Calculating Yards Used

Several people have asked how I come up with the figures I do when I report destashing.  It's just simple multiplication and division.

I keep track by my output. For instance, if I finish a 36" square baby quilt, I multiply 36 by 36 to give me the inches for that top = 1296 inches squared.  Since most yards are 42" wide, a yard (36 by 42) has 1512 inches squared. So I divide the 1296/1512 to get what I used = 0.86 yards. And if I pull and cut a back, that doubles the number, and I'll have 1.72 yards to report. I don't count all those bits left over from the fabric I used.  Those go into the scrap pile to count when and if I make a block.

At the end of the week I look through my blog posts for that week to see what I did ( I use to write it down, but kept losing the note) and calculate my total used for the stash report.  If I'm running behind for the week, I may look to see if there is a piece in the stash I can donate to the guild.  I've done that for 3 years now, and I'm running out of stuff I want to get rid of.  I don't count any yardage that comes directly from St. Anne's - that's why sometimes I have low numbers even though I made a top in the week. Not my stash.  I go back to my last stash report and add the new week’s total to the total from last time I reported. That’s my new YTD.

Hope this is clear enough.  Questions?  Please ask.

Blessings,

Angie

Some of This; Some of That

First, I destashed a measly .30 yards in starting my RSC 2018 block and borders on the baby quilt. My new YTD total is 3.15 yards.  I'm 4.85 yards behind already! Sigh.  Well, at least I haven't added any new fabric.  Now as to the baby quilt:

I've decided I don't like my choice of cut of the border fabric. I'm going to remove the two side border pieces I've sewn already and cut them differently, then miter the corners.

These are rows for my 2018 RSC challenge. Now I've got two new projects going plus the Sweet Land of Liberty I started in November. The list grows.

I'm linking to the Sunday Stash at quiltpaintcreate, Cynthia's Oh, Scrap!, Judy's Design Wall Monday, Lyn's BOMs Away, Beth's Monday Making, and Em's Moving it Forward. Lots of inspiration there.
Blessings,

WIPs Are Going, and a Winner

No finish to show this week.  I've had quite a bit of family things to take care of and have spent what little sewing time I had quilting my WIP.  I still hope to get it done by next Wednesday.

I'd say I"m about half done.  I got two sides of a border on a baby quilt and then decided I didn't like it, so they need to come off and cut some more fabric to miter the corners.  And I worked a little bit on more tiny pinwheels.  Hopefully the weekend will let me sew more.

The winner of last week's hexagon papers giveaway is Shelly at Prairie Moon Quilts .  Congratulations, Shelly!  I've sent her an email.

What have you been up to?  Leave me a comment and I'll come by to see your creations.  I'm linking to Sarah's Can I Get a Whoop, Whoop?, Muv's Free Motion Mavericks party,  and Myra's Finished or Not Friday party.  Come, take a look.