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Old 08-01-2011, 07:30 AM
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MargeD
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I can so relate to your "Stash Situation". Last year we had to leave our 3-bedroom home of 33 years and down-size to a 2-bedroom apt. It was the hardest thing I have ever had to do, especially since I inherited a lot of fabric when my sister passed away. She mostly made pillow shams to sell, so she had a lot of cheater panels, but a lot of racing car theme fabric. I had fabric everywhere, my bedroom, my upstairs sewing room and my downstairs sewing room. I moved part of my sewing room upstairs in the winter to save on heat. I had been purging some of my fabric to a friend who belonged to a group that made quilts for babies and children in local hospitals. Then my BF helped me with the bulk of my plastic bins of fabric, but I still had over 25 bins to move. I have since condensed those bins and reorganized them, but my goal now is to use it up. I made a family reunion quilt for the July 4th reunion and used only fabric sent to me and my stash for a king size quilt. I was very proud of myself. It was a hard thing to do, to purge, divide and conquer, but it was necessary. At least with stacked, clear bins, I pretty much know what I have and how to get it, even if it means moving a few bins. I still have a stash, but now it's not so overwhelming.
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