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21

Feb. ’16

Stash Report – Week 8, 2016

 

For the fabric stash:

I finished binding Tell It To The Stars last night!  Wooohoo!  I am so happy to be done with it.  I wasn’t able to get a picture since it was at night and I’m at QuiltCon today so will probably not be able to take a picture until later this week.  But it’s finished and I can sit and relax for a bit.   I also bought a yard at QuiltCon.  Here are the numbers…

  • Used this week: 13 yards
  • Used year to date: 13 yards
  • Added this week: 1 yards
  • Added year to Date: 1 yards
  • Net USED for 2016: 12 yards

For the Budget:

I spent more money this week.  I knew it would happen.  But I didn’t mean to spend as much as I did.  But it happened.  I bought an accuquiltGo! Big.  I’ve been looking at it for a long time and did the demo at QuiltCon and looked at the Sizzix and decided to go for it.  I got the 2.5″ squares die and I plan to use it to help me cut scraps into 2.5″ squares.  One day, I will want to get a die to help me make 1.5″ squares because I want to make a postage stamp quilt one day.  I’ve been accumulating 1.5″ squares in a little bag.

Spent this week: $609

Spent year to date: $2328.02

For the yarn stash:

NO knitting done this week.  Maybe next week.

Used this week: 0 yards

Used year to date: 0 yards

Added this week: 0 yards

Added year to date: 0 yards

Net for 2016: 0 yards

And for Slow Stitching Sunday with Kathy at Kathy Quilts, since I’ll be at QuiltCon taking a wool applique class, I’ll be working on that this morning! 🙂

see more stash reports atPatchwork Times and hand projects at Slow Sunday Stitching.

~Have a quilty week!

Melanie

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14

Feb. ’16

Stash Report – Week 7, 2016

happy vday

We were able to celebrate the hubby’s birthday last night with our friends.  Karaoke, Korean BBQ, and a 80s/90s lounge bar hit the spot for the event.  It was fun.  For Valentine’s Day, we’ll be having brunch at our favorite tea house with the kids.  We were there last year for the first time and I’m excited to go this year.  The girl and I have been going there periodically throughout the year to spend momma/daughter time.  Today they will be serving a 5 course tea ceremony.  I’m excited.  Afterwards, I think the hubby wants to go hang out with a couple of friends at Pechanga.  It’s a casino a hundred miles or so from us.  I am hoping we can go to the buffet for dinner.  I like to hang out there and read or do some handcrafts while I wait for the hubby.  Tomorrow is his actual birthday and since it’s a holiday, I believe we’ll be doing something.  Anywhoo – on to the myriad of reports…

For the fabric stash:

Nothing used, Nothing added!  Woot woot!  I’m almost done with Tell It To The Stars and I’m tempted to add it.  But I’ve still got half the binding to do so I’ll wait until it’s really done.  Hopefully by next week’s report I’ll be able to report it.  Here are the numbers…

  • Used this week: 0 yards
  • Used year to date: 0 yards
  • Added this week: 0 yards
  • Added year to Date: 0 yards
  • Net for 2016: 0 yards

For the Budget:

I spent money this week.  At the guild meeting, we had a speaker and I loved what she was doing.  Of course I had to buy her stuff and my plan is to use it on a project I’ve been mulling over for awhile and just didn’t know exactly what to do.  I need to get this one done by June so it won’t be big but it will be different than what I’m used to.  I also signed up for next month’s workshop which will be on a beautiful bag.  I’ll probably be spending money then too.  Not to mention that I’ll be at QuiltCon this week and while I’m not planning on spending a lot of money, I am planning on spending some.  Oh and when Bailey gets back from being serviced, I’ll have to pay for that too.  And then starts the rotation of sending all my machines in to be serviced.  I plan on sending them in one month at a time.  I don’t know if I need to send them all in but the Bernina will be in for sure in May.  She’s my workhorse so I make sure to send her in at least once a year.  The others I use sparingly so if I don’t bring them in as often, it’s not a big deal.

Spent this week: $214.80

Spent year to date: $1719.02

For the yarn stash:

I’m working slowly on the Rosie hat and not getting a lot done quickly.  We’ll have to be okay with that but now I wonder if I even need to count my yarn stash.  I’m not buying any yarn at the moment and I haven’t felt the urge to buy.  We’ll keep it up for now but if this continues, I may remove this report at some point.

Used this week: 0 yards

Used year to date: 0 yards

Added this week: 0 yards

Added year to date: 0 yards

Net for 2016: 0 yards

And for Slow Stitching Sunday with Kathy at Kathy Quilts, I’m going to be binding Tell It To The Stars!  Once that is done, I’ve picked out my next hand project.  It’s A Rainbow Garden, my first wool BOM that I started too many years ago.  I think I got 2 or 3 blocks done.  I’m not sure.  I’ll probably pull it out in a couple of weeks. Since next weekend is QuiltCon.

Rainbow Garden October 2013 Block Finished 12/29/13

Rainbow Garden
October 2013 Block
Finished 12/29/13

see more stash reports atPatchwork Times and hand projects at Slow Sunday Stitching.

~Have a quilty week!

Melanie

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22

Jan. ’16

Knitting: How to stash my yarn?

I’m at Road2CA today but wanted to ask any knitters about how to stash my yarn.  I’m pretty new to knitting so my yarn stash isn’t that large.  But it’s overflowing now and I’m trying to come up with a solution.

Here’s my yarn stash…

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So the top of that stash is the yarn I used to buy at the big box stores before I discovered yarn shops and better yet – yarn clubs that automatically delivered boxes of yarn every month.  The bottom of that stash contain the yarn I got from those clubs.  That basket used to be tucked in the shelf to the right that is barely visible.  Every month I would get my box from the yarn club and put the yarn in the bin.  When we went through the garage on New Year’s Day, I found a bin of my knitting stuff: ball winder and swift, more needles, more yarn, and more books.  The books went to the shelves, the needles to my needle container, the winder and swift – anywhere it would fit and the yarn went to the top of this bin and it is now overflowing.

I want to know how yarn should be stored.  I’m assuming it’s pretty similar to my fabric… plastic bags and bins are not a good idea.  Light deteriorates the color, pay attention to dust, pests/insects.  We do not have pets anymore so I don’t have to worry about that.  Is that pretty accurate?  Everything I’ve seen online has yarn on display and while they look very pretty, I worry about long time storage.  I am not a fast knitter so it will take me years to finish up this stash.  Similar to my fabric issue, I’m not planning on buying anymore yarn.

And I was able to get a good pic of my Rosie Hat

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Thank you!

~Melanie

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