In keeping with this years mantra of reduce I am going to give the weekly stash report another go. I will still buy fabric but my aim for the year is to use more than I buy. So the totals for week 1 are
Fabric used 1/4 metre
Fabric bought. 0 metres
Net position. -1/4 metre
Part of my strategy to use up the stash is to start using Bonnie Hunter's method of having fabric cut intro useable strip sizes. The theory is if some of the work is already done you can get to the fun bit of sewing quicker. I can't bring myself yet to just cutting up the stash so it will be a gradual process. For example as I am cutting strips for her Celtic Solstice quilt I am also cutting strips in all her suggested sizes. I can see from this mystery how much quicker things would go with pre-cut strips. By this time next year I should have a selection ready to start.
I am also trying to use leaders and Enders so that progress is being made on a secondary project. I find it tedious to be cutting for two projects at once so on Sundays I will have a clean up of the fabrics used during the week and get some components ready to feed through my machine. This little pile was all I managed today.
Finally today's photo a day prompt was "found". The gorgeous Ally is rarely seen during daylight hours so when I saw her sunning herself I managed to snap a photo.
1 comment:
Great found photo! Very pretty cat, too. For my L-E projects, I often just toss odd shaped scraps and leftovers that are too small for my personal use into an empty tissue box. 2.5" squares is the smallest I go unless a project calls for something smaller, which mine rarely do. When I need a leader ender, I use those bits and pieces (so I call them beepie blocks) to make wonky log cabins or other kinds of squares that are all 6.5". Then I use them as the centers of stars or just sew them together in tops for charity quilting.
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