Stashbusting 2014

I'm so glad Cation Designs and EmSoCrazy are continuing the Stashbusting Challenge!! I definitely need it...

Y'all may remember my shelves from last year. Coming clean, I admit that they are a bit more full than they were then.

And there might be a few boxes lying around...

And maybe a "must sew soon!" pile on the table...
I did make an effort last year to keep my output the same as my input, but I was foiled by a good friend who brought me over 200 yards of fabric, most of it really nice stuff. What's a sewist to do???

My final end of year total were: Fabric In - 399 yards. Fabric Out (some of this was donated) - 354 yards. So, I was 45 yards positive for the year. This wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be, but since we will be moving in about 6 months, I really have to do some reducing.

I, Katie of Kadiddlehopper, commit to use stash fabrics for at least 90% of my sewing this year. Starting today, I will purchase new fabric only to complete projects. I will also finish cleaning out my stash, and donate any fabrics that do not suit me (or others I sew for) in style, fabric or color.

Whew. That's a big commitment, but I think it is necessary. Once I am in my new sewing space (and I mean fully unpacked and moved in) I will probably reconsider this pledge, but it depends entirely on the space I will have.

I have some seriously awesome fabrics in here. They want to become clothes. They told me so.