Many of us are determined to use our stashes.  I’m not committed to buying nothing this year.  I am committed to using my stash; to making sure that I’ve checked the stash before buying anything. Then, if there’s something I need, I’ll buy it.

We’re all different!  Bet most of you knew that without me having to tell you, huh?

When I showed something last week, one quilter commented that she rarely uses solids/tone on tone fabrics.  This morning, CJ and I were emailing back and forth and she told me that she’s beginning to lean towards more solids or tone on tones.  Oh, speaking of CJ, she just ordered a new Millennium and has her HQ16 setup for sale.  Check it out if you’re near Arkansas and in the market for something like that.

I can’t remember when I went from prints to tone on tones.  I do remember having prints in my stash but that was at least 15 years ago.  Many would be very uncomfortable working in my stash since there are hardly any prints . . just tone on tones.  These are the fabrics I’m working with right now.  The borders were on my design wall yesterday.

The pink has a bit of yellow and green, the yellow has a bit of pink.  Those two happen to be from the same collection  . . which is purely accidental on my part.  The green is Patrick Lose and the black is Dimples by Andover, which I totally love!

I truly love my stash!  If for some reason I had to replace it all today, I’d go with mostly the exact same fabrics I have.  In fact, one of the hardest things for me about using the stash is . . once I’ve used a piece of fabric, I no longer have it!  The pink in this project is almost gone, only about 1/4 yard of it is left.  I’ve loved that fabric and have used it in several quilts.

My questions for you are:

1. Do you love your stash?  I don’t mean is it too small or too big but do you love the fabrics that are in your stash?  All of them?  Half of them?
2. If you woke up tomorrow and your entire stash was gone and you could replace it yard for yard at no cost to you (don’t ask me how that would work but just pretend), would you buy the exact same fabrics you have now or would you buy something different?
3. If you would buy something different, what would you buy that you don’t have now?

Thanks!

Speck gets out of bed and goes straight to his crate where he gets all wrapped up in a sheet and quilt; whatever is in there, he gets himself wrapped up in it.

The other morning I was going to run a few errands and wanted to wake him up to get him to go outside.  I pulled on the sheet that was in the crate and . . no dog!

Then I saw his pillow move.

He must’ve thought he was fixing to eat because he’s licking his lips!

OK!  OK!  Not very enthusiastic about emerging from inside the pillowcase but if he has no choice, he will come out . . though taking his sweet time about it!

Thick, fat, wet, sloppy snow had been falling for a few hours.  We looked out and . . whoa!  The chicken run is sagging under the weight of the snow.

Ahh . . Vince to the rescue!

Swept the snow off the run ..

Swept the snow off the chicken tunnel . .

All is well but .. where are the chickens?  Sitting in the coop, in front of the heater, discussing all those chicken commercials from last night’s Superbowl.  Don’t you think my chickens should be in commercials?  They’re a heckuva lot cuter than all those chickens in the commercials last night!  Yep, that’s what Ruby thinks too!

On my design wall are just borders.  It’s kinda like eating your dessert first to make the borders before making the top.  It’s probably against all rules of quilting to make the borders first but it works for me.

Wait til you see the rest of the quilt!

What’s on your design wall?

Wasn’t my most productive week but there was cheesemaking and book signings and trips to the post office.  And Netflix .. what part of I don’t want to watch a movie does he not understand?? 

On last week’s stash report, I’d included the yardage for Big Star which I had just started and it took most of my sewing time this week to get that top done.  So, I have little to report but at least there were no additions . . not even temptation to add.

Used this Week:  7.75 yards
Used year to Date: 131.50 yards
Added this Week: 0 yards
Added Year to Date: 0 yards
Net Used for 2010:  131.50 yards

How’d you do this week.  Links to specific blog posts only please.

Next weekend is the scheduled Quiltathon.  I know . . it’s Valentine’s weekend but I didn’t want to do it over the Superbowl weekend and I’ll be gone the rest of February.  Plan to join is if you can!

And, future dates are on the sidebar.