6 In 6 Challenge: Week 6

Mission accomplished...and then some!  I have successfully completed my 6 In 6 Challenge by finishing projects that used 7 1/4 yards of stash fabric over the last 6 weeks...1 1/4 yards past my goal!  The reward for completing this challenge was to be a fabric shopping trip, but I realized a few things while working on this challenge.  The main thing being that I have a LOT of fabric and using 7 1/4 yards didn't even make a noticeable dent in my stash.  Do I really need more fabric?  No.  Do I really need a shopping trip and lunch out with my friends? Yes!  I will still make the rounds to a few favorite quilt shops with my quilty friends, but my shopping list will focus on things that I do need, like thread and batting, instead of fabric that I don't need.  I'm willing to bet that I will still have a very good time even if I don't buy fabric!

6 In 6 Challenge: Week 5

This week I made a knitting needle roll for a friend...another yard of fabric out of the stash!  The tutorial for this knitting needle roll can be found at www.lupinbunny.blogspot.com.

6 In 6 Challenge: Week 4

By my calculations, I have used 6 1/4 yards of fabric from my stash over the past 4 weeks, but I don't think it should actually count towards my goal until all of the quilts are quilted, bound and finished.  This week I have a 2 3/4 yard finish!

6 In 6 Challenge: Week 3

I have been working on miniature quilts this week, so I haven't used very much stash fabric at all.  I have, however, used every single scrap of  three 1/4 yard cuts of green, pink and orange solids!  By my calculations that brings my total stash fabric used to 6 1/4 yards!  Actually I need to finish the baby quilts and one last mini for them to count towards the goal...I guess quilting will be in order for Week 4!

To find out more about these mini quilts read Wednesday's post.

6 In 6 Challenge: Week 2

This quilt was made using Bonnie Hunter's "A Streak Of Sunshine" pattern and it is just about the only sunshine that I have seen this week!  All of the rain has made it easy to ignore the yard work and stay inside and sew though, so I am making good progress on my 6 In 6 Challenge.  This top took 1 1/4 yards and  I have enough border fabric leftover for the backing and binding, so another 2 3/4 yards added to my challenge total!  It is starting to look like I may go over my goal...especially if it keeps raining!

6 In 6 Challenge: Week 1

I didn't have to dig very deep in my stash to find six yards of fabric to use in the 6 In 6 Challenge.  In fact, I found a bag of assorted flannel scraps that easily contains six yards (probably double that) on top of the pile of fabric totes in my closet, so I decided to focus on using up my flannels for this challenge.  This was a super simple strip quilt that only took a few minutes to stitch together.  All together, I will have used 1 1/4 yards for the top, 1 1/4 yards for the backing and a 1/4 for the binding once the quilt is completed.  I'm well on my way to using six yards of stash fabric in six weeks!

6 In 6 Challenge

How do you justify a fabric shopping trip when you already have enough fabric in your stash to last a lifetime?  Easy...create a challenge with a few friends and use fabric shopping as the reward!  What's the challenge?  Use 6 yards of fabric from your stash over the next 6 weeks.  Easy...right?  At the end of the 6 weeks, after my quilty friends and I have each stitched 6 yards of our stash fabric into the projects of our choosing, we will spend a fun filled day of fabric shopping together.