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At long last, but saved for a special occasion — the 4th Birthday of the Quilting Stash Podcast –ideas for busting and organizing your stash by Quilting Stash listeners!
Here are the photos of Stashes sent in by QS listeners. Before you look, I want to thank every one of the clever quilters that sent and called in their ideas to share with the rest of us. :::Loud and long clapping hands::: I love how they each used methods that work for them. None of these stash solutions happened all at once or overnight, and what we’re seeing may have been done in steps.
The following quilters should be proud of their organization!!
So here we go:
Cindy’s stash
Claire’s stash
DeeDee’s stash, done creatively
Denise’s stash
Dionne’s stash, and here’s another view:
Jan’s stash, a combination of storage organization
Jeanette’s stash
Julie’s stash
Lynn’s stash
Michelle’s stash — personally, I would love for my own stash to look this organized. You’ll see mine at the bottom of the blog. Don’t peek yet, because you’re gonna want to see the next picture, which is the Family Tree quilt that Michelle did with the leaves painted by her friend:
and here’s a close-up:
Paula’s stash. Don’t you love that gorgeous Double Wedding Ring quilt on the wall?
Phyllis’s stash – remember, she talked about the wire bins being large. It’s nice to be able to see what each of the participants where talking about.
Debbie’s remodeled sewing room, using some of the pieces of furniture that her son left behind. I think using the loft bed as a cutting table is absolutely ingenius.
This design wall is the “reese’s pieces” of Debbie’s sewing room — she hot gluedd buttons from her button stash all the way around the design wall, and then put plastic over the bottom portion so her cats wouldn’t climb it. Pretty clever!
Sandi’s stash, part one. The strip quilt is one of the ones that Sandi made for the family’s camper.
Smaller shelves installed within existing shelves – great idea!
Shulamit’s stash, and her “Two of a Kind” quilt, beautiful!
Julie’s stash, neatly labeled drawers make it easier to find what’s inside.
Vicki’s stash
Liz’s stash, still in progress
Linda’s stash, with installed curtains to keep everything neat and tidy – and to keep dust away and light out so her fabrics won’t gt fade lines.
ok – here is a peek at my stash — strictly NO laughing!
Looks tidy and organized, but what do I do when I’m looking for a particular fabric? Well, I can tell you, I don’t go looking through these heavy boxes — I go to the quilt shop and BUY MORE!
I haven’t had one moment to begin to cull through my stash and off-load what I don’t want any longer since we moved to our new location last June. I really want to house my stash in cupboards with doors, so I can simply open the doors and put my hands on exactly what I want. That is my dream… which I hope to be able to do THIS summer!
See the smaller boxes on the top shelf? Those are my UFO project boxes. I read in “Quilter’s Newsletter” or another magazine (I wish I could find the actual article so I could quote verbatim), about a quilter who had several UFO boxes. She was looking at them one day and wondered if her family would know what to do with them if she had an untimely “exit”. She decided to put a 3×5 card in each of the boxes with a friend’s name, who would appreciate a quilt partially made that the recipient could finish — they would then have a quilt started by a beloved friend. I think that’s a stellar idea, personally.
The other part of that is — what if you actually finished the UFO and gave it to your beloved friend instead of letting the box sit on the shelf? By choosing who would be the recipient, you’re already half-way to deciding that you’re actually going to finish it, because now you know WHY you want to!
Here is the link to the website mentioned in the podcast:
I hope this podcast has given you some inspiration and ideas that will help you gt your stash organized and under control. You know, we feel a lot less guilty about buying new fabric when we have our stash in control ; )
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Hi Annie,
Your podcast and pictures are an excellent combination. It was nice to actually hear some of your listeners. There were some GREAT ideas, too.
Cheers!
Terrific to hear form so many listeners with great ideas. We are a creative bunch!
I liked hearing about your promotion of guilds. As a program chair we have had a tough time this spring for signing up people for classes. This leaves us biting our nails and wondering what to do. Teachers contracts are made months sometimes years in advance and need to be honored. Many are costly too.
Annie is coming to my Vermont guild in November. If you are in the North East, look us up and come the see her. Check the link cvqgvt.org and contact Claire Graham-Smith. Champlain Valley Quilter’s Guild of Vermont.
The sound of an online class for the sampler quilt will be wonderful. I had noticed it wasn’t a pattern- this must be the reason.
What fun! Your listeners are so creative! I was excited this morning when I saw you had a new podcast posted. I do enjoy them. Keep up the good work; I’ll look forward to details on the online class
Loved, loved, loved the pod-cast! All those GREAT IDEAS! The pics were fun to look at too! I have been doing some stash busting. There is a dahlia on the design wall on my blog that was done all from my stash except for the background because I needed four yards, There is also Good Night Teddy, a block I designed for a block contest on there that was done all from my stash.
I’m so happy for your son’s band! That is awesome that they are going to tour! You’re a brave soul to go and chaperone! Good luck!
Congrats on the baby on the way too!!!! Yipee!
Can’t wait to see the webcast for the class. Sounds intriguing. I’ll be watching for it 🙂
Cindy
Annie- In Liditz PA there is a wonderful place to eat called The Chocolate Cafe. We were just there and had a wonderful lunch with chocolate in most things! Salad dressing, crepes, soup and chili con chocolate- imagine mole with beans instead of chicken. And of course desserts and chocolate drinks. This was our family’s idea of an ideal place to eat.
Enjoy
What a wonderful podcast, Annie!! So many great ideas and suggestions. Can’t wait to sign up for your class.
Oh, I am so glad I am not alone with my over grown stash. I love seeing all the pictures and listening to the ideas of how to use it up my fabric. Thanks for the podcast!
Congratulations on being a Grandma!! I have a new granddaughter now (born 4/11) in addition to my grandson who is 17 months. I KNOW you and Guy will really enjoy this new chapter. There is NOTHING like it.
Big smiles and hugs!
Annie, that was the best podcast yet! I am going to listen again and take notes. What fun and your joy in what you do sure shines through. Congratulations on your 4th anniversary AND your grandbaby news!
Hi Annie! What a thrill to listen to your podcast 167 this a.m., in the car, and hear my name and stash-busting ideas mentioned! I’d forgotten I’d even written! LOL! It was even better to hear the other ideas. Like Beth mentions, I think I need “to listen again and take notes”. I *did* make a spiffy shirt from some of my cotton, and am gearing up to use more stash — because I’ve registered for your sampler class. Happy 4th anniversary, and congratulations on the forthcoming grandbaby!
I have to agree with the previous commenter, I was getting ready for church, listening to the podcast, when I heard my name…what a hoot! I was so tickled. Great ideas & now, great pictures. I don’t feel so bad about my organization now! (grin). Thanks for all your great work. I wish I could be a part of the new online class, but the timing is bad. I hope you do this again in the future.
Hi Annie,
I was so surprised to hear my own voice on your podcast and I told my daughter and she had to listen also. Thanks so much for including me in your podcast. I loved the ideas from your other listeners and will definitely be using some of them.
CONGRATULATIONS on going to be grandparents. I am sure that baby is going to have a lot of quilts to snuggle with. I hope they come back closer to you all soon so you can dote on that baby.
Another congratulations for your 4th anniversary, boy that went by fast. Loved every year and every podcast. Please keep them coming.
Have fun with Robin on the road trip and chaperoning, I am sure you will love it. I am also chaperoning 18 girls on 3 trips this summer to Lancaster, CA, Moscow, ID, and San Diego, CA for soccer. I love it as they are great girls.
I wish I could take your class this time around and I am so excited about it, but since I am taking all those trips I won’t be around to take it all in. I will definitely take any more that you have in the future.
Love you, love your podcast, love webguy for his support, and please keep it up!!!
Cyn