May Fabric Usage

Whew! May felt very full, both in real-life schedule, and sewing to-do list. I felt like I was racing to accomplish several projects - the Vertices scrap quilt, bee blocks, and the PIVOT project of the month. Then came the unexpected project for a family friend, and several smaller projects, including a new bag for myself that I am enjoying very much - the Fairfax Sling. And through it all, in the evenings when I sat to hand-stitch, I've still been working on mending the Lucky Stars quilt for my daughter and son-in-law, and it's almost done! Some of those projects used stash fabric, and some, not at all. Over all, though, I think it was a decent fabric usage month.

For intake, there was some unplanned yardage from the guild free table - that orange/green circle print on the left. One and a half yards of a Brandon Malby print, which I love. Sure I could have left it there, but it seemed like it would be a great jumping off point for a new project, and was a nice sized piece. A little treat for myself, I guess.

The solids were purchased all to support the Vertices quilt finish and the Bee Sewcial blocks. Honestly, I could have ordered a much larger selection of solids to replace others I've used up, and that will be done one of these days. But for now, I ordered just what I needed to bolster current projects. So here are the stats for May:

May Fabric Usage

Used up: 13.53 yards [7.63 projects + 5.9 recycled]
Brought in: 4.5 yards
Net: -9.03 yards