After what felt like mediocre fabric usage stats the last few months, I outdid myself in August by buying NONE and using A LOT! The variety of projects made it a very fun month, that's for sure.
- 20 improv blocks for #30DaysOfImprovQAL
- borders on my Albersesque Bee Sewcial quilt
- One Hour Basket swap + sent my partner the project leftovers
- two quilt bindings
- a pair of mini mini quilts
- mini plaid-ish backing
- bee blocks
I also gifted a pretty good stack of batiks and coordinating fabrics to an IG follower. It was left over from several projects a few years ago, and I thought someone else might put it to good use going forward.
It's been a while since I mentioned it, but I do also include in my tracking the fabric bits (usually smaller than scraps) that I am able to recycle. We are fortunate to actually have a local recycling service that includes 'threads,' which makes me feel better about those bits I do discard. I collect them in a bag until pick-up day, then weigh them, using the method I learned from Jeni @jenib320.
So here are my August stats:
August Fabric Usage
Used up: 15.86 yards
Brought in: 0.00 yards
Net: -15.86 yards
I know a couple of quilt backs are waiting to be made in September, but I also have plans to start in on a big commission. I'll be keeping track of those fabric stats separately, but I expect that project to be my focus for a few weeks. Whatever, August has been a great finale for summer sewing.
