The Stash

This is humbling. This is a glimpse inside my stash closet, which is in a spare bedroom primarily used for my husband's office. I try to keep cut fabric sorted by color, and use bins to hold projects in various stages of completion. The pullout drawers hold fat quarters, leftovers sliced into usable sizes, and thangles as well as other notions.

The plan is to work towards getting this more organized by 1/1, and to show it again next year. JudyL is asking everyone to show current photos, with no tidying right now, to compare with our progress. Should be interesting!

Next bloggie thing to learn - how to create links in a post!

Wow- Second post in one day!

I really want to start Kim's Diehl's Halloween wallhanging, and have everything ready to go. But I decided at the begining of this year, I needed two finishes for every new start. Today, I put the border strips on last years Fat Quarter Shops Block of the Month. This is going to be a Christmas pressie for this year.

A finish!

Just finished adding the borders to a quilt I started at least four years ago. I had hit a stumbling block - I ran out of fabric for the applique shapes (I think it's missing one green leaf, and perhaps one other). This was a kit, and I may have made a mistake cutting - can't remember. Anyway, I am really glad I decided to put it together - missing leaf and all!

Stash Busting

I've been working on finishing civil war 9 patches for a swap, and I am nearly done :) Using a VERY rough estimate, I think I've used about 6 yards, between the 9 patches and the plain squares. I have lost count of the times I nearly clicked "Place Order" for this swap - but I can proudly say - I have gotten to this point using STASH!!!! Thanks Judy for keeping us accountable. I love the fabric in my stash closet, and I am really pleased to be using it. I do get an occasionaly twang - if I use it, its gone.....but heck, that's why I bought it!

Why I don't get much done in the Summer!

We spend so much time outside during the summer, I get hardly any quilting done. I'm mean, would you quilt, when you could swim with such an adorable buddy?

First Pair of Socks Done!

I finished these in June - took long enough! Now I have two more pair going. This yarn in Knit One Crochet Two, in Moss. This is the basic sock pattern from Charlene Schurch's book. Her book, and my friend Judy C turned me into a SockKnitter.

Stash Busting - Finally something to report

Finally - A finish! I started this over 2 years ago, and I am so happy with the way it turned out. This quilt is from a book by Kim Diehl - the quilt pattern is Grandmother Remembered. I sent it out to be quilted - I love all the feather work she did - it really brings my quilt to life.

Stash used in this quilt - 18.75 yds (including backing)

Stash used YTD - 30 yards