Fabric In - Stopped by my favorite thrift store a few weeks ago looking for furniture for Grown Up R's new apartment. We had been told that on Wednesdays everything was half off. That was not the case but I got a good deal anyways.
4 blue & black checked panels. $1.00. They had been hemmed with iron on tape so they were easy to undo. I love how the check goes with the puppy fabric for my Happy Blocks. I think this is my new favorite fabric.
1 yard purple batik. $0.50 !!! I keep thinking I need to get out the boxy stars I was working on in purples and pinks and try again. This gives me more variety which is why the project got put aside.
1 FQ light blue. $0.50 I don't have anything in mind and it looks like it would play nice almost anywhere.
2.81 yds for $2.00. I'd be crazy not to buy it at that price.
Fabric Out - Soon after Grown Up R came back home I found 2 stools in a neighbor's trash pile. They were nice and even swiveled. But one had a stain on the seat. Of course I picked them up and then stored them at my sister's since she has more space than we do. Somehow during Hurricane Matthew the stained chair got even worse.
Fast forward a few months and Grown Up R now has her own apartment and it has a kitchen with a pass through window/counter that is the right height for the stools. So she picked fabric and I offered to recover the stools. Actually I took the old cushions apart and then taught her how to recover. They came out great. The best part is that we covered the foam with a fabric lining from my stash before covering them nicely in her good fabric. 0.67 yards out!!!
More fabric out - quilted and bound the Happy Quilt 3.1 yards of the red I got a while back at my favorite thrift store. It was perfect for this quilt. I used a variegated threads of bright colors on the top and solid red on the bottom. 3.1 yards out!!
Fabric Out - Soon after Grown Up R came back home I found 2 stools in a neighbor's trash pile. They were nice and even swiveled. But one had a stain on the seat. Of course I picked them up and then stored them at my sister's since she has more space than we do. Somehow during Hurricane Matthew the stained chair got even worse.
Fast forward a few months and Grown Up R now has her own apartment and it has a kitchen with a pass through window/counter that is the right height for the stools. So she picked fabric and I offered to recover the stools. Actually I took the old cushions apart and then taught her how to recover. They came out great. The best part is that we covered the foam with a fabric lining from my stash before covering them nicely in her good fabric. 0.67 yards out!!!
More fabric out - quilted and bound the Happy Quilt 3.1 yards of the red I got a while back at my favorite thrift store. It was perfect for this quilt. I used a variegated threads of bright colors on the top and solid red on the bottom. 3.1 yards out!!
Fabric Used/Out This Week: 3.77 yards
Fabric Used/Out in 2016: 62.9 yards
Net Used 2016: 14.4 yards stashed
The gap is getting smaller. A zero balance is actually within reach if I have a few more finishes and no more additions. What I really want to do it go back and look at how much I actually spent for the fabric that I added this year. Yes, it is way more fabric than I have ever acquired before, but I think my total spending per yard is still pretty close to my almost zero budget for fabric.
Staying accountable with Judy over at Patchwork Times.
Fabric Used/Out in 2016: 62.9 yards
Fabric In This Week: 2.81 yards
Fabric In 2016: 77.3 yardsNet Used 2016: 14.4 yards stashed
The gap is getting smaller. A zero balance is actually within reach if I have a few more finishes and no more additions. What I really want to do it go back and look at how much I actually spent for the fabric that I added this year. Yes, it is way more fabric than I have ever acquired before, but I think my total spending per yard is still pretty close to my almost zero budget for fabric.
Staying accountable with Judy over at Patchwork Times.
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