JOIN THE CHALLENGE

Stash to Stitched

One year. Your stash. Endless possibilities.

What if the fabric you already own could inspire a whole year of quilting?

Join us for a year of shopping your stash, rediscovering forgotten favorites, finishing projects, and making beautiful things.

No perfection required. Just a willingness to see what you can make with what you have.

12

Months of helpful prompts

52

Weeks of challenging yourself creatively

365

Days to change your buying habits

You don't need more fabric. You need a new way to think.

Most of us shop for fabric like it's a competitive sport. Not because we don't love the fabric we already have, but because there's always more to discover, more to collect, and another beautiful print we just can't leave behind.

Somewhere along the way, many of us forgot how to trust our stashes — to believe that what we already own is enough to make something wonderful.

The Stash Challenge is about changing that. It's a chance to shop what you have, rediscover forgotten favorites, and see just how much you can create with the fabric already waiting for you.

Year at a Glance

January

Meet Your Stash

Take a photo of the fabrics you want to use this year.

February

Love What You Own

Pick a fabric you've been saving for the perfect project.

March

Scrap Attack

Make something from scraps and leftovers.

April

The Forgotten FQ

Use a fat quarter that's been waiting for its moment.

May

Finish Something

Choose one stalled project and move it forward.

June

Midyear Stash Check

What have you used, learned, or changed?

July

Mix It Up

Pair fabrics you wouldn't normally put together.

August

Backing It Up

Piece a backing from fabric you already have.

September

Secondhand September

Find or share a creative reuse or thrifted fabric success.

October

Use the Good Stuff

Stop saving the good stuff indefinitely.

November

Gift From the Stash

Make a gift without buying new fabric.

December

Look at What We Made

Celebrate finishes, lessons, and stash transformations.

What You'll Get

✂️ A free 12 page guide with 4 worksheets to get you started.

✂️ Monthly stash challenges - a fresh prompt to give you a reason to pull fabric and start creating.

✂️ Creative inspiration - ideas for using scraps, forgotten prints, odd quantities, and fabrics that are

difficult to coordinate.

✂️ Friendly accountability - a place to share goals, progress, setbacks, and finishes without

competition

✂️ Practical problem solving - suggestions from other quilters when they need a fabric substitution or

a way to use what they own.

✂️ Private community - access to a private FaceBook group for those participating in the challenge together. Share what
you're making, ask questions, get feedback, and make new quilty friends.

Patty Murphy

Patty Murphy has written three books. She's a pattern designer and teacher. She's been sewing all her life but began to focus on the intersection of quilting and sustainability several years ago because of her concern about the environment.

Her first book, Piecing Makeover, continues to sell after its initial publication in 2016. Her most recent book, Zero Waste Quilting, focuses on creating capsule collections in order to minimize fabric waste.