This week I used more fabric than I expected. The binding on the pink baby quilt was expected, but it’s the backing and binding on the Tossed 9-patch and the 96 – 2 1/2″ squares for Star Struck which surprised me. I had no idea I was going to be able to find time to quilt another baby quilt or make progress on my Star Struck quilt.

Saturday I stopped by my LQS, Heritage Fine Fabrics, to report in on my UFQ (UnFinished Quilt) progress. I have 5 things on my list and I’ve now finished all but one — quilt and bind my DWR. I best get back to it sooner than later if I’m going to get it done by my deadline (my personal goal is 11/29, but I have until 12/18 for the UFQ program). Since I took two items in — my completed Dancing Flowers and all three of my Carolina Christmas tops (they only had to make it to the top stage), I was able to pick 2 FQs. While I was there I dug through the button bin and picked up some basting spray and a needle threader.

So here’s the tally:

Fabric Added this Week: .5 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 132.011 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 2.267 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 55.906 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 76.105 yards

Check out how others are doing over with their Stash Busting efforts over at Patchwork Times.

Given everything on my plate this past week, not bringing fabric in would be easy, but using fabric — that would be a challenge. Turns out I managed to use 1 1/2 yards! Of course it means I started a new quilt — but it’s a BOM so it won’t be a UFO until next July.  On the other hand, I’ve finally started quilting the baby quilt for the April baby.  Ran out of bobbin thread, so decided to stop and figure my stash report.

So, here’s this week’s report.

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 131.511 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 1.5 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 53.639 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 77.872 yards

Check out how others are doing by following the links over at Patchwork Times.

Nothing in and nothing out this week so my numbers have not changed.  In fact the only thing I’ve done in my sewing room is hem a pair of my niece’s pants.

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 131.511 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 52.139 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 79.327 yards

Keep reading to see what has kept me from my sewing room, or to see if anyone else got any quilting done follow the links over at Patchwork Times.

The reason for no time in my sewing room starts with this:

It’s a new sink and faucet in our hall bath (new drain pipes as well).  As my husband says “I’m not a plumber.  And I don’t even play one on TV”, but he humored me I badgered him until he gave in and between the two of us and my sister’s fiance we managed to get this done.  The good news is when we get to the master bath, there’s more space and we’ll know what we are doing.

Once the sink was in place, family started arriving.  My sister and her fiance stayed with us two nights, and we had my brother’s kids for the same two nights.  Thursday we went to see the musical Annie at Theater in the Park. Friday night we grilled and Saturday the kids saw Karate Kid with my husband while I hemmed the pants, a Chick-fil-a lunch and finally out to my brother’s for more family, visiting and the annual 4th of July party.  We got home (just the 2 of us) shortly after midnight.

This evening we’ll go to the Overland Park Civic Band  concert in the Park (I’ll watch, my husband plays French Horn with the group).  Tomorrow I get to relax as I have the day off.  Who knows, perhaps I’ll get Dancing Flowers finished!

Judy has reminded me that this is the halfway mark for the year. So here’s a mid-year view.

This time last year I had used about 1 1/2 yards more fabric than I have this year. On the other hand, I’ve brought 30 yards less fabric into the house this year. Given that both years I’ve been given fabric from other quilters clearing their stash, what impresses me more is that I’ve bought 1/2 as much fabric this year than I did last year. Now If I could use twice as much then I’d actually make a dent in my stash.

This week the only fabric I used was what I needed to finish the Texas Braid. I’ve been working on Dancing Flowers and all of that fabric has been counted (including the binding). No new fabric came into the house by any means.

So here are the numbers:

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 131.511 yards

Fabric Used this Week: .64 yards

Fabric Used to Date: 52.139 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 79.327 yards

Check out the links at Patchwork Times to see how others are doing mid-year.

A repeat of last week’s report. This week a SBS Block and progress on my Texas Braid quilt.

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 131.511 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 2.125 yards

Fabric Used to Date: 51.499 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 80.012 yards

See how others are doing with their stash busing efforts by checking out the links at Patchwork Times.

This week just a SBS Block and lengthening a couple of braids on my Texas Braid quilt, so not a whole lot of fabric used. But absolutely no fabric came in.

Fabric Added this Week: 0 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 131.511 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 1.867 yards

Fabric Used to Date: 49.374 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 82.137 yards

See how others are doing with their stash busing efforts by checking out the links at Patchwork Times.

This week I put the borders on Carolina Christmas, started two new quilts in workshops and started quilting Dancing Flowers. When I totaled it up, I used more fabric than I thought. Nearly 2 yards in the Texas Braid, and it’s not finished.

However, the total fabric count is up since I integrated the three fabrics from mom’s stash into my own. I have no idea what I’m going to do with these fabrics, but time will tell.

Too bad I can’t count my scraps as I cut them up for future projects.  I’ve made my way through everything but the purple, pink and red in this picture and I dealt with the scraps from Carolina Christmas. The red is on my ironing board waiting to be cut.

Fabric Added this Week: 14.375 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 109.431 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 5.291 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 39.063 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 70.368 yards

This week I’ve remembered to actually report my totals before linking the report to Judy’s page.

This week I’ve been plugging away at my Carolina Christmas — when I’ve been home. Three school concerts last week — one 2 hours away, another an hour away and then one local. As a result, I’ve not gotten as far along on the quilt as expected. I did however make a decision on the quilt size and borders.

I’m making two baby quilts – one I’ve finished (well, topped) using fabric from my stash. I will finish the second baby quilt using stash. The twin size quilt I tried, but nothing was right, so I popped into Heritage Fine Fabrics where I’m participating in the UFQ program and picked up the blue fabric for the borders. l while I was there, I picked up the backing for Dancing Flowers – the bright spotted fabric. The 30s prints are FQs – one was the reward for finishing a UFQ (4-patch Strippy) and the other was my birthday present.

In addition to the purchases at Heritage, I brought Mom’s fabric in from the car.

I’m not sure what I’m going to do with either of these fabrics. I’m still measuring and finding spots in my stash for her fabric, so my numbers are going to continue to go up.

She how others are doing with their stash by checking out the links at Patchwork Times.

REVISED

I guess it helps if I actually include the numbers doesn’t it?

Here are the numbers:

Fabric Added this Week: 15.625 yards
Fabric Added to Date: 95.056 yards

Fabric Used this Week: 0.861 yards
Fabric Used to Date: 33.772 yards

Net Stash for 2010: 61.284 yards