January Fabric Usage

Let's just say it's been a very good month for fabric usage, thanks to several factors. Projects, yes!  There were several small ones - Aurifil Artisan projects, bee and group quilt blocks, a large gift bag. But there were also a couple of larger projects - the entire Cozy quilt sandwich, and a big ole quilt back for my Diamond Flare quilt. That all added up!

But then I gifted some fabric as well. Call it new year's refresh if you will. Some random blocks* went to an IG follower, and a quilt's worth of scrappy hourglass blocks* were rehomed to my friend Ellyn @ellynz. (You should see what she's doing with them!!) A bit also went to Linda @flourishingpalms to help with her group quilt project*, which I'll share more about soon.

And yes, I also brought in some fabric:

• some Kona Bleach White, which I didn't actually realize was treated for dyeing, so I've just stashed it for now.
• two grid prints that I thought would coordinate with the focus fabric for my Cozy quilt.
• a length of limited edition KONA color of the year, Julep, to share with my daughter.
• just a bit of Painter’s Palette solids, which I unfortunately forgot to get a photo of.

So all that adds up to the stats shown below. I've separated out the categories just a bit more than usual. The 'recycled' looks a bit extreme, as it partially carried over from December's sewing, and I am not a ruthless snippet-keeper. But it felt good to gift a couple of the projects I wasn't excited about working on anymore, and overall, it feels like a great start to the year. 

January Fabric Usage

Used up: 21.38 yards [14.15 projects + 4.02 gifted* + 3.21 recycled]
Brought in: 7.6 yards [4.0 yards gift + 3.6 for specific projects]
Net: -13.78 yards

I do feel like I need to start adding back in some fabrics to stash - both solids I've used up, and some newer prints - so expect to see some of that this year. All along, the goal has been to refresh/update the stash and focus on using what I had, and that has definitely happened. Here's to  more of the same.