Stash Report, Project of Doom

This was a good week for fabric usage.  I finished my Easy Street top!

 http://sewingoutofmycomfortzone.blogspot.com/2013/01/easy-street-top-complete.html.

Used this week: 6.75 yards

Used Year to Date: 12.75yards

Added this week: 0 yards

Added year to date:16.25 yards

Net Added: 3.5 yards

 

This is how I estimate the amount of fabric used in my quilts.  I assume there are 1440 usable  square  inches in each yard of quilting fabric (40 inches across X 36 inches wide).  I know that quilting fabric is usually about 42 inches wide, but I use 40 inches to account for the selvages and squaring up trimming.  Then I multiply the length of the quilt by the width of the quilt in inches and divide that number by 1440.  In this case (95x95)/1440=6.27 yards  used.  I added about 1/2 yard to that to account for all the seam allowances in the quilt.  I know 6.75 is just an estimate, but I don't think there is a way to get the exact yards used in a scrap quilt.  Let me know if you have a better way to estimate.

 

To see more stash reports: http://www.patchworktimes.com/2013/01/28/design-wall-january-28-2013/

 

I've been working on my Project of Doom Quilt too.  The limiting factor in this quilt is how quickly I can get the titles of the books stitched on the spines. I'm doing ok with the paper piecing. It's been really fun hunting through my stash to find fabric for these blocks.  I have a lot more neutral fabric than I realized.