For those of you just getting started, i feel for you,,, but for those of us who are "seasoned"LOL and have acquired a stash (ahem)... i feel now is the time to get back to what our ancestors did!!! Use up what's sitting there... I worked in a fabric shop for years... i've a WALL of shelves of acquired fabric, both Home Dec and cotton and a few odd ball things... MY MISSION, is to use up this stuff... I LOVED it once, ie. that's why i bought it... so make it into something.... funky quilts, art, or kids quilts... tote bags... fabric boxes, pincushions.. tissue holders... my biggest problem is working in the room full of fabric that gets me distracted thinking about another project.. We recently lost a fabric shop locally that had been around for almost 100 years... (where i worked for a while)... it's sad, but as mentioned before,, the pricing was crazy... So.. i gotta hurry... i'm 64 and tryng to use all this stuff up.. LOL
Do cut up shirts, use sheets, shower curtains.. drapes, there is a ton of stuff out there to be "cut and sewn into strips" and quilted... You newbies... think "upcycle"... it's all the rage on the blogs,,, and i for one old lady am really enjoying seeing what the youngin's are doing!!!