fabric with large dots. When I asked the women at the cutting table what color they thought it was, the answer was, “Kind of a grayish, blackish, brownish color. Taupe?” So I have some taupe dots for a backing. Hmmm.
Making a little bit of mess here and using a little bit of stash. The Quiet Blue baby quilt took 3.25 yards, all from stash, and that is all I have to report. I’m coming right along on the pink one, but I’m quilting it more intensely, so you’ll see it next week.
Pretty good numbers this week. Not feeling terribly inspired or productive this week, but creeping along with fairly mindless string piecing and scrappy nine patches. My pillow covers used eight yards.
This week: +0 yds., -8 yds.
YTD: +16 yds., -57 yds.
Net stash used in 2013: -41 yds.
Not that string piecing is easy with “help” like this!
I’m coming right along on my February “Getting It ” goals, too:
February Goals
1. Make a primary or bright baby quilt for Etsy shop.
Well, a bit of fabric came in this week, but I’m continuing to destash. I used some fabric, and I’m about to get rid of some older quilts. Feeling lighter already.
16 yards of fabric came via UPS. It’s lots of solids, some binding stripes, and some backing. Good stuff.
The purple and gray floral quilt used 9.5 yards, all from stash.
I’m meeting a women in a parking lot this week to hand off seven older baby quilts for Project Linus. I wonder how we will recognise each other? They are perfectly fine quilts that I made as I was practicing, but they just never sold. Now they will be loved, and I will have more room. Win, win.
Starting the New Year in the black! This can’t last forever, but I’m doing well so far on stash reduction. So far I’ve bought some thread and a roll of batting (which don’t count here!), and several customers are talking to me about commissions, so I know there will be fabric purchases soon. Until then, I will enjoy these numbers.
I used 10 yards for the Winter Nine Patch this week. That puts me here:
Final Stash Report of 2012! I love my numbers! I love that I’ve largely stopped buying and am really using from my stash. My numbers are so positive, I considered checking out the sales and stocking up (a little!), but I decided against it. I do love a sale, but I have plenty. I know I’ll buy more in the new year, but hopefully that will be mainly to complete projects. They will have sales next year, too.
This week: +0 yards, -10 yards (for donation pillowcases)
YTD: +116 yards, -240.5 yards
Net stash used in 2012: -124.5 yards!
How are you doing? Do you have goals for the new year? I think I know mine, but I’ll share next week.
This is a good week to report. Those pillows took a long time, but they also used 5 1/2 yards of fabric. I don’t know what the next couple of weeks will bring, because there are a lot of things that should take my attention instead of sewing, but we shall see. Happy with these numbers, anyway.
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Since we traveled most of the week, there was no sewing or fabric used. Of course, one can shop when traveling, but I only bought two yards, so all is well.
This week: 2 yds. added, 0 yds. used
YTD: 116 yds. added 218.5 yds. used
Net used in 2012: 102.5 yds.
On to more sewing this week. Linking up with Patchwork Times. Take care.
Yaaah! I did it! I’m in at over 100 yards of net stash reduction, and it’s not even Dec. 31! I suppose the numbers could change between now and the end of the year, but I’m pretty sure I’m good for the 100 yds. What did it this week was today’s finish of a twin size quilt to send to Sandy survivors through Luana Rubin’s 5000 Quilt Challenge. I used large pieces to show off a large scale print, and, in spite of being a pretty quick quilt to get mailed right away, it has received some nice comments. I’ll do a post on it tomorrow. The sun is not currently cooperating for good photos.
Next week you won’t hear from me. Our family aways travels to spend Thanksgiving with relatives, so there will be no posts, and definitely no stash reduction, so it’s good that I met my goal now.
Evening in the Garden Quilts 