Stash Report Week 2

Even though it is the second week of Judy L's Stash Busting Report, it is my first week to report.  I'm sad to say that my first report is of a buying spree rather than use of fabric.
My favorite not so LQS is Quilter's Corner in New Milford, CT.  During December, they gave out sealed red envelopes with discount cards inside that could only be opened during the month of January at the cash register in the store.  I held out as long as I could and finally had to find out what my special discount was. 

TWENTY FIVE PERCENT!  I think I should be congratulated for coming home with as few items in my bag as I did.  All of the purchases are to finish WIPs.

2 yards dark green Robert Kaufman "Fusion" to be used as borders for 2 charity quilts.

2 1/2 yards of a beautiful batik (end of the bolt)  and  2 yards of a swirly flower batik, both of these are vying to be the borders on the Jambalaya quilt I am making for Rosewillow's "Too Good to Cut" challenge.

3 fat quarters (2 pink dot, 1 black Fusion) to finish swap blocks.

Added this week 7.25 yards

Added year to date 7.25 yards

Used this week 0

Used year to date 0

Seeing the 0s on the page is discouraging, but hopefully the new additions will be used within a month.

Please check Judy L's blog to see what everyone else is doing.

First Post - Rosewillow's "Too Good to Cut Challenge"

Thanks to Dianne at Rosewillow's Unfinished Business, I am now a blogger.  In keeping with my aims for 2010 I chose a Hoffmann "Kimono" fabric that has been in my stash since ?1997.  Unfortunately, my beloved fabric does not have enough contrast for the pattern I chose.  Undeterred, I turned to some beautiful batiks that I have petted since 2000.  To challenge myself further, I chose Jambalaya a paper pieced pattern that I bought in 2001. 
http://quiltwoman.com/jambalaya-quilt-table-runner-pattern.aspx

The tiny pieces frightened me, so I enlarged them 180%.

I am very pleased with the first block.



Thank you Dianne.  The first cut only hurt a little.