If it's a Boy - A Stashbusting Report

Monday, January 19, 2009


As we don't know the baby's gender, I thought I would get started with an “If it's a Boy” quilt. The blue drawer was pulled out and I got to cutting and stippling.

The pattern is “String Quilt with Sashing and Corner Squares” from Gwen Marston's Liberated String Quilts. After selecting about 15 different prints, I took two strips, between 1” and 2” from each and started to sew. The strips came together to make enough for the front and a few for the back. I couldn't bring myself to throw away the offcuts so any piece more than an inch wide was rescued to complete the stripe on the back, leaving 4 orphans blocks for later projects.


I adore the works of Gwen Marston. I have taken “Liberated Quiltmaking” out of the library an uncountable number of times and am still kicking myself for not buying a copy while it was still in print.

I have been adding up the fabric used to date. There are some grey areas in the accounting. Do I count it if it has been cut into to pieces but not used yet? What about small remnants? I have decided to count fabric as being used only when the project is completed. As I have just finished my first projects for the year, here is my first report:

Stash Enhancement – 4.65 m
Stash Used – 5.35m
New Fabric Used – 2.65m

While I am not planning to use exorbitant amounts of fabric this year, I am hoping to use fabric that I have already, more often than fabric that I have just bought. With this in mind, I feel that I am currently on target. This leaves me with a clear conscience to begin cutting into the pink fabric for the “If it's a Girl Quilt”.

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10 comments

  1. I love the idea of having 2 finished quilts boy OR girl! What a fun way to use your scraps. Great job! Cheers! Evelyn

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  2. Wow! Love the quilt! It looks stunning! Love the shades of blue you used too.
    Carole

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  3. Love the "If it's a Boy" quilt and I can't wait to see what you do for the "If it's a Girl"... I'm old fashioned and like the 'surprise' at the end of a pregnancy - so I'm on your side...

    I enjoyed looking through your blog - and had to stop and look at the date... then back to the top to see where you are from... your comments about the summer heat had me confused for a minute - now I understand. LOL It was actually warm here today... I think it may have gotten all the way up to 24 degrees!

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  4. I love the blue quilt! And I also would wait to be surprised. It's like unwrapping a present.

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  5. I think you've just inspired my next quilt!

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  6. You clever thing!! I WISH I had quilted when my babies were due but I only knew how to x stitch and knit then.. Anyway this is just gorgeous and I look forward to the pink one.
    Cherry

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  7. your 'if it's a boy ' quilt is gorgeous. love the colors.

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  8. totally gorgeous....love the back too! great job...can't wait to see the girly one.

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  9. The blue one looks great and would work for a boy or girl and the pink fabrics look awesome! I can't wait to see what you do with them!

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  10. oh geez that quilt is gorgeous!

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