Organizing the Stash/my February Challenge

Well, I've had some distractions. It was my brother's birthday. Ouch. I've taken to organizing my stash. I found things were a little out of control. I need to keep things in order by volume. Fabrics I have enough of, fabrics I have a plan for, etc. February is my month for finishing old things to make room for the new. I have a kaleidescope quilt (22 blocks - my choice fabric had a 22" repeat). It's cool, though , great colors, and despite my best efforts, traditional sashing is the best way to display them. I ran out of my sashing color - the first of two times this ever happened to me. Second time was IC1, and, by the way, that is going well. If it's a snow day tomorrow you will see.

Also, while cutting for IC 3 I came up with an idea to do an I Spy scrappy Irish Chain and we shall see where that goes. I have alot of 3 1/2 squares cut to do a traditional scrappy around the world quilt (I don't really enjoy the traditional around the world, I'm much rather do a diagonal), and I have a pattern I love, called CROSSROADS, (I will post it, soon, it was in a quilting mag a few years ago) which I have made a few different quilts as presents. I have an unfinished all green and white CROSSROADS (want a great St. Patrick's day fabric to back that with but that totally LIMITS it, doesn't it?), and a scrappy 1930 one I haven't finished because I havent' found the right backing, but I'm going to break down and finish it in white. And I have to finish the pink and yellow log cabin. So, busy month.

So here is the list, from start to finish:

Scrappy IC

Green and White Crossroads

1930's print Crossroads

Scrappy diagonal - make into full size

Kaleidescope

Pink and yellow log cabin

IC1

IC2

Pink and Brown Crossroads (I cut for this one recently, saving pinks) and lastly.....

Indian Orange Peel (iop)

Half of these are in limbo due to my inability to make a decision. I promise to decide and close the deal.

The Indian Orange Peel is from a class. I went to the class, picked out a great fabric, found a million fabrics to mix with it, and I"m over 1/2 way through, but it's paper pieced and so boring, the lull between excitement and the construction stage. Well, truth be told, the teacher (who was a great instructor) refused to let anyone rip a seam in her class - she (AND ONLY SHE) ripped all seams. This turned me off. I found this to be the equivalent of someone telling me I can't wipe my own butt. Life is about wiping your own butt. So, I'm going to get over it and finish it. It' s a great pattern, so busy, so dramatic. It's worth a finish. Also I picked the main fabric out because it matches my Mom's living room at her mountain house well. So it even has a home, when it's done. More incentive to include it in February finish madness.

We'll see what I can accomplish by the end of the month. The New Jersey tri state quilt show is first weekend in March and I will give myself $50 for every one I finish. Ha Ha It all comes down to more fabric, more inspiration! Yeah!

That's a good deal though, huh?