I have one, too. 
Let me be clear, that’s going in the trash.
We just dropped a trunkload of stuff off at the donation centre and it included a stack of fabric too. I am making SPACE!
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Such fortitude! Proud of you.
Noooooooooo…yes kidding…I am having to balance between keeping everything and making little or getting rid of stuff and making more of what I really want…but, I still can’t throw this away…YET…
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Ya, my stash of that is definately not in the throw away pile. I am a sucker for thread ends, my obsession is ridiculous, as you well know!
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I know…and I was very inspired by your art to save all my thread ends!!! lol
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I worry about keeping/storing thread/yarn ends because both my cats looooove licking things, and i worry i would forget & leave them out uncoovered & bam, emergency surgeries. Plural. So mine get put in a thread catcher while stitching, & then wadded up together & tossed in the covered trash can. But i do so love looking at all of yours!!!
I keep mine in a mason jar with a lid…my cat barfed up some knitting yarn one time and it scared me to death…I am pretty vigilant about vacuuming up around my sewing machine a lot! (and my clothes!)
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Mine will hunt down & extract my reusable shopping bags from closets, including opening room & closet doors, in order to lick the handles… so I decided not to tempt fate. 
Also why no houseplants & no fringes on rugs.
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My young cat is barred from the craft room unless I am in there. He loves the place and climbs and jumps to get anything interesting.
We had a cat that loved to pull pins off the pin magnet holder thing or out of fabric. That scared me!
The last crash (some one left the door open) was the ribbon box. Spools everywhere.
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It’s time to vote in the All Things Being Equal - A Craft The Equinox 2022 Challenge! The poll is live through Oct 27! Choose carefully, friends!
A couple more stash-intensive projects this week!
Another Make-a-wish Matchbox
And a Halloween prop: a faux barbed wire-wrapped baseball bat and rack.
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That yarn would make a great picnic basket in basketweave stitch.
This past week I’ve destashed a bunch of minky fabric to make cushions,
a huge piece of loose weave cotton I couldn’t resist at the thrift store to make tea towels,
and 2 sweaters that shrunk in the wash for this bodum cosy.
It stays closed fairly well on it’s own but maybe I’ll add a button or hook to keep it snug.
2 layers of wool with insulbrite inside. We take this bodum camping, all those layers are sure to keep the coffee nice & hot.
I’m pretty happy it’s autumn & the crafting groove has gotten so groovy already.
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The coffee cover is great! It will also keep it from getting dinged up if it has adventures with falling or bumping around.
The basket weave suggested is pretty!
November is right around the corner!
NOVEMBER
Color: Purple
Pattern: Scallop
For: Adjustments
Challenge: November is a time when we are really in the full swing of a transitional season (autumn/fall in the Northern Hemisphere and Spring in the Southern Hemisphere) and it can also be a time when we’re ready to prepare for the coming season (winter and summer respectively). Modify a favorite piece of clothing for the changing weather, for a new size, for a different person, or a different purpose. Add or subtract details and accents in home or yard décor: window coverings, hand/tea towels, tea/coffee/cocktail accessories, pillow covers & cases, door decorations, door mats, mailbox accents, Make some “just-in-case” things: emergency kits for home, car, school, work, boxes or pouches for car, bag, luggage, first-aid and medical needs or what if the weather outside is frightful and dinner guests turn into overnight guests?
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Lol, I just did purple, tea towel, pillow/cushion cover, guest and coffee!
I also just finished these quickie curtains. We had an unexpected guest in the attic & had thrown a blanket up for a curtain but as the days went on I wanted something at least a little better. I thought black fleece would be affordable, easy, require no hemming, add a little insulation & block light but not completely because dark room + teenager = late for school.
And then their stay was over, just as suddenly as it began! But the fabric was bought & I sure didn’t want it to stay in stash so here are two incredibly fast curtain panels.
Some ribbon from stash sewn about 1.5" down from the top hem
When the curtains are open, the top bit sticks up. When closed, it falls behind the curtain rod adding a bit of light blocking along the top edge.
Unintentional bonus.
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