Whoop, whoop! It is done. Finished. All used up. My stash is officially GONE. All that's left in my cabinet are a few odds and ends- pins and tape for basting, tape for shipping, and my little bag that holds my credit card reader, business cards, etc. for traveling. Oh, and a mountain of comic book boards that used to hold fabric (and that's not even all of them)!
I have exactly two pieces of fabric left (on the top shelf), and they were each saved for a specific purpose. The fiery Alison Glass print is destined for the back of a remake of my Starfire quilt, which I'm teaching on a Stitchin' Heaven quilt cruise next spring. I will be supplied the fabric for the top, but this chunk will be a great addition to the back!
And, I'll be using that piece of Kona Black on a scrap quilt soon, because even though my stash is bare, my scrap jars are full!
As a reminder- here is what my stash looked like in April when I decided to try to use it ALL up without purchasing a single bit of fabric-
Here's the rundown of how each color has made its way into a quilt, and I linked the post for each finished quilt below, just in case you missed any!
Extra Solids/Multicolor Prints-
Misfits
If you're counting, this list only contains nine quilts, which doesn't sound like that many to use up an entire stash. But keep in mind-
*The backings for each of these quilts are pieced from stash and leftovers, so really, I've made the fabric equivalent of 18 quilts since I started this mission in April. And don't forget the bindings! Those are all from stash too!
*If you've followed along for awhile, you know I always shop my stash when making a new quilt. But, since I didn't have a strict goal of not buying ANY fabric, I would often buy just a little bit to supplement, or for the backing and binding. Here is what my stash looked like in September of 2017. You can see that this goal to use up my stash has been ongoing, even if I wasn't as strict and focused as I have been for the past eight months. I've been using it up, little by little, over the past few years.
Many of you have asked what my plan is once my stash is gone, and of course my scraps are next on the agenda. I love to clean out my scrap jars every so often, and I haven't done that since my
Rainbow Galaxy quilt in Fall 2022. It's time to get after them, because as you can see, my blues and grays/neutrals are overflowing!
After the scrap jars are empty, I'll just purchase fabric as I need it for a quilt, maybe for a couple of quilts at a time. I'm not saying that I'll never build up a stash again, but I do know that it feels amazing right now to have used it up.
This lovely one is from
Gretchen's Little Corner-
Quilting Gail showed off this striking finish-
And finally, this gorgeous quilt from
Sandra at mmmquilts looks perfect against that fall landscape-
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Kelly, you are one of my quilt heroes!!! That is simply amazing! I'm looking forward to your small scraps quilt next!
ReplyDeleteMy stash, although pretty small, has expanded more than I want. I'm so impressed you cleaned yours out - I may have to try that myself.
ReplyDeleteThat is so awesome you've used all your fabrics! Can't wait to see what you come up with from the scrap jars. Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteMAN! that is a rare accomplishment to use up ALL your stash. Congratulations! Thanks for hosting.
ReplyDeleteWow, Great Accomplishment! I am not striving to do that , but I so admire your efforts!
ReplyDeleteI would just like to keep my sewing room tidy!!!
Hi Kelly, that is truly amazing. Congrats. I haven't been adding much to my stash of fabrics, except for scraps. It's great to use up what we have :-)
ReplyDeleteAn amazing feat! There is no way I will ever work through the stash, but I am definitely trying to ‘shop from home’ and make pretty pieces with some of my long-held treasures.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness. That is amazing! I am so proud of you. I have been trying to use up my stash. Even giving fabric away to charities. But I think they are like rabbits. My stash just has not been shrinking that much :-( I will keep working on them. You have inspired me.
ReplyDeleteWow....that's amazing. I need to get working on my stash. ☺
ReplyDeleteI'm in jaw-dropped awe. That's what I want to do - use up all my stash. You put me to shame. I've used 96+ yards of fabric so far this year, but still have enough for a dozen quilts. My problem is how to use-up the small pieces that are folded into stash. Many stashed prints are less than a fat quarter in size, so not enough to really DO anything with - sure can't use them in patterns! Nonetheless, I admire what you've done. Excellent work. I will be you someday! Thanks for sharing "Pot Luck," the group quilt I put together with 15 other makers. We're hoping it gets into QuiltCon.
ReplyDeleteThat’s amazing that you used your whole stash. I can only hope to follow in your footsteps.
ReplyDeletewonderful
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