My bin of solid fabrics will be overflowing with the additions I received this week. I have been getting monthly fat quarter bundles of solid-colored fabrics from the Fat Quarter Shop all year, The colors in each bundle are based on that month's birthstone. I had received the October bundle early in the month, but September's Sapphire blues were delayed until this week. I also got the Garnet bundle from January, which I had previously missed because I joined a little late. These would work well together in a patriotic quilt.
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One thing I didn't realize when I started getting these monthly bundles was that the manufacturers would vary. Each month's bundle contains fabrics from a single company, but the company can vary from month to month. Both of the bundles above are Kona cottons. Below are two groups of red--on the left is the Kona Garnet bundle, and on the right is the Ruby bundle from July. That one is Bella Solids from Moda. I have also received Confetti Cottons by Riley Blake and Pure Solids by Art Gallery Fabrics. Using these different fabrics may help me figure out if there is one brand I prefer over others.
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The additions to the stash totaled 6 yards for the week. As for usage, I used 1-3/8 yard to make a total of 36 Charm Basket blocks for my Rainbow Scrap Challenge project. You can see them HERE. I am nearly done with the light and bright blue baskets, which will be the last color added to that collection.
2022 STASH TOTALS
Used last week: 1.375 yards
Used year to date: 121.375 yards
Added last week: 6.0 yards
Added year to date: 115.25 yards
Net used in 2022 6.125 yards
Kate's 15 Minutes to Stitch Challenge at Life in Pieces has us tracking how many days each week we get in at least 15 minutes of stitching time. I was obsessed with working on the basket blocks all week, determined to get caught up on the last three months of blocks. I hope to finish off the light blue blocks today!
15 Minute Challenge for 2022:
10/23 - 10/29 7 of 7 days
2022 Total 295 of 302 days
Check out more stash reports at quiltpaintcreate and join the 15 Minutes to Stitch Challenge at Life in Pieces.
Happy quilting everyone!
Julie in GA
Such pretty jewel tones in each fabric bundle. I read somewhere that red is the easiest color to blend different shades, while blue is the hardest. Great metrics! You are set up to end the year on track with both metrics.
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