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Stashbust in 2019

Bodgeitandscarper

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #15 on: February 19, 2019, 11:24:24 AM »
This is practically all of my stash  :)

Edit: sorry, a sideways pic!!

Manuela

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #16 on: February 19, 2019, 11:52:23 AM »
This is practically all of my stash  :)

Edit: sorry, a sideways pic!!

That’s about twice as much as I have  :)

Lachica

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #17 on: February 19, 2019, 11:53:23 AM »
@Holly Berry I'm feeling smug now. Mine's not been measured but it can't be that much..can it?
Mary
2020 stash: not gonna count, not gonna feel guilty.

Holly Berry

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #18 on: February 19, 2019, 13:27:23 PM »
@Lachica if I’d had to estimate it I would have said 100 mtrs.

I’m not even going to estimate the amount of money it’s cost me. Perhaps I ought to work it out and put fabric as a special item on my house insurance. It would cost a fortune to replace.

I’m afraid I’m just going to admit that I’m a fabricaholic. But as Oscar Wilde said “ I can resist anything but temptation “ Fabric is my weakness
Procrastination get behind me

Starryfish

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #19 on: February 19, 2019, 14:42:14 PM »
@Francesca , are you counting as stash everything that comes into your sewing room. Even if you buy it on Friday and sew it up by Monday? By that measure I have more than I thought. I count it as stash if it stays unused for more than a few weeks, or I don't buy with a definite project in mind!

Anyway I think I will join in. I have some black fabric to make a skirt out of as soon as I make DH's pyjamas. The T shirt fabric has arrived today and will be washed tonight.
A day without sewing is a day wasted.

Starryfish

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #20 on: February 19, 2019, 15:11:10 PM »
In that case I will have to add 4.5m for the three tops made this month!
A day without sewing is a day wasted.

Efemera

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2019, 17:40:04 PM »
Another 2 meters gone...

A very slinky ITY  (Fabworks) dress, the 90s dress from  Ellie and Mac. I have to say the back skirt piece isn’t drafted right for the lower shaped back bodice. Emailed them but just got a fudged answer saying when the pattern is updated that will change... no good to me!

elisep

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #22 on: March 02, 2019, 12:46:17 PM »
Well I'm going to join in this one! After promising myself that I wasn't going to buy any more fabric for a long time, I had a bit of a splurge  :|
And even worse, when I got the fabric home, I can't fit it in my cupboard  :o I use those sets of wire-basket drawers from IKEA to store my fabric and it has reached critical... there's absolutely no way to get the fabric in without going full Marie Kondo. So, I need to seriously use some of that fabric up!!
No idea of how many metres I have... I don't WANT to know!!  :S
Stash Busting 2023
Used: 4 metres

Holly Berry

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #23 on: March 03, 2019, 11:46:28 AM »
First 3.5mtrs gone

Onto next project, got my mojo back. More pictures and info on my diary thread if you’re interested.
Procrastination get behind me

Starryfish

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #24 on: March 04, 2019, 16:22:50 PM »
A genuine stash bust piece. A short sleeve t shirt made from the remnants of my DH pyjama top fabric. It was extra wide so I have got his T and mine out of 2m.
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A day without sewing is a day wasted.

b15erk

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2019, 09:20:08 AM »
Well, I finished the first one!!  I used 2 remnants which have been in the stash for so long I can't remember.  The fabric is a sort of scuba, but it creases.  Nice textures though.  I had to mix the two, as one wouldn't have been enough.

I used New Look 6230, and cut a size 16.  It's a tad snug, but I'm not expecting to wear much under it, so it's fine.

No issues really, just that the neck seems a bit square.  I thought it was me, but then I sewed the next one, and that was the same.

Jessie
Jessie, who is very happy to be here!!  :),  but who has far too many sewing machines to be healthy, and a fabric stash which is becoming embarrassing.

BrendaP

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2019, 09:28:34 AM »
I like that.  The mix of fabrics looks pre-planned rather forced, well done.
Brenda.  My machines are: Corona, a 1953 Singer 201K-3, Caroline, a 1940 Singer 201K-3, Thirza, 1949 Singer 221K, Azilia, 1957 Singer 201K-MK2 and Vera, a Husqvarna 350 SewEasy about 20 years old. Also Bernina 1150 overlocker and Elna 444 Coverstitcher.
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.

Holly Berry

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2019, 09:29:18 AM »
@b15erk, love the textures of the fabric and how they go well together.
Procrastination get behind me

Ellabella

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #28 on: March 12, 2019, 16:20:15 PM »
I am going to Imanuels tomorrow. I will be buying fabric, meters of the stuff!

Hopefully I will only buy the curtain fabric I am going for :S

Also hopefully I will get the damned curtains made ASAP, which will conveniently get rid of metres of already owned lining.

Ellabella

Re: Stashbust in 2019
« Reply #29 on: March 13, 2019, 18:33:35 PM »
Lovely morning at Immanuels.

The church always delivers. Fabric for new curtains, a Roman blind, a tablecloth and something to recover two chairs from the £1 room.

DD got about 6m of dress fabric but I won’t add them to my stash total even though I’ll be making them up.