On the half-square triangles, I took fabric from my stash and cut off chunks from 22 or 23 pieces. I cut a four and a half inch strip from each, width of fabric. That totals about 100 inches, or 2.75 yards. Then I used about the same amount of white for the other half of the HSTs, plus about a half yard for the corners.
I wanted all the same white background because the blocks are so scrappy. I can't remember if this is one of my 2014 acquisitions or not. I think I purchased six yards, because you always need whites.
So six yards out of the stash this week! Who KNOWS how many are left???
The church quilt group needed backings and solids, so I went into the blue bin and the brown bin and took out eight cuts that were two yards or more and put them in the supply closet. Sorry, no picture!
Feeling rather virtuous for having moved at least 20 yards OUT of the stash... I know, don't let it fool you like it fooled me.
I was thinking about getting some more background stuff for the church group, and I visited one of my favorite places, Connecting Threads. And there was my MARCH 28 order, staring me in the face! In March of this year I purchased 8 yards of pink stars and 16 yards of two different blue dots.
Yikes! I forgot I had those! Wonder where I put them??? Did I intend to donate them? WAAA!
At the very best I'm down in the count by a couple of yards, at the very worst I've come out even.
That's what I get for being proud of myself!
Sew on...
