Stash Report Sunday 1/10/16

I'm starting off the year with my stash numbers going in the wrong direction, but I'm so excited about the new fabric I got that it doesn't matter! I have been anxiously waiting for this fabric which will become the background for the Ring Cycles quilt I am starting as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. The first photo is from the quilt pattern. 

Ring Cycles by Lessa Siegele

Since I am not planning to include the flowers in my version of this quilt, I wanted a background fabric with some pattern to it, but not a really busy print. It's always hard to judge fabric colors on the computer, and photos on different websites showed wide variations in color. I was hoping for a light silvery grey, but I was a little afraid that this fabric might be too dark. However, I am very happy with the print and the colors in it. The fabric is Chromadots, a wide backing fabric from Blank Quilting. I got three yards, but am counting it as 7.5 yards because it is extra wide. You can see it here with my first few 9-patch blocks.

My usage for the week was 1/2 yard for two Scrappy Trips blocks and another 1/2 yard for more black Bowtie blocks to use in the border of my Rainbow Bowties quilt.

STASH TOTALS: 

Used this week:                 1 yards     

Used year to date:             1 yards

Stashed this week:            7.5 yards

Stashed year to date:        7.5 yards 

Net year to date:           6.5 yards added

I am joining Kate at Life in Pieces in tracking the number of days each week that I spend at least 15 minutes quilting. The more days I quilt, the more quilts I can get done and the more fabric used.

15 MINUTE CHALLENGE:  
January 3 - 9          7 for 7 days

350 Block Challenge at Prairie Moon Quilts:
This week's block total:    65

Check out more stash reports at Patchwork Times.  

Julie in GA