Sunday, November 29, 2009

Stash Report

While working on my Flowers Forever I realized I needed more green fabric. I was able to get some great greens, a dark, medium and light. That added up to 1 1/2 yds. I also purchased 3/4 yds. of a fabric I needed to make a backing big enough. I made a Triple Irish Chain top and the pattern said it was 83" x 83" so I purchased accordingly. After the top was completed I measured the top and it was 89" x 89". I am not that bad of a piecer. When I did the math I learned that I was right and they were wrong. Don't you just hate it when patterns are wrong. Luckily the other meausrements (cutting, etc.) were OK.
So here is my stash report:
This weeks purchase: 9 3/4 yds.
YTD Purchases:90 1/4 yds.
Used this week: 0
YTD Use: 165 1/4 yds.


Notice that 1 1/2 yds. + 3/4 yds don't add up to the 9 3/4 yds total? That is another story. It is called:
Why am I so easily distracted?
The other day while reading the about.com quilters forum some one posted a link to Jackie Robinsons site. I went and was struck by this really cute  Christmas quilt called Peppermint Paws.  Oooooo. I really liked the diagonal sashing. I got so excited I even made up a prototype block. Since the block was 14" I didn't like the large patches....so I cut and pasted the gold star onto the block to see what would happen. Better.

But after thinking about it I decided that a Bear Paw does not mean Christmas to me. What about a tree? I looked all over for some inspiration and found this cool tree in my EQ program. Maybe. Still thinking about it. But I did go to the fabric store and buy 7 1/2 yds. of fabric for this project and I am still not 100% sure what I am going to do. Why am I so easily distracted?

So that is the sorry tale of my stash accumulation.

11 comments:

  1. Goodness, your Flowers Forever is going to be gorgeous! Can't wait to see it finished!

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  2. Welcome to Blogland! Love your site name -- took me a couple of seconds to figure it out! Sue

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  3. Nice fabric choices. I, too, get very easily distracted. :)

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  4. You're not the only one ;)
    Welcome to blogland!

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  5. ROFL--if I had known you wanted the Judy Niemeyer pattern--I think I have it! Flowers forever looks like it will be beautiful. I am always in awe of anyone doing applique.

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  6. Welcome to Blogland! I can't wait to see your Flowers Forever completed, it looks like a beauty.

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  7. Glad to have your link on the stash report. But . . you really are supposed to buy more than you use! Wait . . maybe I don't quite understand the concept of stashbusting! :)
    Really, that's how I ended up with the stash I have . . not knowing for sure what I wanted and buying this or that and then changing my mind and buying something else and never making the project. Oh well . . it's all ok as long as we're happy, right?

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  8. Welcome to blogland and what a beautifull pieces you are working on.

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  9. Welcome! I love to do applique too -- currently working an invisible machine technique on a whole cloth quilt. Don't you just love diagonal stripes like the red and white one you bought?

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  10. Welcome to Blogland! So far, so good! 8-)))

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  11. Welcome to blogging. Your work is beautiful and i"m glad you are going to share your progress with us! The Flowers Forever is lovely!

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