Stashbusting week in review
Funny... I didn't think I accomplished much because I haven't cut much. But I did put the final 3 borders on a Quilt For An Hour quilt... they were precut. I also cut the strips for step 5 of Bonnie's mystery quilt. That was a little over 1.5 yards for the mystery quilt.
On the other side of the equation I purchased 12-13 yards of QS quality flannel pieces for backs for current projects (mystery quilt and a bargello gift quilt). I don't have much flannel in my stash. The price is what sold me .....$3 per pound.... there is approx. 3 yards per pound. With one exception all the pieces are at least 1 yard each.
I agree with Judy L .... some weeks it doesn't seem like the stash in the cabinet is shrinking because what I'm cutting is already out/grouped with the project. Keryn had a great idea. She keeps a journal/notebook ON her cutting table and as she cuts, she tracks the amount. I found a mostly empty composition book... it's new home is my cutting table.
Mystery Quilters gathering
Yesterday 6 of us gals who discovered each other on the yahoo group quiltvillechat met at a LQS and followed up with lunch at a nearby restaurant. Here is a photo of us before the food arrived. Photo credit goes to Tammy and her Altoid camera. :c)
From left to right is me, Janine, Tammy, Kathy, Terry and Carmen. It was great to get to know the gals a bit and compare our mystery projects. The color choices are so different so it will be fun to watch these quilts grow.
On the other side of the equation I purchased 12-13 yards of QS quality flannel pieces for backs for current projects (mystery quilt and a bargello gift quilt). I don't have much flannel in my stash. The price is what sold me .....$3 per pound.... there is approx. 3 yards per pound. With one exception all the pieces are at least 1 yard each.
I agree with Judy L .... some weeks it doesn't seem like the stash in the cabinet is shrinking because what I'm cutting is already out/grouped with the project. Keryn had a great idea. She keeps a journal/notebook ON her cutting table and as she cuts, she tracks the amount. I found a mostly empty composition book... it's new home is my cutting table.
Mystery Quilters gathering
Yesterday 6 of us gals who discovered each other on the yahoo group quiltvillechat met at a LQS and followed up with lunch at a nearby restaurant. Here is a photo of us before the food arrived. Photo credit goes to Tammy and her Altoid camera. :c)
From left to right is me, Janine, Tammy, Kathy, Terry and Carmen. It was great to get to know the gals a bit and compare our mystery projects. The color choices are so different so it will be fun to watch these quilts grow.
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