The first Sunday of the new year means it is time to reset the numbers back to zero as we start over with the Sunday Stash Reports. That is good news for me this year, since my final stash totals for 2025 ended up in the red by quite a few yards, mostly due to some large purchases late in the year. I did have 3 yards used in the final week on a pair of pajama pants for my Braves-loving husband.
2025 FINAL STASH TOTALS
Used last week: 3.0 yards
Used year to date: 76.5 yards
Added last week: 0.0 yards
Added year to date: 103.875 yards
Net added in 2025: 27.375 yards
For many years, my yearly fabric goals have remained the same:
1. Use (or donate/get rid of) at least 100 yards of fabric.
2. Use more fabric from the stash than new fabric added to the stash.
I was not successful at meeting either of those goals last year, which was surprising because I finished more quilts than I had in recent years. I looked back at all my finished quilts for the year and realized two things that impacted the stash usage. First of all, most of the finished quilts were quite small, either baby quilts or wall hangings. Second, the tops for several of the finished quilts had been pieced in previous years, with the fabric usage counted in those years. In a couple cases, they were already partially quilted, which means the backing had been counted earlier too.
I've been tracking my stash usage and additions since 2012, and it was very interesting to compare my totals through the years. I used at least 100 yards in 8 of those 14 years, and I achieved the goal of using more than I added in 7 of 14 years. 2025 was the first time since my retirement in 2020 that I didn't use at least 100 yards.
The most interesting fact for me from all these numbers is to see how close I've come to balancing usage and additions over the years. The grand total comes to 14 yards net usage in the past 14 years. I'll continue to track my stash and try to reach the same goals again in 2026.
15 Minute Challenge for 2025
12/28 - 12/31 4 of 4 days
2025 Total 360 of 365 days
Success rate 98.63 %
15 Minute Challenge for 2026
1/1 - 1/3 3 of 3 days
2026 Total 3 of 3 days
Success rate 100 %
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
