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Are you keeping up with your Stashbusting efforts? I must admit, having some free days to sew has produced a lot of little things for the upcoming sales, but not a lot of fabric out.

This past month I have 1/2-yard in from the last guild meeting. I was lucky to be standing in the right place when another member was unloading her entire collection of serger thread. I nabbed four white and four ecru, the colors I use the most. The fabric was also on the freebie table and I couldn’t resist the cute print. Fabric in ...

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 ...

Time for Stashbusters check in! Have you had a good month of sewing in August? I did pretty good this month with my Quilted Jacket project and two small quilts.

For Fabric In, I did well, only coming home with three fat quarters from a guild game. But I also donated three fat quarters to the same game, so it was a wash. With one of the FQs, I made a potholder as was requested for our holiday party, and turned it in at the area meeting yesterday. I made a second one from the leftovers from this one. This ...

I had a pile of little short scraps collecting on the cutting table. I was ready to toss them in the garbage when it occured to me they might make a scrappy block. I don't need just one odd scrappy block so I ...