I'm trying a variation to the traditional Hoppin' John. It's a recipe from the Washington Post: Jollof Rice. In addition to the black-eyed peas it has brown rice, canned tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, onion, garlic, tumeric, and thyme. The peas are simmering now (with salt pork) and smell delicious.
Left: the small geese. Right: the correct geese.
This is my 27th Annual Reckoning of quilt fabric used and acquired. Rather than reprint the ever-longer spreadsheet I'll get right to the point:
2024 Fabric OUT, 2024: 931 yards. Fabric IN, 2024: 1631 yards. Expense: $2533 which is $1.55 per yard.
I got really, really good deals at estate sales this year--Barb M's and others.
Total, 1998-2024: OUT: 10,844 yards. IN: 17,375 yards. Expense: $35,322. Yearly averages, 1998-2024: OUT: 402. IN: 532 yards. Expense: $1431, $2.69 per yard.
I'm pleased with my resistance to year-end sales, including the closeout of a local quilt shop.
My overarching goal is to ENJOY. Enjoy the process, enjoy learning new techniques, enjoy the stash. I'd like to accomplish:
* 52 placemats for the guild and other charity projects
* 12 wheelchair-sized quilts, started and finished
* Assess the box of flimsies and decide those I will quilt myself and those I will have quilted. Move the remainder on to those who finish quilts for charity projects.
* Declutter. I've signed up for Karen's declutter challenge at Just Get It Done
Thanks to all of you who've read my posts this past year. I look forward to reading your comments and to visiting your blogs in 2025. Linking up with Jennifer's Wednesday Wait Loss and Yvonne's 2025 Planning Party
Your fabric in and out totals are pretty awe inspiring. You've done so well at keeping the costs down over the years. Looking forward to seeing what you create and read this year. Happy 2025!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a very cozy New Year's Eve. Happy New Year and I hope you find a lot of joy as you quilt in 2025. Thanks for linking up. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Nann. I did Karen’s challenge a couple of years ago and am doing it again this year, even though I just did a major declutter/reorganize of my second studio room focusing heavily on my now year-old paper obsession. I did not do the same for the room where I sew and quilt, so. This will guide me through the process a little at a time. Here’s to more breathing room!
ReplyDeleteI hope this New Year fulfills all your dreams, Nann;))))
ReplyDeleteI finally remembered to "Rabbit Rabbit"!! Yay!! ;}}}}
We loved all the Dalgleish mysteries...
hugs, Julierose
You had me going with those tickets--I thought they were real!
ReplyDeleteI'll bet you do something terribly clever for the back of this quilt with all those little geese you hatched.
Happy New Year to you and Stevens,
Bird 'Pie
Fun to see your in and out totals and to see the average over the years. I hope for you a 2025 filled with creative things and lots of 'outs' from your stash.
ReplyDeleteimpressive stats nann...i am also eager to try jollof rice...i believe it's an ethiopian dish...i saw marcus samuelsson on TV and it does look good...let us know! looking forward to the new year and all the lovely things you make...you do inspire me big time!
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