Originally Posted by
joe'smom
I was working on a new project the other day, and it became clear that the original idea I'd had was not working. If I didn't have a stash, I would have had to put it all away until I could go fabric shopping. Instead, I found the perfect substitute fabrics in my stash, and was able to continue. That's one of the advantages of having a stash. Another is that you can't always find all the perfect fabrics for a project in one store at one time; having a stash allows you to combine fabrics from various time periods together in one quilt.
I really can't imagine not having a stash. It enables a person to sew--really sew a lot. I mean, "a lot"! Plus, not everyone has the luxury of having a fabric store within a few minutes drive. Just like we don't all go food shopping daily (we like to have a pantry), we don't all shop for new fabrics for every project, i.e., we have a "fabric pantry" or stash.