It’s done! I’m so happy as it’s the first finished finished finished quilt I’ve had in over a year. The last one was Celtic Solstice and after a brief search discovered I finished that one in Feb, 2019! So it’s been 2 years since I’ve had a quilted, bound, labeled, and WASHED quilt. Yes, I washed this one as soon as I got the label on. I’ve already counted the front and back fabric used but I haven’t yet counted the binding so I’m letting myself count .75 yards used this week.

This post was prepped a few days ago and scheduled to publish today as the hubby and I are off to explore Fresno’s Blooming Trail. I’ll let you know how it goes. I’m hoping the flowers on the fruit tree are abundantly blooming.

Go to more stash reports at QuiltPaintCreate who now hosts the Sunday Stash. I’ll be linking up there this morning.

The fabric stash:  

• Used since last time: .75 yards
• Used year to date: 10.25 yards
• Added since last time: 0 yards
• Added year to Date: 17 yards
• Net added for 2021: 6.75 yards

For yarn:

I am still working on my knitted top, Water Lily.

I still do not have a more recent picture. I finished knitting the front left side and I’m working on knitting the back neck part. I’ve already kitchener stitched the left front and left back together so I’m very very close to a finish. I did a little bit of a try on before I started stitching the front and back together to make sure it all fit right and it did. I’m hoping once I finish getting it all together it still does. One can never tell until it’s all done and blocked. Anyway, this project has been over a year in the making so I’m very excited about this finish. And I am loving how it wears. I’ve not needed to use the extra skein I bought just in caseys so I’ll have plenty to use for a different sweater project.

I can’t call this a finish yet so my numbers remain the same.

The yarn stash:

• Used since last time: 0 skeins
• Used year to date: 5 skeins
• Added since last time: 0 skeins
• Added year to date: 6 skeins
• Net added for 2021: 1 skeins

~Happy Sunday!

~happy crafting!

~Have a quilty week!

Melanie

This is the last weekend I will have to work on this quilt which means I have through tonight to finish binding. I tried hard to get it done for this post so I can get at least add .75 yards to my used portion but alas, it’s not going to happen. After this post, I’ll be going back to the sewing room to finish it up. Luckily this is one where I will be machine binding to the back (from the front) so it should be a quick finish.

I even have the label on so once the binding is done, all I have to do is finish applique’ing the 3 open sides and it will be done, done, done! Or as one of my guildmates say, Finish is the best word in the dictionary!

Next weekend, my hubby and I and another couple will be heading up to Fresno to check out the Blooming Trail. So I’ll probably schedule a post to go up (hopefully with Staycation as a finish!)

Not much to post but I’m working and making progress on the various projects I’ve got going.

In summary, it’s a zero used and a zero added — and that, my friends, is great numbers indeed. 🙂

Go to more stash reports at QuiltPaintCreate who now hosts the Sunday Stash. I’ll be linking up there this morning.

The fabric stash:  

• Used since last time: 0yards
• Used year to date: 9.5 yards
• Added since last time: 0 yards
• Added year to Date: 17 yards
• Net added for 2021: 7.5 yards

For yarn:

I am still working on my knitted top, Water Lily.

I still do not have a more recent picture. I finished knitting the front ride side and I’m now working on the front left side. This is so close to being finished that when I’m working on it I find it hard to stop. Voolenvine had some great yarn in her update this week.

But I restrained myself from this purchase. As you can see it was very hard for me to do so. So – I get big kudos for saying no to this beautiful yarn.

The yarn stash:

• Used since last time: 0 skeins
• Used year to date: 5 skeins
• Added since last time: 0 skeins
• Added year to date: 6 skeins
• Net added for 2021: 1 skeins

~Happy Sunday!

~happy crafting!

~Have a quilty week!

Melanie

Staycation is quilted. It’s not yet bound or labeled so it’s not a finish. But I think I reached a good step in the process and I could put the front and back in the USED part of my report. Finally. I have so many multiple projects in all kinds of craftiness that finishes are a long time coming.

Don’t look too closely at the quilting. I’m learning how to do ruler work and playing with different designs. My quilts are definitely not perfect and each one is a practice for the next quilt. Perfection is a long way coming but improvement happens all the time. 🙂

I made another mask for the hubby. He was still not happy with the last one so I made a new one and he didn’t like that one either. But, the boy liked it so after a few tucks here and there and a bit of adjustments to the elastic, he has a new mask that he likes. I finally broke down and made the Olson mask for the hubby. He liked the mask but the elastic was too big. So I had to make some adjustments there until it was the right size. A version of the Olson mask was one of the first set of masks I made and I absolutely disliked making them. There was too much cutting and too many pieces that it took forever to finish one. But the hubby was not happy with any of the easy to sew masks that I like making more. And so far it was a success. So in addition to the 2 I made previously and the 2 now, that’s a total of 4 masks, which I estimate to be about 1/2 yards of fabric. So between Staycation and masks, I’ve got 8.5 yards used.

That’s great numbers. 🙂 I didn’t have a chance to post my stash report last week but the week before I warned you that I was joining a new BOM called Simple Days Embroidery BOM and I was buying fabric to go with the look I was trying to achieve. I went to my LQS and managed to buy 10 yards of fabric. Insane. I bought a bunch of Tilda fabrics in the newest line, woodland creatures (I think). I bought fat quarter sets that my LQS had as well as yardage of my favorite, 3 yards of a creamy solid and an extra yard of something I loved that I couldn’t go home without.

So, it’s a plus 10.

Go to more stash reports at QuiltPaintCreate who now hosts the Sunday Stash. I’ll be linking up there this morning.

The fabric stash:  

• Used since last time: 8.5 yards
• Used year to date: 9.5 yards
• Added since last time: 10 yards
• Added year to Date: 17 yards
• Net added for 2021: 7.5 yards

For yarn:

I am working on my knitted top, Water Lily.

I do not have a more recent picture but I finished 2 pattern repeats of the back lace and on the front I’ve split for the v-shape and I’m working on the lace on the right side. I’m concerned about running out of yarn. Unfortunately, Voolenvine doesn’t have this base, Lore, anymore so there’s no way to get more. Lore is a luscious base of merino, cashmere and silk. The next best think is Voolenvine’s Wolke base which is made up of merino, cashmere, and nylon. It’s close enough but without the shine of silk. Her last update had this colorway (dragon tears) in her Wolke base so I had to snag one just in case I ran out. And I couldn’t just buy 1. I bought 6. That way I have enough for a cardigan if I wanted to make one. 🙂 Anyway, I’m almost done with this project so I hope to have a finish soon and have something to add to the used numbers.

The yarn stash:

• Used since last time: 0 skeins
• Used year to date: 5 skeins
• Added since last time: 6 skeins
• Added year to date: 6 skeins
• Net added for 2021: 1 skeins

~Happy Sunday!

~happy crafting!

~Have a quilty week!

Melanie

Of course, as soon as I finished Kayla’s masks the dog chewed up my husband’s favorite mask. And while he has other masks he could wear, they just didn’t fit right. So I am back to the drawing board to make him a mask that fits. But I’m not done yet because there’s no rush and my plan is to finish them tonight.

All this to say, I’ve got nothing used and nothing added. Although the whole mask thing with the hubby made me want to go to the LQS to buy some fabric more appropriate for manly masks. Luckily, the thought of getting appropriately dressed and out of the house, was too much effort so I went through a few bins and found black fabric for the outfacing layer and browns and grays for the inner layer. The plan today is to make one to determine the right measurements and then make a handful more for him and my son. With luck, I’ll be able to claim a yard used next week.

In other good news, I added the leaves to my Q20 and put the quilt “staycation” under the needle. My progress is not great and I plan to take more pictures and post them for you over the next week. I only did about an hour yesterday and my plan is to take 15 minutes every day to quilt a bit. I’m learning how to use a ruler and the result is awful. But I’m getting better as I go on and that’s all that matters. So soon, this quilt will be done and I can finally add this to the usage numbers.

Go to more stash reports at QuiltPaintCreate who now hosts the Sunday Stash. I’ll be linking up there this morning.

The fabric stash:  

• Used since last time: 0 yards
• Used year to date: 1 yards
• Added since last time: 0 yards
• Added year to Date: 7 yards
• Net added for 2021: 6 yards

For yarn:

Last week, I said that I had some finished socks finished but hadn’t taken pictures so I didn’t include them in my used numbers.

That’s 2 skeins used. I was very close to buying yarn as I received an email from my favorite dyer, Voolenvine, with her weekly update email and the itch to click over to buy was very strong. Luckily, she has a very dedicated following and her shop is generally out of stock 15 minutes after her weekly update. So I have to set an alarm, know exactly what I want and be ready when her update opens. And, I didn’t set that alarm so the update past me by. In addition, I’ve been watching a new to me podcast, The Bearded Purl, and the last few episodes have them going on and on about this yarn that is more natural or rustic than I’m used to buying or wanting to buy. Which is probably why I want it. I don’t have a lot of that rustic stuff and I like to buy things I don’t already have a lot of. But in both cases, I was able to restrain myself. I have a lot of yarn and I do not nearly knit as quickly as some of my friends. So, I need to make a huge dent before I can even think about buying. Just writing this depresses me so I think I’m setting myself up for failure on this end as there is no way I can’t buy yarn. I’ll have to think of a way to make it so that I can still buy yarn but be using more than adding.

The yarn stash:

• Used since last time: 2 skeins
• Used year to date: 2 skeins
• Added since last time: 0 skeins
• Added year to date: 0 skeins
• Net used for 2021: 2 skeins

~Happy Sunday!

~happy crafting!

~Have a quilty week!

Melanie

I had a 40% off coupon for one cut of fabric from my LQS that I received when I participated in the 12 days of Christmas event last Fall.  It would have expired last Tuesday, 1/12/2021, if I had not used it. So I did. Whenever there are these great deals, I generally like to buy backing with it. So I bought 7 yards of fabric. I really wanted 10 yards but thought that would be excessive.  

I spent the last couple of days making masks for my daughter as she is leaving in a few days to go back to Boston. I don’t like making masks, it’s really no fun but it’s a great use of fabric and once I figured out how she likes them I was able to make 9 masks at once. It’s a little under a yard used so I’m just going to round up to 1 yard. I’ll go into detail on a separate post about these masks.

Go to more stash reports at QuiltPaintCreate who now hosts the Sunday Stash. I’ll be linking up there this morning.

The fabric stash:  

• Used since last time: 1 yards
• Used year to date: 1 yards
• Added since last time: 7 yards
• Added year to Date: 7 yards
• Net added for 2021: 6 yards

For yarn:

I also haven’t used or added anything. I have socks that I finished and another pair I started but I still need to take pictures so I won’t mark them here until I’ve done that. I’m still working on my other projects. Work has been very busy so I’ve not been able to knit as much as I’d like during the week. Oh well, things will slow down in a bit and I’m grateful for the work.

The yarn stash:

• Used since last time: 0 skeins
• Used year to date: 0 skeins
• Added since last time: 0 skeins
• Added year to date: 0 skeins
• Net used for 2021: 0 skeins

~Happy Sunday!

~happy crafting!

~Have a quilty week!

Melanie

I received a bag of fabric from a friend who is destashing. She’s been destashing for a few years and I’ve been the recipient for a lot of fabric.  Recently – within the last year, one of my knitting friends has expressed desire to learn to quilt. So now whenever I get free fabric I send them her way to help her build her stash.

All of that to say that I have a bag of fabric. One of those pieces is 7 yards so you can imagine how that will impact my stash report.  The good news, I haven’t decided what will stay with me and what I’ll gift on.  So, for now, I’m not adding it to my stash. I hope to get to that this week for next week’s report.

I’m very busy with work so far (as I generally am this time of year) so we’ll see how much I get done.

And at last week’s post, Susan was able to point me to QuiltPaintCreate who now hosts the Sunday Stash. I’ll be linking up there this morning.

The fabric stash:  

• Used since last time: 0 yards
• Used year to date: 0 yards
• Added since last time: 0 yards
• Added year to Date: 0 yards
• Net used for 2021: 0 yards

For yarn:

I also haven’t used or added anything.

The yarn stash:

• Used since last time: 0 skeins
• Used year to date: 0 skeins
• Added since last time: 0 skeins
• Added year to date: 0 skeins
• Net used for 2021: 0 skeins

~Happy Sunday!

~happy crafting!

Melanie

I stopped reporting my stash mid 2018. And I officially stopped in 2019 when I said in the beginning of the year that I was going to stop. And since then, I’ve accumulated fabric and yarn by the bins.

I’ve decide to start reporting my additions and usage again. I’ve been leading to this point. I know that I tend to buy fabric when I’m not quilting as much and the same goes for yarn and any other craft I do. When I can’t craft, I support the habit by buying.

Anyway, I’m doing this again because I want to encourage myself to use up my stash.

This does not mean I cannot buy fabric or yarn but I will report it. I will buy fabric and yarn for these reasons only:

1. I buy monthly from my LQS to support them and it’s part of my monthly budget. And I only buy yarn from Voolenvine to support her (and I only buy yarn in her Wolke base in a colorway I LOVE).
2. I buy what I need to do or finish projects I want to do. For example, I’m starting the Orient Express shawl once my Jimmy Bean advent shawl is complete. For that project I needed 4 more skeins and more beads.  I bought what I needed, it arrived and now that project is waiting on me to finish the Jimmy Bean shawl. In quilty land, I tend to buy backing for my quilt tops.
3. Supplies for a class or workshop. My guild is doing workshops via zoom so as with anything, I look to my stash first. And if I don’t have something I’m looking for, then I go to my LQS to buy something.

So far, for the first few days of 2021, I’ve not used anything nor have I added anything. whew!

The fabric stash:  

• Used since last time: 0 yards
• Used year to date: 0 yards
• Added since last time: 0 yards
• Added year to Date: 0 yards
• Net used for 2021: 0 yards

For yarn:

I also haven’t used or added anything.

The yarn stash:

• Used since last time: 0 skeins
• Used year to date: 0 skeins
• Added since last time: 0 skeins
• Added year to date: 0 skeins
• Net used for 2021: 0 skeins

In the past, I used to link up to other blog posts specific to the Sunday stash. Where are those held now?

~Happy Sunday!

~happy crafting!

Melanie