I use the five year rule on my clothes- if it's not used over a five year period -it goes- with the exception of my fabric stash should it be applied to my sewing studio?? I have mixed emotions but I need some space!
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I use the five year rule on my clothes- if it's not used over a five year period -it goes- with the exception of my fabric stash should it be applied to my sewing studio?? I have mixed emotions but I need some space!
You can't get rid of it after 5 years....no fabric should be sewn until it's properly aged! After 5 years it's just getting mellow....
What do u need the extra room for?
Silly quilter, for more fabric of course!Originally Posted by giquilt
If you always do, what you have always done, The results never change. Change is the wings you give yourself.
It is probably a good rule, but not sure I could not do it! But I haven't been quilting for 5 years yet........
After five years, you are allowed to get rid of 1. Old, bent needles and pins. 2. Worn out rotary blades. 3. Bits of batting smaller than 2" square. 4. Nubs of chalk pencils. 5. Dried out glue sticks. 6. Dull seam rippers 7. That partridge in a pear tree (it takes up a lot of room). Keep everything else!
Last edited by AngeliaNR; 12-15-2014 at 07:14 PM.
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I will second Angelia NR reply. I though it was a 10 year rule.
Agree with AngeliaNR. I have lots of those things to get rid of and they do take up space-less clutter anyway!
AngeliaNR, I love your list.After five years, you are allowed to get rid of 1. Old, bent needles and pins. 2. Worn out rotary blades. 3. Bits of batting smaller than 2" square. 4. Nubs of chalk pencils. 5. Dried out glue sticks. 6. Dull seam rippers 7. That partridge in a pear tree (it takes up a lot of room). Keep everything else!
Angelia has nailed it!!! However I do have a further suggestion. Change the clothes rule to every 2 years and then you can use the extra space for more fabric storage. That would solve your dilemma of needing more fabric space.After five years, you are allowed to get rid of 1. Old, bent needles and pins. 2. Worn out rotary blades. 3. Bits of batting smaller than 2" square. 4. Nubs of chalk pencils. 5. Dried out glue sticks. 6. Dull seam rippers 7. That partridge in a pear tree (it takes up a lot of room). Keep everything else!
On one point I must strongly disagree with Weezy!!! DO NOT TOSS SCRAPS!! If by some odd chance you are a quilter who doesn't want or use them, just box them up and send them to me. I LOVE scraps! I love making scrappy quilts. I will toss half my clothes to have room for more scraps!!
Although some quilters are a little misguided on this point, or more likely, they have their own unique outlook an scraps and scrappy quilting, there are always more than enough of us out here who are scrap-a-holics to keep scraps out of the bins!!
Last edited by wildyard; 12-17-2014 at 08:45 AM.
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I believe UFOs are like scraps, ferns and dust bunnies. Once you get two, they send spores out into the air and more just happen anywhere the spores meet.
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