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Can you believe that another month has gone by? Time to check in for our Stashbuster challenge. Once again, there is no judgement when the sale table calls, an adorable print shows up in the quilt shop, a vendor’s offerings at the quilt show is uniquely appealing, or retail therapy is needed. There is only one rule, report as ‘out’ only what is completely finished, quilted and bound. For small items like purses or totes, they have to be finished and ready for use or gifting. The challenge is to complete things for gifts, to donate, or to use ...

It’s that time again! On this post, report your fabric in and out for February. Every month we’ll check in on the first Friday of the month. The goal is to have more out than in at the end of the year. Remember that it is fine to buy fabric now and then, and our local quilt shops depend on this. As Murphy’s Law of Quilting tells us, for every project you’ll probably need to buy something. It might be another print, or some blender or background neutrals, or backing. Fabric out can also be given ...

Today begins a new year of reporting on our Stashbusting efforts. On this post, report your fabric in and out for January. Every month we’ll check in on the first Friday of the month. The goal is to have more out than in at the end of the year. For new readers this is easy to do, just report what you have brought in and sent out over the past month, keeping a year to date total. No, you don’t have to inventory your stash, just keep track of what comes in and what goes out each month ...

It is the first Friday of the month, time for our Stashbusters check in. How’d you do sewing in August? Gather up your fabric in and out totals, as it is time to report your progress. Remember, it is fine to buy fabric now and then. This challenge just to keep us mindful to get what we need, but not go overboard. For new readers, this is easy to do, just report what you have brought in and sent out over the past month, keeping a year to date total. No, you do not have to take inventory of ...

It is the first Friday of the month, time for our Stashbusters check in. How’d you do sewing in July? Gather up your fabric in and out totals, as it is time to report your progress. We are seven months in on this year, and I hope you are trending toward more fabric out by now. If not, there are still five months left in the year to sew. Remember, it is fine to buy fabric now and then. This challenge just to keep us mindful to get what we need, but not go overboard.

Once again I was ...

Time to report our totals for the month of May. For new readers, this is easy to do, just report what you have brought in and sent out over the past month, keeping a year to date total. No, you do not have to take inventory of your stash. There is only one rule, report as ‘out’ only what is completely finished, quilted and bound. For small items like purses or totes, they have to be finished and ready for use or gifting. The challenge is to finish projects, have them in use, ready to give as a gift, or ...

It is time to check in again with our fabric purchases and completed projects. Are you on track this year? If so, great job! If not, we have many months to go to get on the side of more fabric out than in. Remember, it is fine to buy fabric now and then. This challenge just to keep us mindful to get what we need, but not go overboard.

I have not had much time to sew this past month. Between out of town trips, meetings, club events and appointments, I have not put thread into fabric for some weeks ...

It is the first Friday of the month, time for our Stashbusters check in. How’d you do sewing in March? Gather up your acquisitions and finishes, as it is time to report your progress.

I had a lot of fabric ‘in’ this month. Spending gift certificates and winning a prize pushed the total up higher than it would have been otherwise. Leading off, my fourth place win in the National Quilting Day challenge came with a jelly roll, fabric in = 3 yards.

Spending a gift certificate at our local shop, Beginnings, I came home with two yards of cute ...

It is the first Friday, time for our Stashbusters check in. How’d you do sewing in February? Gather up your projects and finishes, time to report your progress. Don’t worry if you are in the red, we have lots of time to go. Plus, it is fine to buy fabric now and then. This challenge just to keep us mindful to get what we need, but not go overboard.

Once again, here are the guidelines for the challenge. It is easy to do, just report what you have brought in and sent out over the past month, keeping ...

It’s a new year for Stashbusters, are you joining the challenge? The great thing is you can do this alongside the other blogger and guild challenges you are doing. So, here are the guidelines for the year. It is easy to do, just report what you have brought in and sent out over the past month, keeping a year to date total. No, you do not have to take inventory of your stash. There is only one rule, report as ‘out’ only what is completely finished, quilted and bound. For small items like purses or totes, they have to ...

The Stashbusters Challenge has been fun for the past two years, and it is so easy to do that I decided to continue it in 2024. It is laid back, just report what you have brought in and sent out over the past month, keeping a year to date total. No, you do not have to take inventory of your stash. Today, for those participating this past year, report your monthly totals for December 2023, and your year to date final total. New participants, we’ll begin this year’s challenge today, reporting your January totals on the first Friday ...

How are you doing with your Stashbusting? Holiday sewing may get us over the line with finished projects for Thanksgiving and Christmas, the New Year and winter, gifts and decorations.

I ended up donating the harvest panels back to the guild freebie table, so one yard out for that. I just ran out of juice for autumn projects.

I finished the table runner from the blocks I picked up at retreat. Counting out 2 yards for blocks, backing and binding.

The Trip Around London quilt was finished and will be auctioned off tomorrow evening. Counting out 5-1/2 yards.

The ...

It’s been five weeks since our last check-in, have you been sewing during Autumn Jubilee? There were certainly a lot of projects to use up some stash.

Several projects in Autumn Jubilee reduced my stash. Using the lovely fall fabrics was delightful. First, 1-1/2 yards out for the Autumn Jubilee apron.

Counting out 1/4-yard for the Jar Wraps, including the Sewing Is My Jam one.

The Harvest Festival Quilt counts 2-1/2 yards out for top, backing and binding.

The Turkey Talk placemats count out 2 yards for tops, backing and four bindings.

Two basket liners at ...

Updating early because of Autumn Jubilee, today we check in with our Stashbuster totals for September. Much of what I worked on this month will not be completed until October, so fabric out was a challenge. But the fabric ‘in’ was a delight!

You’ll see a lot of these fabrics next month! Aren’t they scrumptious? This is the Harvest Festival line from Benartex Fabrics. They are such high quality, with a soft hand and a lovely array of fall colors and prints. My inspiration from these fabrics ran wild, and we’ll have several projects featuring this line ...

Time for the August Check in for Stashbusters. Did you finish a project? Did you succumb to the freebie table at guild? Was a bit of retail therapy required during Shop Hop? Did you give away any yardage or scraps?

I got a bit ahead this month as I finished Quadrille and can now count out all that fabric! Total 7 yards out for top, backing and binding.

My Christmas in July quilt along counts one yard out for top, backing and binding.

Now the fabric in. I was delighted to receive this box of British theme fabrics from Brenda ...

It was a lean month for finishes for me again in May. Between car club events and family visiting, not much sewing was done. What I did do with the quilt on the frame had to be taken out and restarted which set me back a bit for a finish as well.

I managed to finish and deliver the Quilt of Valor just this week, so I could count out the backing fabric. Because of the size of the quilt, plus the donation of the trimmings, I can count out 6-1/2 yards.

Next, our Area meeting was yesterday, and ...

Stashbuster report time! It wasn’t a great month for finishes for me. With multiple visits to the ortho doc, and too much time sitting after injections, I got more reading done than anything. The good news is that missing the guild meeting and no shopping time meant no fabric in.

I did finish the little red cuddle quilt for the Ethiopian orphanage. Although I didn’t get a photo of the finish, it only had binding added from here. The size was about 40 x 50, and I am counting 3-1/4 yards out for top, backing and binding ...

After 30-plus years of quilting, I have accumulated too much fabric! I sew nearly every day, but it still takes a long time empty a shelf or bin. When we had our water heater replaced last month, I rearranged some bins and realized I have many yards of flannel. It is bulky and takes up a lot of space and I don’t like working with flannel. To motivate myself and to encourage you to use up some fabric, here is the first stashbuster challenge. 

In March, use some scraps or stash to make a nine-patch quilt. I will be ...

Time for our first check in for the new year! Today, report your fabric in and out for January. Every month we’ll check in on the first Friday of the month. The goal is to have more out than in at the end of the year. No, you don’t have to inventory your stash, just keep track of what comes in and what goes out each month. Plus, if you did the challenge last year, we start over at zero for this year. I keep a clipboard in my sewing room with fabric in and out in columns ...

Our small neighborhood group of our guild has decided to do pillowcases for Safelight’s shelter. Yes, it is the same place as our Safelight Project Spa Bags. This could not have come at a better time, as I have a lot of fabric, and it will help with the Stashbuster challenge! I may not actually use all of this, but certainly a lot of it can go. Our group will have a sew-in later this week, so most of the yardage out will go in February, but I wanted some to be out in January.

I have shown how ...