Stash Report 010718

Fun Facts from 2017

I kept track of enough details in 2017 to be able to calculate my price/yard across the year.  I get quite a bit of fabric free or very cheap and I rarely buy fabric at a regular store unless I need it for something very specific.  I love numbers so I went back "mathed" it. 

I brought a total of 147.9 yards of fabric into my home at a cost of $54.02, which made my fabric in 2017 cost $0.37/yard.    That was fun!!

First Stash Report of 2018

Unfortunately, fabric already came in.  I blame it on the thrift store.  Once I go back to work there won't be as many trips over that way, so there is hope for the future.

Fun fabric roll!

When I unrolled the light blue to measure it out came this cute vehicle FQ as a bonus!

This is really light blue and the surprise FQ also.

I went through a lot of my browns making Dear Jane blocks over the vacation.  I'm trying to make each block from a unique fabric and not have duplicates, so this brown for $0.25 caught my eye.  It ended up being almost 1.5 yards.

4.81 yards for $1.75

Fabric Out: Since I had over a week without going to work and it was too cold to go out much I got a lot done on the sewing front.  I tried really hard to finish things that were started, specifically things that were stalled because of difficulties of any sort.  Mentally I was trying to lift the burden of those projects to free me up to sew something fun and easier when my time is limited in the future.


I got the Alligator Baby Quilt completely finished.  I was struggling with the quilting and I'm not completely happy with it, but it's done.  I can count out the backing and binding.  3 yards

Alligator Quilt

I also got this cute little one finished.  I bought it at the thrift store a few weeks ago.  $4 for the finished quilt with batting and backing, in a large wooden hoop, partially hand quilted.  I figured I could finish it by machine and then I'll have a cute baby quilt on hand.  So little was hand quilted that I just machine quilted in a meander over it and didn't bother to remove the stitches.  I can later if they bother me.  I never counted this in because I couldn't figure out how, but I can count out the binding now.  0.29 yards.

Cute little baby quilt

Once those were bound I reached to the next one on the pile.  This time last year I worked on this cute bright quilt then set it aside.  Apparently I had planned for the next round of borders, since it was all folded together, but hadn't sewn them.  I had to piece the circle fabric carefully since the pieces were not long enough.  While I had momentum I quilting it and got it bound.  This will make a super cute baby quilt to have on hand.  Outer Border, backing and Binding 3 yards

My favorite so far!

Fabric Purchased this week: 4.81 yards
Fabric Purchased YTD: 4.81 yards

Fabric Used this week: 6.29 yards
Fabric Used YTD: 6.29 yards

Total: 1.48 yards used

Linking up to quiltpaintcreate to stay accountable.