What to do with all of this?

I wrote earlier this year that changes were coming in 2013.  Over the last couple of months I have found myself going back and forth on what I want do with my business and blog.  In ~seven weeks I will be wearing so many hats, good thing I can take challenge on head first.

Mom, health educator, and small business owner will be a lot to handle.  So I decided to let you guys in on a secret.  I cheat!  There I said it.  I cheat when sewing.  Over the last few years I have been using Moda precuts to create many of my projects.  Even making some of my own with varying lines.  These quilts are made with just 5″ squares.

nautical baby boy quilt

neutral boys quilt

Mostly the same fabrics but very different looks.

Precuts are a great way to sample an entire fabric line with minimal investment.  My favorites are charm packs, jelly rolls, and fat quarters.  I may have a few in my stash currently.

Many charm packs
Many charm packs
jelly rolls, fat quarter bundles, and a variety of other goodies.
jelly rolls, fat quarter bundles, and a variety of other goodies.

Last week I posted about my scrap management project.  Oddly, this blog post was in my inbox the same week as well.  4 Easy Steps to De-Clutter and Get Healthy.  Good timing.  Maybe this project won’t help me get healthy physically but can affect my mental health, knowing I have checked something off my list.  Plus organization feels great.

Throughout the next couple of months I want to showcase projects to really use up my scrap bins and what I have. After this weekend’s adventure of packing up all my fabric into 5 large totes, one thing is clear.  There is ALOT of fabric in my stash.

If you follow me on Pinterest you may have noticed an influx of ideas on the boards.  Can’t wait to share the projects completed from just the stash.

Hello Luscious baby girl quilt

Couldn’t resist the Moda Hello Luscious line that came out a few months ago.  Instead of the usual charm pack, I opted for a jelly roll to try something different.  Upon receiving the fabric I picked out the mostly pink, blue and green fabrics.  Not sure why, but I set them aside.

Finally a girl’s quilt came up in my queue of work.  After so much blue it was nice to work with pink.  I like to keep it simple and I opted for a subway tile pattern.

With the voile quilt I did manage to use up all of my Kona Pomegranate, good problem until you need it for a quilt back.  I had a sheet that was really coordinated better.

Binding was done in a solid green color to coordinate with the colors in the quilt.  Probably took me 10 minutes going through my Kona options to find one I liked the best.

The blue in this quilt has to be one of my favorite shades, not too teal or baby blue.  Just right.

This quilt lined up very well.  I will work on tutorial on how I kept it all straight this week and share over the weekend.