Friday, November 1, 2024

October Fabric Usage

After bringing in zero new fabric in September, I had anticipated some new acquisitions in October. So the first handful of prints and a lot of the solids I ended up getting were planned. BUT with an unexpected travel purchase, and joining Tara Faughnan's Block Studies Collective, the purchases added up. I decided to just go for it, hoping this month would be much quieter.

So once the calendar turned to October, I went and chose a few cuts of Night Rainbow by Deborah Fisher @fishmuseum. I'd had my eye on that new line, especially that Boundless Binding in Gingersnap print shown below on the far right. I went ahead and grabbed a coordinating print as well as a pair of tone-on-tone prints, which my stash is currently lacking.



When in Pleasanton CA visiting our son and dil, we went to the Quilt, Craft and Sewing Festival, where I surprisingly saw Paul of Island Quilter @islandquilter. He and his partner Anya have been longtime friends of Seattle MQG, often bringing their mobile store to our retreats.



Of course I had to give them a little business, and purchased half-yard cuts of Alison Glass Topography in four colors, focusing on tone-on-tone prints again.



And then I placed a generous order of solids, both to restock my stash, get several for next month's BSC palette, and a solid necessary to finish my BOM. It is what it is, right?


It added up, no doubt about it. But I very nearly used as much as I brought it. I figure, I'll just keep sewing.

October Fabric Usage

Used up: 13.78 yards [5.66 projects + 8.12 recycled/donated]
Brought in: 17.5 yards 
Net: 3.72 yards

6 comments:

  1. Oh, you have some fun fabrics there! I need to pull my next BSC bundle. I might have to go shopping, too!

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  2. Great photos! It's all about color after all, for me anyway.
    And you visited Pleasanton to see family and found Island Quilter there, which I've never heard of, but thanks for sharing because I will now investigate.
    Sometimes living in Maple Valley things get a bit mossy and dark. gotta shake that off for sure! I miss living in NorCal....

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    1. Yes! It was great to get a little extra sunshine! I agree about the darkness though - we're just an hour or so north of you, so we're the same. BTW, your comment is coming through as 'Anonymous.' Any way you can change that to show your name (and email?).

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  3. Well you sure know how to select fabrics that are lovely! Gorgeous acquisitions there. When I buy solids, I tend to buy each color in 1-1/2 yard increments. Looks like you went for 1/2 yard cuts. Is that right?

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