Stash Report and Stitching Time 11/23/2025

It has been a very busy week, with limited time for quilting due to appointments and holiday prep. We are hosting Thanksgiving for the first time in several years, and that seemed like a good reason to get the Christmas decorations up early. I even pulled out a Christmas quilt top, with the goal of getting it quilted before Thanksgiving, but that seems unlikely to happen now.

The only change to the stash for the week was 3/8 yards used for one more orphan block placemat. This was the last of the blocks from the National Quilt Museum's 2023 block of the month, and it's also my last placemat made for donation to Meals on Wheels this year. I think I ended up with a total of 50 placemats donated in 2025, just shy of my goal of one per week.

2025 STASH TOTALS

Used last week:                 .375 yards

Used year to date:             69.0 yards

Added last week:                 0.0 yards

Added year to date:        74.375 yards

Net added in 2025:       5.375 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 quilting time. The week included a quilt guild meeting, plus a workshop on Friday, along with the projects mentioned at the beginning of this post. Quilting time is sure to be limited as the holiday activities get ramped up, but I'm hoping to continue squeezing in at least a little time every day.

15 Minute Challenge for 2025

11/16 - 11/22           7 of 7 days

2025 Total         322 of 326 days

Success rate               98.8 %   

Check out more stash reports at quiltpaintcreate and join the 15 Minutes to Stitch Challenge at Life in Pieces. Thanks so much to Donna and Kate for continuing to host these link-ups. 

Happy quilting everyone!

Julie in GA