Per this post, I bought a yard of fabric for the side and corner triangles of Provence. 🙁 But it’s needed yardage to finish up a quilt and not just stash accumulation. I like to track my yardage because it keeps me mindful of buying fabric. I have 6 large plastic bins filled with fabric and 1 large bin for larger scraps and such. That’s all the space I have for fabric and they are completely filled. So, I’ve had to be careful with what I bring into my house. Bonnie Hunter’s annual mystery quilt helps reduce my scrap bins each year. The first thing I did to prepare is run through my smaller scrap bin for all the colors I need. Then I go through the large bin. As I work through the first clue, I haven’t run out of those fabrics yet but when I do, I’ll be hitting the larger bins with full yards of fabric.
Bonnie Hunter’s
mystery quilt
En Provence
1 of many
11/27/2016
For the fabric stash:
- Used this week: 0 yards
- Used year to date: 65.5 yards
- Added this week: 1 yards
- Added year to Date: 103.472 yards
- Net ADDED for 2016: 37.972 yards
For the Budget:
I bought the fabric mentioned above and paid for this month’s kit for Have Yourself a Quilty Little Christmas! And I bought new knitting needles. I had to try the Ciaogoo 9″circular needles for the socks I’m making I bought #1’s and #2’s. And as soon as I got them I started using them. The #1s are being used in my pinky/purple socks and I casted on a new pair of purple socks for the #2s. Can you tell I love purple? So far I’m loving them.
Spent this week: $65.00 (I just rounded because I didn’t have the receipt in front of me and I didn’t want to look for it.)
Spent year to date: $4,571.73
For the yarn stash:
Used this week: 0 yards
Used year to date: 625 yards
Added this week: 0 yards
Added year to date: 1248 yards
Net Added for 2016: 623 yards
And for Slow Stitching Sunday with Kathy at Kathy Quilts, I plan to continue my work on A Rainbow Garden!
A Rainbow Garden
Block 6
…in progress…
10/16/16
Now:
A Rainbow Garden
Block 6
…in progress…
11/20/16
And a close up of the flower…
A Rainbow Garden
Block 6
…in progress…
11/20/16
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~Have a quilty week!
Melanie
Starting a new scrap project is a happy event. It will be fun to see this mystery quilt evolve. Thanks for linking up with Oh Scrap!
Thanks Cynthia!
Do you like using the round needles for your socks? I’ve never seen them….maybe I should look for them!
I’m still on the fence. I do like it a bit but sometimes it’s hard to move the yarn around.
I’m out of room too, so I feel your pain. Good luck on the mystery, too many pieces for me.
Thanks!
So enjoyed visiting your site. Lovely way to deal with scraps. I’m trying to get organised but not sure if it will ever happen.
Thanks Clare!
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Really nice stitching on your Rainbow Garden. I am impressed with your ability to keep the stash pared down. Mine just keeps growing.
Thanks! 🙂
Beautiful Rainbow Garden block! You’ve done pretty well on your stash busting this year. Sounds like you’ve got a good plan to use up more scraps with Bonnie’s mystery. I’m using scrappy yardage. It will be fun to see the different versions develop.
Thanks Kate! 🙂
Looking at your lonely 4-patch made me think of the quote; “A journey starts with the first step”.
Yes! Robin! Thanks for commenting! 🙂