You might wonder why I’m trying so hard to reduce my stash when I love my stash! Well . . the more I use, the more I can buy, right? That’s partially true. I’ve never had the intention of using ALL the stash but just whittling it down a bit.
When it’s time to pull fabric [...]

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I didn’t add anything but it wasn’t because I didn’t try.  I’ll tell you about that in a separate post though.
Most of what I used this week was making samples for upcoming classes - 3″ here, 5″ there, some borders on some string quilts, some binding for string quilts — nothing to write home about [...]

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My numbers are positive!  I’ve used more fabric than I’ve added this year.  Oh, what a great way to start a Quiltathon weekend!  In positive territory.  There’s no stopping me now! :)  My full stash report will come tomorrow but I was down 10.5 yards but this week, I’ve used 15-1/4 yards so far . [...]

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Looks like he got plenty of sleep! But . . why is he in my quilting area anyway?

Looks like he maybe didn’t get enough sleep. Looks just a tad grumpy! Those all nighters with the guys are hard on a young man who likes 12 hours of sleep! And . . [...]

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The camera arrived on Tuesday but when I ordered it, I didn’t know that I needed filters for the lens so I ordered those a few days later. I couldn’t use the camera til the filters arrived, which happened yesterday. Usually new things don’t scare me but I was nervous about putting [...]

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Mr. Linky has not been very cooperative so if I can’t get him to appear in this post, please leave a comment with a link to your blog.
I added nothing and I used 11-1/2 yards. A small part of that went into the BOM star quilt and the rest was used as backing/binding in [...]

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Whose idea was it to bust the stash anyway? Not a very good idea if you ask me!

Stash Addition

Yes, I know Sunday was several days ago. Yes, I’ve been dreading this report. Yes, I could’ve posted it on Sunday. If anyone has noticed my stash figures [...]

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How did you do this week? I added some but it was all for a project I’m working on. I probably added more than I needed but I didn’t want to run short.
Fabric Added This Week - 8 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date - 203 yards
Fabric Used This Week - 9-1/2 yards
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One of the hardest lessons for me to learn with the longarm is that when I start something that is so fun and exciting, it may not be so fun and exciting by the time I get to the end of the quilt, especially when the quilt is about 90″ x 105″. I was [...]

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Net Stash Reduction Goal for 2008 - 150 yards
Net Used to Date - <46 yards>
Net Yards To Go - 196 yards
Thank goodness for the front part of the week or I wouldn’t have used anything!
The first four months of 2008 are history.  How’s everyone doing?
Fabric Added This Week - 0 yards
Fabric Added Year to Date [...]

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