When my kids were little I made most of their clothes and saved every scrap! And now that I'm retired I am making quilts using up all those wonderful scraps... full of memories. My grandkids love to hear stories about the fabrics in their quilts... "that is from your mommy's dress from kindergarten. And this is a piece of grandpa's navy uniform." etc.
Needless to say, I have loads of fabric, but I can't stay away from the fabric shops! And usually buy a yard of whatever I like unless I am working on a specific project.
My sewing room is packed with shelves of fabric sorted by color... I need to sew a lot faster and use it up... so I can go buy more!!
boxes full of fabric
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one wall, 5 more shelves full
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