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Welcome to the 2012 Stashbusting Thread.

I am Gonesewin and I will be starting a new thread for each month for everyone to post pictures (If at all possible) or tell about your stashbusting efforts. It does NOT have to be quilting! This can be any kind of sewing!

There are just 2 rules to join us: what you make make should be mostly from stash and it should be finished during the month you post it as finished. There are no signups, or swapping or... Just this thread. Everyone is welcome!

cksvett has graciously volunteered to send out surprises each month. Your name will be entered each month when you show or tell us about your stashbusted project. On the first of the month when I start a new thread, someone from my family will draw a name and the winner will be posted on that new thread. If your name is drawn please send your mailing information to cksvett so your surprise can be mailed to you.

New This Year ! Royalboomer has graciously volunteered some of her "extras" as prizes too! So what I am going to do is this: Those who finish bigger projects or do multiples of 5 smaller items from stash will also be put into a separate drawing and one will be awarded a prize from Royalboomer each month!

Cool Beans, huh?

SEW, let the stashbusting continue!

TO SEE A MAY'S THREAD GO HERE -----> http://boards.hgtv.com/eve/for...632/m/9773997857/p/1

This month's Stashbuster Extraordiaires:

Gonesewin
ImaQuilter
Handie Ann
stm1804
goaskmom
mcpatches
Miss Lensews2
City/Sandie
Malou
gardenpat
Elainetoo
Fluer55
kjstrouble
SueB
Handie Ann
pvillelou
Auntie Reba
MountainLaurel
nlk
GAQuilter
cksvett
Marion2
UICUnurse
Rainbow

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..... good morning, I don't want to miss a single project .. so I'm signing in early
Congraulations to the MAY winners ..OK - lets get busy!

I finished this snap bag yesterday for my daughter to carry with her to prom. The fabric is from stash and the beading is one of the straps I cut to fit the dress to her.

WOW! I never imagined a "snap bag" looking like that!! Awesome!!

I know, right?

That little clutch bag is darling, nice thinking outside of the box. TFS your great idea.

Nice job Lori! I bet she was beautiful too.

Great snap bag! Hope she has a great time at her prom.

Nothing to how yet, busy making crumb blocks to use up the mountain of scraps I have... Chris

Beautiful, beautiful snap bag. I love it and thanks for the inspiration.

I love that little snap happy bag. Bet your DD loved it too.

HandieAnn your package will go out in tomorrows mail. Have it here at work but had to take someone out to lunch for her belated birthday lunch. Love the summer strawberry salad at Pinera... chris

Love the bag - amazing what a difference fabric choice makes isn't it Hope she has/had a wonderful time!

WOW, I never knew a snap bag could look so pretty. Thanks for sharing that with us.

Very elegant looking snap bag! My carpenter star quilt was all from stash. I have one more project to complete from last year, but it was not from stash so most likely this will be the only one I can post here this month! Forgot to say, this is Judy Laquidara's pattern and is quilted very similar to her current feather class that she is hosting over at Patchwork Times.

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Gonesewin, I was privileged to meet your mom Tuesday! What a wonderful mom you have. Looking forward to meeting you sometime when you come to Ohio!

Thanks for all the compliments! It was a really easy bag to make and it does look elegant!

I LOVE that star - where have I seen it recently?

sprmom - I look forward to meeting you too!

.. this STAR has me totally impressed, not the str - the workmanship ... I want to be like you when I grow up.

My first one is a quilt I did for my cats maybe they will leave the quilt that I'm working on alone. Ya good luck with that.

This one is for a good friend she does not live close so I can't run over and give her a hug when life gets her down. So this will have to do.

I made this little table runner for a friend who is also my hairdresser. Her birthday is July 4th so I thought this would be a fun decoration.
Susan

lots of pretties already - nice gifts you giftie makers ... I did get another dolly quilt done - but I have computer probs and can't do a pic yet - or much else for that matater .

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In between making cushion covers I managed to make me a small bag. Got tired of my heavy purse and I just kept cramming stuff into it, so I down sized. Just room for the wallet (picture in next post, my phone, and any LITTLE things I need for the day. My reg. purse will be in the trunk just in case there is something I just might need!!

Also made the "Fat Sack" bag. Used it the other day and need to make about 6 more I think. They are great for groceries!!

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This is the wallet I also made the other day. Can't remember If I already posted it or not. This is it closed.

And open. All of these are from stash, but I will never get it used up if I don't quit buy pieces at yard sales.

Got to figure out how to get the avatar smaller. Anyone have instructions?

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Great start this month everyone.

Goaskmom the wallet is great. I really need a new one, but what do you do with the change? Or do you just throw it on the bottom of your purse, like I usually end up doing as the place that holds it in my wallet is torn and the change never stays in it... Chris

I thought that was what the bottom of my purse was for AND when it gets heavy I know it is time to clean out the purse. Very cool purse and wallet though, I like that one a lot. I use a wonder wallet for all my punchcards for various places but my leather wallet is getting tired.

Love the wallet!

Remember all the black & white triangle units I had left over from the orca bay mystery? Well, I did something with them. Now all the pieces have been used up! Long enough for a twin bed, but not as wide as I'd like it. The lime green has froggies on it!

...past amZING... THAT IS ONE COOL STASHBUSTER,,

Beautiful projects, amazing job on everything too! I just LOVE that fat sack. I just have to make one of those soon.

Well all I managed to use up from my stash was a couple of fat quarters & some trims that I had stashed away. Made 3 of those oven door dresses. Made one for 2 of my sisters & made one for a friend.



This is one

...another

and the 3rd (longer one)

Everything is so pretty.

Wow, great projects.

I did manage to finish the baby afgan for my DD, and have her baby quilt quilted, just putting on the binding now. ( have to frog a bit of it) using a scrappy binding. It looks really cute.

Babysat my GD last night & she wanted me to make some clothes for her monkey (her current bed buddy) I had never done this before. She picked out some flannel. We made a PJ top last night & she was happy with it. Now I have to make matching PJ bottoms. It will take me forever to use up my stash when I use so little at a time. I need to start something big.

I love looking at this thread every month. so much talent and creativity.

some day I hope to be able to contribute something!

Thanks for the inspiration everyone.

Musiclady

Really nice projects and creative ideas. Thanks to all for sharing and May all your stashbusting be creative.

..hey Musiclady - where have you been? Seems I have not seen you ina while ...

Great job everyone!!!!

Does it count as stash busting to give a little of my stash to some of my HGTV buddies at lunch today??

If so, I have done some stash busting today!!! If any of the rest of you stash busters want to visit me here in Ohio, you may go home with some of my stash!!

Pat

pat, it should count since you gave Lori's mom some too!!

Thanks again for letting us shop at your house!

..... OOOOOH PAT ....you know things given from the heart come back tenfold - do you REALLY have enough stash room for that to happen?
Seriously now, you are a generous person, as we have allseen over the years, and I enjoy getting to be a part of this board life with you.

oh yes, she had 10-12 women in her quilting room, and told us if there was anything we could use, please take it, and we did, but she has lots left too!

She does have the kindest heart!

City/Sandy,
Thanks for asking about me, that was so nice. I have been really busy at work and have gotten involved in a couple other things - so have been pretty busy. but I do love to come here and read what you are all up to; such great inspiration from you all.

I do intend to get back into quilting very soon and become an active member of the boards again.

Thanks again for asking about me.

Musiclady

baby blanket disappearing nine patch

Pillows for DN and his new bride

other side of pillows
he is lsu fan and she is ole miss fans.

Made a little pair of elastic waist PJs for GDs monkey. She loved the PJ set.

... Music Lady .. a new gal on here is a friend of mine - iwas showing her the quilt I made from the 'get well' blocks several of you made for me in April '07 .. and when I saw yours I said 'hmm i really haven't seen her in quite awhile'.. and then there you were! I shall think you heard yourself being missed

... lens, very cute. Designer PJS for a monkey - we used to call that swanky ... hahaha

I;ll have to think about that Pat It might have helped if I'd gotten some of it...

Nice pillows and ADORABLE pjs!

...woo hoo - I think I found a way to get in here ... hoping my pic is attached .. I'm on Google Chrome, having major issues with IE9
.. So ... this is one of those multi purpose STASH BUSTING projects again 1. planning a type of block for one of my redwork wips, 2. practicing my FMQing with the altered darning foot, and 3. using that back panel I'll show you next in memory of my daughter who would have been 50 come Halloween.