Though I am not really “stashbusting”, just trying to get projects done I am going to try to keep track of what I buy this year. My guidelines for my stash report is as follows:
In: pretty simple, if I buy it or acquire it, it is “in” . I will round to the nearest 1/2 yard to make my life simpler. This will be mainly for kits, charm squares and BOM blocks – purchased yardage I will calculate what I actually buy.
Out: this is where it gets complicated. Because I have several projects in multiple stages, what should I consider used and what not? I am going to say if I cut the yardage and it gets used to make a backing , then it is out of my stash and into the WIP pile. If it is made into completed blocks, then it is busted (ie BOM blocks). But if I cut yardage for prep to making a quilt, it is not counted until the blocks or top is made. If the blocks are previously made prior to starting this stash report and not into tops yet, this is tricky. I am going to say only those don’t count and only things that are used to finish the quilt will be counted.
That being explained, on to the State of the Stash.
Purchased:
- Frosted Windowpanes Kit – 13 yards
- Home for the Holidays (backing) – 1.5 yards
- Designer Mystery BOM – .5 yard
- Heartland Heritage BOM – .5 yard
Total Purchased: 15.5 yards
Used
- Home for the Holidays (backing) – 4 yards
- Friendship Braid (backing ) – 5 yards
Total Used: 9 yards
Net Total for Weeks 1 & 2 : 6.5 yards
Your State of the Stash report is great. I like how organized you have it. I count my fabric once I cut it but I started doing this last year. If I had something already started I only counted what I cut for it. I keep a pad of paper on the cutting table and write down the inches cut as I go along and what it’s for. Then I put in all on an Excel spreadsheet and I can always go back to look and see what I’ve done. Works for me.
Thank you Mary-Kay. I have a excel file also I am using to keep track. Hopefully this week I will bust more than I buy.