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Slashing the Stash with TTQH

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In case you are curious what Terry the Quilting Husband (TTQH) is up to, he is going to be “Slashing my Stash” of homespuns (fabric).

Recently I pulled from a bookcase a stack of quilting books and booklets that I have neglected for years. The plan was to donate any book I could not find at least one pattern in the book I would definitely make.

TTQH was eyeing the stack of old quilting books for donation I assembled, so I asked him if he wanted to flip through the pile and see if he wanted to make any quilts from books in this pile.

He pulled out this book: Slash your Stash Quilts: 8 Recipes to Reduce Your Stash by Leisure Arts/Designs by Claudia Plett.

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He showed me the pattern for the quilt he wanted to make – Twinklers.

The version of the Twinklers quilt depicted in the book was made from homespuns; and I realized I have a whole stash of homespuns in my fabric stash that I have not played with for years. So I pulled out all my homespuns and laid them before TTQH for his quilt “fabric shopping”!

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He currently has the entire stash of homespuns in his sewing area and I will share an update on his progress in a future post. I plan to help him with the pattern as it has a couple new techniques for him.

TTQH’s recently finished quilt is with the long-arm quilter right now – below are photos of the fishing themed flannel quilt top and the nap TTQH and the dogs took under his completed quilt top:

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In between working on quilts he has helped me with English Paper Piecing (EPP) and I will share my questionable EPP-husband-abuse in a future post in my Adventures in English Paper Piecing series.

I am quite excited he is “slashing my stash”!

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18 thoughts on “Slashing the Stash with TTQH”

    1. That is how Terry started out – consulting like your husband does. Not sure how it happened but he started quilting! He is not as into it as I am but he likes flannel types of fabrics and wants to make endless flannel quilts – ha!

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  6. I, too, have a terry-husband. He does not quilt (so cool about yours!) but he is supportive of my creative endeavors. When I was concertizing/gigging a lot, I called him my ‘patron’ – and the name stuck so I guess my terry could be called ttph!
    BTW: how cool for him to have access to an instant fabric supply – reducing your stash at the same time. Isn’t that called a symbiotic relationship?!

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