2010 Stash Challenge Yardage and Discussion

[lendube]

Yep, it really does end tonight at midnight. I'm out of the running since UPS just drove by our house and I haven't received my camera battery. Oh well, I might have come in 4th or further back even if my 8.25 yds for gift bags counted and I got my 6 plus yds in and finished the rag quilt in time but I really don't know.

There will be a next time and in the meantime I DID diminish my stash by quite a bit which was the whole point, right!!!!????

Curious to see the ending stats!

[temom]

OK, I'm getting tired. This is a flannel blanket, 1.25 yards of each print. I top stitched it with a serpentine stitch to give it a little more character. This fabric is left over from the days of making tons of baby blankets for charity. It has been cut out and ready to go for quite a while. I know that I made a blanket for one of the kids in the orphanage out of this print, and I think I made a few for the Baby Shower in a Bag project.

I think I need to get a snack and take a break. I still want to make a new pj shirt for me (long sleeve tee shirt type) and another apron for my friend. It may need to wait, since I am in no way going to get massive yardage in this stash challenge. But I did move some fabric, and that makes me a very happy girl!

[temom]

Yep, it really does end tonight at midnight. I'm out of the running since UPS just drove by our house and I haven't received my camera battery. Oh well, I might have come in 4th or further back even if my 8.25 yds for gift bags counted and I got my 6 plus yds in and finished the rag quilt in time but I really don't know.

There will be a next time and in the meantime I DID diminish my stash by quite a bit which was the whole point, right!!!!????

Curious to see the ending stats!

Lennie, do you have an ipod? You can use the camera on it - it doesn't take the best photos but it works! Or how about a phone camera?

[lendube]

Hi Theresa, no ipod and my cell phone hasn't worked for the last more than a week here at home due to a big storm (I'm assuming). Let me check. Nope, no luck. But thanks for the suggestions.

[bridesmom]

Cute apron Theresa! I love that its reversible!!

[kaitlinnegan]

Hi guys! Lennie just let me know that you guys haven't heard from Gina since the stash challenge ended - it looks like she may not have been on SWU since November. In the meantime, this is what we'll do--everyone who participated, please tally your own yardage and post the total by Saturday, January 22 (1 week). For the winner, Bob will create a "badge" to display below your avatar.

If you want to be considered for "Top garment yardage," post both your overall yardage and your garment yardage. On the off chance there is a dispute over a total someone else has posted, please add up their yardage yourself and post it as well.

To summarize:

1. Add up your yardage
2. Post it here by Saturday Jan. 22

[kaitlinnegan]

My yardages are
38 yards Other
13.5 yards Garment

51.5 yards total

[lendube]

My tally:

4.5 yards Garment
6.75 yards Other
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11.25 yards Total

Not much but if I count the 8.25 for all of the gift bags that I couldn't photograph I'd have 19.5 yds used. That makes me very, very happy. It's not whether you win or lose it's how much you reduce the stash, right??? I'm happy.

[Mom of Six]

It's not whether you win or lose it's how much you reduce the stash, right??? I'm happy.

I agree!
everything I have sewn in 2011 has come from stash.
I think with what I cut out today it is about 7 more yds gone from my stash.

[lendube]

Kaitlin, for Barb's sake-------check your math.