I think another strategy I will have to use in order to use my stash instead of buying new, is to stop receiving emails about sales. They are just way too tempting!
This week I bought a fat quarter bundle of the entire Sherbet Pips line and I just love it!
As I was showing my husband the design from Moda Bake Shop I wanted to use to make his mother's quilt, he saw another pattern that he thought would be better. I completely agreed with him, so I supplemented what I had already purchased to make this quilt instead. I think this design will be perfect for Charlevoix!
Of course since I really love "Hexagon Park" by the very talented Lynne I decided to use it to make a Christmas quilt from the new line "Flurry" by Kate Spain.
On the sewing front I am still plugging away on my Super Nova quilt. It is taking longer than I'd hoped to complete, but I think I am going to love it!
All right enough stalling, here are my numbers:
Used this week: 0
Used YTD: 9 yards
Added this week: 20.5 yards
Added YTD: 76 yards
Net Used:-67 yards.
Yikes, time to get busy!
In an effort to use all of this beautiful fabric instead of just buying it, I am challenging myself to not add anything to the stash until the quilt show in June. I know that really isn't that long of a time, but I have to be realistic. I don't think I can go to the quilt show and not buy fabric.
To see how everyone else is doing check out Judy's blog.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
7 comments:
Your mother in law is going to love that quilt. That pattern is wonderful and what a perfect fabric line to use for it.
I really like your fabric and pattern choices. I wish you well in holding off further purchases until June.
Like the pattern you choose for your MIL.
Last year I want way over board on the stash enhancement, so in October I put myself on a fabric diet. I deleted all the fabric shop emails to aovid temptation. It helped. This year I put myself on a fabric budget and that's helping a lot too. Good luck on the stash management. It's like dieting, it's so easy to add and so hard to take it out!
I agree about deleting the sale emails - they're less tempting for me since I hate to pay shipping to Canada, but I am not sure I'd be as strong if I lived in the US.
Your MIL's quilt is going to be stunning, and I think that choosing Hexagon Park for a Christmas quilt is ideal - it looks a bit like snowballs!
I could not resist Charlevoix either! Bought 14 fat quarters on a Quilt Shop Hop 2 weeks ago. Of course, it ruined my Stashbusting report. . .
I love the Summer Dreamin' quilt! I think I might make that one out of my Charlevoix!
Happy Quilting!
Pretty additions to your stash! I've decided the same thing - I now delete a lot of those email newsletters w/o reading them to avoid the temptation.
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