After I quilted the six quilts, I put the pins I used back in the container I keep them in and they looked so cool, I had to take a photo of them.

Six quilts only used up about half of the pins shown. 

This picture was really cool, I thought.

And here is my daughter holding up a bunch of pins by just one that linked a whole together (one disadvantage that leaving them open is that they tangle together).

It is a glittery piece of Christmas fabric.  I remember buying it with my grandmother.  I bought it 11 years ago. I am using it in a project; a table runner and placemats for Christmas (that I started two years ago). 

The newest piece of fabric is actually two pieces bought at the same time.

It is from Moda’s Grace Line.  It is for borders and binding for my hexagon quilt.

A Drawing:

From now until November 30th, post about your oldest and newest fabric in your stash on your blog and you could win a goodie package from Hawaii including the calendar below:

I will even do my best to get some of the artists to sign their quilt photos.

Rules:

1. Post about your oldest and newest fabric in your stash – include photos and what you plan for it.
2. Put a Link in your blog post to THIS post.
3. Come back here and post a link your POST about your oldest and newest fabrics in your stash.  If you only post to your blog, you become ineligible for winning.
4. I will draw a winner on December 1st (or close to it) from eligible Mr. Linky links. 

UPDATED:  Since I realize that not everyone has a small, easy-to-get-to stash like I do, I will accept a post about just your newest piece in your stash.

Now – for the posts:

I forgot to take photos of before because this has been a work-in-progress for over a month now.

Here is my “stash” photo:

The shelf I had there before could only hold two rows of mini-bolts and then a partial shelf that held all the stuff that wouldn’t fit .  I kept my rulers and binding storage on top of the shelf.

This shelf now holds three full rows of mini-bolts. One shelf is a “permanent” shelf, thus the configuration, but it actually works well for me.  I have organized by shelf fabrics instead of going by color. 

The bottom shelf is “free for all fabric” – meaning I don’t have a particular project in mind for those fabrics. I can use these any way without any fear of repercussion that I used it and it is for another project.

The next shelf up is fabrics that go to a particular project – they are grouped by project so that they go to that project – plus, a sticky note is placed on the bolt to indicate the project. I don’t want any accidents to happen; that way I don’t have to go searching to replace it.

The next shelf up is my rulers in my nifty ruler rack that my (ex) neighbor made for me.  My 12.5” ruler didn’t really fit easily so that I could pull it out without it possibly breaking, so I tucked it in on the side with my rotating mat.

The second-from the top shelf holds my fabric that won’t fit on the mini-bolts because it is too short.It also holds my non-cotton fabric that I want to use to make something for my daughter sometime soon.  My binding containers are also there.

The top shelf is where my backing fabrics are stored.  These are fabrics that are designated backings for particular quilts.  I also have my neutrals and solids up there as well. 

On the top in the plastic bags  – the white is my PFD fabric; I don’t want to unwrap it just yet because I don’t really have the space to hold 15 yards of fabric in the shelf and I don’t want to confuse it with another white solid.  The teal/blue is a fat quarter bundle that I bought recently that I haven’t unpacked and put away.

This is the majority of my stash.  I do have two small drawers that hold a few fat quarters, jelly rolls, honey buns, and charm squares. 

The books below were from Crafter’s Choice.  I have been a member for a while and  sometimes the selection isn’t always wonderful for Quilting books (they do have quite a few, but not always in my tastes) they do have good deals.  I had a Buy one get one free offer and then the remaining in the order was half off publisher’s price. 

I also had pre-ordered the new Schnibbles book and it arrived this week too:

Lots of new books to add to my inventory and some new projects to drool over. 

Well, he made me a thread shelf!

It is made from the same type of wood that my ruler rack is.  Look at those mitered corners! There are plenty of shelves for smaller thread spools and cones.  It is beautiful.  Thank you Keith – especially for taking out time right before you moved to make it for me.

The sad thing is they are moving next weekend.  I will miss them.  We have been neighbors for over 4 years (a rarity in the military!!)

I came up with this idea…

Yep, those are empty 50ct CD/DVD Spindles. This works great for quilts that are larger than lap-sized.  It holds two bindings – they are covered by the lid, and you can see them through lids so that if you have many bindings – you can see where the one you want is. 

It has tons of slots.  It measures 11” x 24” and is awesome!

Did I mention it has a ton of slots?  I was able to put in all my rulers and still had slots free.  I am also able to lay my long rulers down – which is really nice.

It fits nicely on my shelf that my fabric is.  Thank you so much Keith!!  I absolutely love it!

Two years ago, I was introduced to the Oliso Irons.  I thought I had found the perfect iron.  For 10 months it was perfect.  Then it burnt out.  It had a one year warranty so it was replaced.  In hindsight, I believe it was replaced with a refurbished one instead of a brand new one because the touch handle has never really worked right.  It would not register that I was trying to get the automatic lift to come down.

It is now acting all wonky because not even being anywhere near the thing, it would raise and lower on its own multiple times.  Several times, it would end up in the position of no risers and it has scorched my ironing pad several times.  It is a fire-hazard.  I have stopped using it in the horizontal storing positioning and started using it in the “normal iron” positioning, but while in that mode it shuts off much quicker and takes longer to heat up. 

I contacted the company, but because my original warranty was from February 08 to February 09, the replacement iron is not covered.  What ever happened to making a quality product and standing behind it?  If I spend $100+ for an iron, I would think that it should last more than a year.

I guess I will go back to a cheap $20 iron because it seems they last about 6 months for me, but when it goes bad, it is not like I invested a lot.

Here were my spoils from the evening.  I spent maybe about $20.

A kit to make a small wallhanging.

A set of fabric – the floral is 1 yard and the other two are about 1/4 yard pieces.

These are almost half yard cuts

These are 1-yard cuts of a nice decor weight fabric.

Another thing that happens is the installation of new officers for the following guild year.  I was installed as the guilds Vice president and Membership Chair.

Here my friend Susan and I (she was installed as President)

A new book

My Aunt Kathy sent me these – they were my grandma’s.  I lost ONE of mine – a very commonly used size in all the BOM’s I work on.  She sent me the whole set.  Thank you Aunt Kathy!

This block was fiddly.  This was my second attempt at this block.  I was happy that there was enough fabric to re-do the block.  One seam didn’t match up really well- I can see that now in the photo.

This neat little tool was made by my friend Susan’s husband.  It is a nifty little thing.  It helps when you chain piece to cut the units apart quickly.

Last, but not least… a cute Easter treat from my secret pal through the guild…  Kona solid charm pack, flower head pins, and a seam ripper (because you can never have too many)