So I opted to use 1.5 yards of fleece that I got over a year ago. Well, it was 3 yards, but I cut it in half to cover my window over the summer (the sun was too strong). I knew I had 7 blocks, and for some reason my brain did the math for 7" square blocks, not the 7.5" they actually are. The different is a good 4 inches! :P Careful pinning was required, but I made it. Now to quilt it. :)
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I'm kinda hoping to do a "weekly tally" sort of thing.
I completed two quilts this week. One doesn't really count, as I just had the binding to finish on Sunday. The other one was a small baby quilt. Now to find a baby for it... ;)
I used up a spool of Essential thread. Note that I didn't say I STARTED using it this week, but I finished it off this week. :D Actually started that spool some time in October.
I used up 6 bobbins worth of thread this week, some in piecing, some in quilting. I feel like bobbins are the best way to "mark" the amount of quilting I've done. I take too many computer breaks to do it by the hour. :P
And I've used somewhere around 5 yards this week. I have like what, 1853 more to go? :D Actually, I have no idea how much fabric I do have, but in any case, I'm 5 yards less this week, and I didn't buy any. :)
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But can you quilters out there send me a little comfort? Let's say that somehow I do manage to bust all my stash away, till I have like, 25 yards left. That's a scary thought for me. That feels akin to being told that all I get to eat is beans for the rest of the year.
Anyhow, if I do reach that point, will somebody come to my rescue? Send me a box of fabric so I can keep playing? I just need to know that I have a "back up" plan, because if I don't have one, why should I use up my fabric?! :)
Leah
4 comments:
If you get down to the last bits of your fabric that means that you get to go fabric shopping without guilt!
for sure Leah when you get to a bin or two ( instead of 8 like me) then you definatly deserve a big shopping trip. And you can always order kona white and dye something "just for fun" to use. I've been working on cutting up and using the What was I thinking stuff and making scrap quilts mainly. But think of my problem, I'm making 7 30 block quilts all the same and almost all of it came out of my stash :O I've been buying backgrounds and still have bins and bins of fabric. The last fabric other than background was a Halloween panel I'm still quilting and some 30's fqs at the quilt show. Oh and 3 batik panels from a vendor for wall hangings for the teens....but I am going to starting more into 10 1/2" squares for backings and see what happens to a couple of the bins. I do have it sorted by color for the most part and it is way better than it was 2 years ago but still out of control. And I know I'm getting more 30s stuff for Xmas -....
If you get down to the point where you can't start another quilt - I will gladly send you a box of fabric so you can keep playing. That would be amazing and so very fun to see!
I would love to send you a box of fabric, but my stash is so small.......that's the joy of being a beginner quilter!!!
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