[quote=wuv2quilt] I know that in days gone by ...you made do with what was on hand. You didn’t get to actually have a “stash”. You did what had to be done in order to provide for your family.
So, WHY do you quilt? quote]
Ok, first let me say they DID get to have a stash.
They saved every piece of fabric that was usable or reusable. Feedsacks, leftover fabrics from new clothing, reusable parts of any fabric item available. Stashes contained cotton, linen, wool, velvet, and many other fabrics. Some of the more affluent quilters even purchased Chintz that was imported, and satins and silks leftover from their ball gowns. Not all quiters were dirt poor, but even those who were had their precious stashes! ;o) They not only saved it they traded stash among themselves in the early settlements. ///Two rules in my house... Don't lay a hand on my dogs, or my stash! I will protect both with my very life! LOL
I quilt for serenity, artistic expression and just for fun; and in the process I get to fondle fabric!