Stash Report and Stitching Time 12/4/2022

It has been a good week for stash usage. I used 3.75 yards to make three grocery bags from old fabric scraps. I also used 1/4 yard for the two Jabberwocky blocks shared in yesterday's post.

2022 STASH TOTALS

Used last week:                4.0 yards

Used year to date:       135.25 yards

Added last week:              0.0 yards

Added year to date:     118.25 yards

Net used in 2022         17.0 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. Most of my quilting time this week has been spent doing handwork on a travel project, but I have managed to get some time every day.

15 Minute Challenge for 2022: 

11/27 - 12/3           7 of 7 days

2022 Total        330 of 337 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

Scrappy Grocery Bags

While going through some of my bins of fabrics recently, I ran across one containing scraps of old fabrics that my mother had saved over the years, many of them from the 1960's and 70's. My sister Karen and I had used many of Mom's fabric scraps to make three improv quilts back in 2015. You can read more about that project HERE.

In the bin with the rest of the fabric scraps were two large Ziploc bags with pieces of fabrics heavier than regular quilting weight. One set had a definite red, white & blue theme.

I decided to make some grocery bags from the scraps. Kate at Life in Pieces had recently shared photos of a whole collection of them she made in THIS POST. The pattern she used is from the Fat Quarter Shop, and it is available for free HERE. I was able to make three different grocery bags from the available scraps.

Bag #1 front

Bag #1 back

Bag #2 front

Bag #2 back

Bag #3 front

Bag #3 back

I used the same fabric to line all three bags, a wide backing fabric from Michael Miller called "Daydream."

The bags all look very similar, and the only way I can keep track of which front and back photo go together is by looking at the base fabric. Here's a shot of all three bags together.

I will be sharing the finished bags with my mother and sisters. I still have the second Ziploc of heavier scraps, these in much brighter, late-60's/early-70's colors like lime green, aqua and hot pink. I haven't decided what to make with these yet.

Linking up with:

Needle and Thread Thursday at My Quilt Infatuation

Finished or Not Friday at Alycia Quilts

Can I Get a Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict

Peacock Party at Wendy's Quilts and More

Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than Housework

Happy quilting!

Julie in GA