stash report November 15, 2026

My Missouri star box has arrived. I bought a bit of batting and 3 little charm squares. The more I think of it, I am grateful to buy packages of batting rather than rolls. It will store easier, and, I won't have to move the hunk of a roll. And, I don't have to count it as fabric.

 stash report November 15, 2026

   fabric added this week: 2 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  19 yards  - 

fabric used this week:  0 yards 

fabric used year to date for 2026: 139 yards  

I have used  136 yards more than I have added. 

I sewed 2 days last week. 

 Here is where I will begin again to make progress on  Christmas in new England rug. Maybe, this Christmas?

I needed to 'catch up' the sky background.

last week

this week

oh my - getting closer

I am linking:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

week 2 brown scraps and finishing

It is cold and dark too early in Indiana. My daughter will be coming for Thanksgiving. And I am trying to clean messes. I am looking forward to the start of the  new year for the rainbow scrap challenge.  

Here are the last 3 square dance.blocks. I needed to visit the stash for my last 6 blocks. Now, I can pack it up as a kit and send it to the quilter spa ( ufo closet) for a nice rest.

square play blocks are counted and finished, and, will be joining it's friend, square dance, blocks for retreat.

rolling windmills. is finished, and, didn't want to be left behind, either. I am sure they are glad the year is over and happy for the rest.

I am down to the last 3 sugar grove blocks.to finish. I might keep those to assemble next year. 

 I had a small pile of scraps that I was cutting. I made a few crackers and jam with a few of them.

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creations

rsc23 super saturday

oh scrap
wednesday wait loss

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design wall monday 

oh scrap

sew and tell

monday musings

stash report November 8, 2026

yep, this is crazy. Who knows what treasures I will find buried in this mess. This is my next plan of attack for cleaning up a year of quilting.

 stash report November 8,  2026

   fabric added this week: 0 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  17 yards  - I really can't believe how well I have done this year. Although, fabric prices are ridiculous.

fabric used this week:  0 yards 

fabric used year to date for 2026: 139 yards  

I have used  138 yards more than I have added. 

I sewed 3 days last week. I taught a workshop on Saturday for my local guild.

The guild had fun treats for halloween.

 Here is where I will begin again to make progress on  Christmas in new England rug. Maybe, this Christmas?

I needed to 'catch up' the sky background.

last week

this week

I am linking:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

week 1 - brown scraps

These last 2 months and the rainbow scrap challenge are for finishing and organizing our projects for 2026, so that we can plan and start fresh in the new year. I am looking forward to a new set of projects. I will be looking closely at my unfinished rsc projects and moving them along. I have a bad habit of literally ending the projects and starting new ones.

I needed 6 more square dance blocks. I have used all the color layer cake pieces. But could dig through my stash. I chose another blue for last month.

October

I need 6 more rolling windmill blocks. I made 4 of black for last month.

october

November, I am trying to look in the brown scrap piles and strips. I don't use much brown in my rainbow scrap challenge projects. Mostly, because, I want to start over for the new year, and just want to clean up the mess. I didn't overcut for crackers and jam. I only made 10.

I'm still cutting for  tulip swirl . I did make 6.

The very last one for candy chains,  before, I put them away in a project box. I had miscounted and needed one more. yep, just one.

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creations

rsc23 super saturday

oh scrap
wednesday wait loss

I am linking: 

design wall monday 

oh scrap

sew and tell

monday musings

stash report November 1, 2026

 I have leftover blocks from stars two bits quilt which I finished. There  are not enough to make a quilt. But, they could be be used as a row, or a border, or in between blocks. So I will set them aside, again, and see.

 stash report November 1,  2026

  fabric added this week: 0 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  17 yards  

fabric used this week:  0 yards 

fabric used year to date for 2026: 139 yards  

I have used  138 yards more than I have added. 

I sewed 1 days last week. I taught a workshop on Saturday for my local guild.

Here is where I will begin again to make progress on  Christmas in new England rug. Maybe, this Christmas?

I have added another house to my village.

last week

this week

I am linking:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces

5 quilt October 2026

last report June and July 2026

 I have 32 quilts this year that are in the running for time at the sewing machine. In 2024, I finished 41. It was a miracle. In 2025, I finished 14. I don't know what the difference was. I do know the 5 quilt project has been a true help in overcoming overwhelm and procrastination. But, some quilts take longer than others.  The first mention I found of the 5 quilts was in October 2021. I remember, I was talking with quilty friends and mentioned I was overwhelmed with the shear number of ufos and quilts I want to make. A friend said, maybe if you just focus on a small number of quilts at a time.... And tada, the sun came out and everything was unicorns and rainbows. It has helped me remain active in my favorite sport ( quilting)

yellow string baby quilt is finished

46 x 54

dresden blocks - I decided to make a piano key border. I have the top ready to quilt, I need a back and time at the longarm. 

stars two bits - is finished

stack and whack leaves is finished

hollow nine - rainbow scrap challenge from 2023 I have started the applique border. I added the bias vining stems, and have the circles (flowers) cut and ready. 

Editya Sitar baskets - I have actually spent some time getting reacquainted with the fabric and pattern. I had already made strip sets and cut them on the diagonal, but, I needed more. So, back to sewing strips. 

scrap cutting

I have added another goal to the 5 quilts project. I want to take one day a month and cut scraps. I will have plenty to choose from since I really didn't cut any for 2024, and the bags of uncut scraps are piling up, all over the fabric room.  Last year, the total was 36 1/2 yards of useable fabric. 

And I plan on continuing this in 2026, even though, I see no discernable difference in the scrap piles. This is the scrap bag that I concentrated my attention. It was full of lovely scraps and possibilities. The bag weighed 2 pounds and 4 ounces before I started.

1.80 = 6 yards 

2 pounds 4 ounces 

bigger chunks went into scrap drawers

After I was done cutting and sorting it weighed 1 pound  8 ounces = 6 yards of useable fabric, ready to sew at a moment's notice.

I also donated yardage -5 pounds to guild = 15 yards no picture

quilts to be quilted: 

dresden plate

 wedding ring

Looking forward 

more editya sewing

more hollow nine applique

  

 

I am linking to:

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creations

rsc23 super saturday

oh scrap
wednesday wait loss

my quilt infatuation

I am linking: 

design wall monday 

oh scrap

sew and tell

monday musings

stash report October 17 2026

 note

I keep a pile near my machine of smallish pieces that I could make 1 1/2 inch hsts. I need 640 of them for ditch lilies. In between sewing things, I work at making them. When I have a good size pile, I trim them. This batch of 120 means I have 619 finished, and only 21 to go for the quilt. woohoo

 stash report October 17 2026

fabric added this week: 0 yards

 fabric added year to date for 2026:  17 yards  

fabric used this week:  0 yards 

fabric used year to date for 2026: 139 yards  

I have used  138 yards more than I have added. 

I sewed 4 days last week. 

Here is where I will begin again to make progress on  Christmas in new England rug. Maybe, this Christmas?

I have added another house to my village.

last week

this week

I am linking:

Slow Sunday Stitching

Oh scrap

sunday stash at quiltpaintcreate
patchwork and quilts

wednesday wait loss

15 min to stitch at life in pieces