So May was quite the interesting month in regards to fabric usage. As I mentioned last month, I received a generous gift card to Fabric Bubb from my coworkers when I retired March 31, and I knew right off that I wanted to supplement my solid stash with most of it. After giving it some thought - and thanks for your many helpful suggestions - I did just that. So that accounted for 32 yards brought in.
And that truly could have been enough, right? But my goddaughter is graduating in a couple of weeks, and after chatting with her about quilt designs and fabric, I went ahead and ordered the Wild Forgotten PLUS bundle from Fabric Bubb, along with some coordinating background, backing, and binding fabric. Just a few fat quarters from the bundle won't be included in the quilt, but most of them will be.
So that's what brought my fabric intake total to 43 yards, as shown below. A record for sure. BUT with finishing a baby quilt, a backing for my Kantha quilt, everything that went into creating Rich Red I, the Pivot quilt top, and several smaller projects, things weren't looking too bad. And in reorganizing my fabric stash, I also did some serious recycling, donating, and tossing. All that equaled out to a net usage of .55 yards for the month, which I'm definitely not complaining about. Plus the cleaning kind of reminded me of what I have, which is always a good thing. So I feel good about the in and out that happened in the last several weeks, and look forward to using my freshly sorted stash.
May Fabric Usage
Used up: 43.55 yards
Brought in: 43 yards
Net: -.55 yards
Net Year to date: -39.802 yards
Total Year to date: -97.552 yards
It's fantastic that you were able to use up more than you brought in this month! I look forward to seeing what you make your goddaughter with that yummy bundle.
ReplyDeleteO yes! Fun with fabric. I read your post about your Rich Red I and your process. I think you're right Gwen would say, 'Just have fun and try things.' Rich Red I is a beauty.
ReplyDeleteGreat organizing too, thanks for sharing.
Wow, can't believe you made it out with a negative net number after that huge purchase. I had neither finishes nor shopping in my April and May months so I am looking forward to the next two vacation weeks and lots of finishes ;)) xo
ReplyDeletewell done! and lucky lucky goddaughter! congrats to her
ReplyDeleteOh Debbie. You're so wise to handle intake and output like this. I wouldn't have been able to find a place to put 43 yards of fabric, but leave it to you to work out that you could give some fabric away. :-) I've been hanging on to some prints for about ten years, but still can't bring myself to get rid of those pieces. Every once in a while I'm glad I have a "novelties" pile to pull from, and others I keep thinking would make nice zipper pouches to give away. So I continue to hang on to stuff I probably shouldn't. It's a great idea to go through everything now and again. I did so in 2020, but it's probably time to revisit it. If nothing else, it's good to refold and restack fabrics so they LOOK organized! I'm patting you on the back for your good behavior in May! :-)
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