Attempting to use up my stash

I've read a ton of blogs talking about using their stashes this year and I'm right along with them! I will not be purchasing any fabric unless it's for finishing a specific project. I'm actually hoping to use my entire stash without any new additions. I would LOVE to have empty shelves by this time next year! It would be really fun to start new and fresh, especially since I feel a lot of my tastes have changed since I started collecting the stash I currently have.

(Thanks to Kristen for the suggestion of using Picasa for collages awhile back!)

The above picture is Heather Bailey's freshcut fabrics from my stash. Awhile back I decided I wasn't going to use them for what I had originally gotten them for, so I stuck them in my swap set. With no takers there I added them to my destash shop and than the other night I thought 'I can get these cut up and sewn together for a quilt top in no time, if I choose a simple pattern and don't over-think it too much.' So I yanked them from Etsy and cut away.

I cut up almost all the yardage, into equal amounts of 5" charms. The blue and brown prints that are overlapping only started as fat quarters, so there weren't as many charms of those 2.

I sewed them all together using the half-triangle method, where you sew two squares together and cut down the center for 2 new squares. They were randomly laid out and sewn into horizontal strips. I started assembling the strips last night, and am hoping to finish up tonight. I was hoping I'd have enough yardage to make a queen size quilt, without adding sashing but it's looking closer to a full size. This quilt top has a recipient in mind and that makes me happy!

Another WIP but only a peak =)