Welcome to the 2013 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 Quilting & Needlework!

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 - please don't post things you made otherwise - sew & tell would be a more appropriate thread to share that on. There are no signups, or swapping or... Just this thread. Everyone is welcome!

As an incentive -or as a reward- cksvett has graciously agreed to give a prize to someone who completes a stashbuster each month if her name is drawn. Let's all be sure to thank her

If you want to go back and look at December's Stashbusting thread & winners, here's the link:
http://boards.hgtv.com/eve/for...4011632/m/5603992567


SEW, let the stashbusting continue!

Stashbusters for January:

Mcpatches
Will Quilt for Chocolate
HandieAnn
Wiley
Char77
crazy'boutquilts
sewandsew
PatriciaAnne
sister sue
Rainbow
AngelaC
SavedSinnr
Mary J
Aliquilt
Jayardi
gardenpat
GAQuilter
cksvett
elainetoo
TerryOH
stm1804
MountainLaurel
pwife
Quiltinana2
KaylaQuilts
DJBrown

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I have sew wanted to be the first to post for a month! Now can I not only be the first for a month, but the first for the entire year! Two seams this morning and I finished this quilt for donation to a homeless teen shelter! When I went with Cincinnati Quilt Outreach to deliver quilts to them in December, they said they never have enough for boys, so here one is -

well done McP! Love the quilt too

Very nice Maryann! Great to get the show going so quickly. Now to take the tree down, throw a hunk for beef in the crockpot and to the sewing room I go. Love a day off in the middle of the week

nice job, McP! Way to start the New Year right, lol!

Sign me up I hope to get some more QWL tops made among other things.

thank you for hosting this again this year... i do hope to be a more regular contributor.. i need to get a handle on my stash.. so stash-busting it is!!... i just wish my mojo would kick in.. i haven't felt much like sewing these last few months..

I vow 2013 is going to be a stashbusting year year for me. No more fabric buying till I get at least half of what I have hoarded used up. Lovely boy's quilt McPatches & way to go on on getting finished so quickly into the new year.

My parents are here and I asked my mom to teach me to knit...with fabric. I've never knit before. I used stash for this practice piece. I guess it's place mat sized. My goal is to knit a rug someday. This takes a lot of fabric. I was surprised!

I like that boy quilt McP and good for you being first!
WQFC, good job on the knitting and doing it for the first time! That looks good and we'll be waiting to see that rug!

WTG McP. first of the Newyear, Nice way to get started.
Jill, that looks like fun and I bet your mom was happy to show you something.

Congrats McP for being the first of the month/year. Like the quilt and thanks for the idea of what to do. We have the same problem here with no enough for older boys. So I bought sports fabric last month and couldn't decide how to use it. Perfect pattern.

I know it doesn't count in the stashbusting - but I used up 4 yards of fabric today in filling Birthday FQ requirements for the year.

Great start!! It's going to be a very productive year if this thread is any indication Keep up the good work.

my first completed project for this year. A baby quilt it already has been given to the baby.

This shows some of the quilting on the back.

That is really pretty HandieAnn!

Elainetoo - it may not count towards a prize as a "completed" item but it definitely counts in busting stash!

Made 2 pillows from my donation stash. Kids love these small pillows.

My goal is to post something on this thread every month this year
I finished this child's quilt (about 46" x 46") all from stash. The blocks are from a BOM that i never finished a few years ago. It will go to my guild's charity group

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Handie Andie ~ I LOVE that purple quilt! what a beautiful gift
McP ~ wonderful boy's quilt
WQFC ~ you've got a real good start on your knitting projects! I've never knit with fabric - what size needles did you use?
wiley~ Those pillows are adorable! Great idea for my GK to use while they are here

I think my mom said there were size 35. I've never knit before, so I don't have anything to compare it to!

Love the projects! Way to sew ladies! And knit Jill! LOL

I am determined to use stash as much as I can this year. So to that end I am doing an online BOM from Country Threads~ The January blocks

..the Block of the week from Pam Buda at Heartspun Quilts blog~~

It is 4.5 inches.

And I finished 'Slim the Snowman' last night from Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine. His eyes look a little 'funny' but they are black buttons.

Patiently waiting for a quilt book I ordered but have to stay focused. Saw these cute gingerbread men in a magazine I was just about to pass on to a friend. So I am early for next year and I've used up some stash. It was a larger quilt, but three blocks is enough. Oops. Just discovered I hadn't put the eyes on.

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Got my BOM for January done today.

Love the crazy eyed snowman!
Very cute gingerbread men
How big is that block PatriciaAnne? It looks like it covers a whole table!

It is only 12". It is sitting on a snack tray. So really it is covering the whole table!

If we make tops for QWL or other do they count as done? So many send out to quilt.?

If you finish a top using stash then that counts as a finished item.

I wanted to post a photo of my Dec wins from Royalboomer I rec'd today. I sure was surprised at so much.
I got several quilt mags, several FQs and pcs of fabric of cotton and flannel both, a wrist needle holder, 2 spools of thread, foundation papers, gridded mylar, pattern weights, 2 patterns, piping and a pack of buttons. What a haul. I'm thumbing thru the quilt mags tonite.
Thank you Royalboomer.
Thank you again Royalboomer.

Wow. How generous!

Last week I made a quilt for my friend, who is going through Chemo Therpy. The entire quilt was made with my stash. I think it turned out and she loves it. Sue

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Can anyone guess what this 24"x36" quilt sandwich is for? Its my not so pretty (read ugly) fabrics made into a quilt sandwich to test the tension before I quilt a quilt on my machine. After its all filled up, I'll bind it and let my doggies use it.

But look how nice those corners meet??? LOL
Bet your dog will love it.

I had a pretty productive week/end! I made a swap mugrug that will be mailed on Monday (will show a pic once it's been received), made some block parts for a group quilt (forgot to take a picture ), and today I made 6 blocks for the Sunshine Quilters- 2 each for Jan, Feb & Mar!

Here's January:

and February:

and March:

Very nice Angela.

Nice projects! McP ~ love the idea of practice for the doggies

I've been QUITE productive since Jenny and I became friends

This is a quilt I made for my Mom's 80th birthday on Thursday ... it's going in the mail today, and it's all OLD stash! LOVE using stash, and plan to do more of it!

I also did the quilting on this when I went to my LQS and rented time on the longarm ... I plan on doing more of that too!

and you know ... it's Mom, so I had to make some matching pillowcases, also from stash

and the "white" in the quilt is actually this yellow polka dotted fabric

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Finally have some things done. The 2 pillows in front are from 3-4 years ago stash. The 2 in back are from recently bought clearance fabric from wal-mart. I've had the pillow forms a long time. I think they were having a pillow fight in the closet because I heard a noise, opened up the closet doors and a couple of them fell out!!

These 2 pr@yer quilts are from stash. The flannel on the back of one is a recent purchase.

You gals have really been on the ball.
I gave up on the patriotic top for now after I figured out I need 96 6" block. Am putting together the scrap tops. Since the blocks are made they will go pretty fast

All the projects are so nice. I finished 10 pillowcases so far this month. I'lltry to post a pic ..it includes 6 I finished before Christmas. I also finished a mug rug and will do pic after it's received.

City/Sandie, your package finally got mailed today. So sorry it has taken me so long to get this done. Will blame it on getting sick right after Christmas!!!

Said delivery is expected about the 22nd... Chris