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I pull out my fabrics regularly and pet them (DH claims it puts me in a better mood when I'm cranky) and when I run across a piece from another project I may remember the other project. But I never review my stash in the sentiment you mentioned. I'm just glad that I got done what I got done. My list of UFOs and ideas is a mile long. THAT is where my focus needs to be - not in what's already done.Originally Posted by faykilgore
Martina
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Fabric!
I started to organize my stash last month - I don't think I have near what you do but I am cutting all of mine into easy to use pieces - 5 inch charms, 4, 3 1/2, 3, 2, 2 1/2, and 1 1/2 inch squares - other sizes - strings and bars (2 1/2 x 5) I hope to have all scraps cut sometime this summer and have them all organized into boxes that I get from Hobby Lobby - basically shoe box size but pretty! All up on a shelf - out of the way but will be ready to use for some nice patchwork.
Karen
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/
"When Life Gives you Scraps - Make Quilts"
I started organizing mine last week and WHAT have I accumulated???? I have way more than I ever thought. The first day of folding, I was so tired, slept straight thru the night!
Quilting makes me happy!..
I think they're putting something in that fabric that makes it grow!
If a woman's work is never done....why start?
I admire all of you who are dedicated enough to cut fabric into strips or squares, however, for me it feels like a waste of time. A couple of years ago, after reading a Bonnie Hunter article, I cut a lot of scraps into different width strips and squares and put them into clear, labeled, storage boxes, however...they are almost all still in those boxes!!! I look in them a lot when I am making scrap quilts but I never find the right color, or the right size, or just what will make the quilt POP. I have used them in strip quilts, but that is about all. I think it must just be me.
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