Welcome to 2010 stashbusting efforts. I did ok last year….I ended using 1/2 yard (yes your reading right, a lousy 1/2 yard) more than I purchased. I was hoping to do better but sometimes those fabric stores just call my name…..Karen…..buy me….so this year I’m not going to listen to the voice of my wicked twin sister, I’m tired of her leading me astray.
Since I have not had a sewing day all to myself for quite awhile, I took one yesterday and I finished this top….its called “checkerboard”
….it was orginally published in some magazine several years back (if anyone knows which magazine please share with me)…..this quilt used all stash……no new fabric was purchased for this quilt!!!! I’m not sure if I’m going to leave it like this or if I’m going to add a couple of borders…..I’m going to leave it hang this week and look at it and decide from there.
So here’s my first report of the year
Fabric used this week 1.25 yards
Fabric purchased this week NONE
Net fabric used 1.25 yards
This quilt did use a total of 7 yards and if I add borders it will burn even more stash.
Later………Mrs. I promise to do better this year in the stash using efforts.
the Golden Needle 
That’s a gorgeous quilt! Busted yardage and a finish to start the year! Good job!
Wow — that’s an amazing quilt! Are those all teeny-tiny pieces?
Actually the pieces aren’t to bad….the strips were cut 1.75 inches…but then everything was striped pieced so that makes life easier when working with little pieces. Karen
Oh My Goodness! LOVE that quilt.
It never ceases to amaze me that I LOVE scrap quilts SO MUCH, and YET, I LOVE two color quilts, lol. Can you GET any farther apart on the quilt spectrum, lol?
Congrats on starting out in the black!
What a great quilt! Add another one to my list I’m want to make someday.
Great looking quilt! Love that background color.
A quilt that makes my heart flutter!! Beautiful! And the blue moon post was very thought provoking. I too like the idea it’s bringing in a new and better year!
Thank you for all the complements……I had this quilt hanging up the last couple of days…..and I kept saying……”It doesn’t look done”….so now I’m adding borders to make it look more finished.
Karen
I used a 1/2 yd also last year. Looks like you are starting out ok. I bought 4 yds already lol.
It’s really spectacular just like it is!!! The way I always determined if I wanted to add more blocks was whether or not it fit any bed in my house. If it did, it was finished! It’s just beautiful! Great Job!! In everything, give thanks, GrandmaSoucie
LOL–I had to come back and look at your quilt again, it reminds me of a pattern called Burgoyne (sp) surrounded. I absolutely love yours. I would put a blue border to match–not a wide one, just enough to frame the middle.