Why is it that we are so much richer when we have more bobbins? I have about 12 and I thought I was doing good! A quilter determines her wealth by her bobbins and her stash. Oh, if the world were just like that, eh? I spent the afternoon yesterday out on the patio with 50-eleven boxes that I keep my stash in (only because I like to grab for a "shoe box" with a label on it that says "Red" or "Yellow", etc., and when I finished the last quilt I only used a fabric once and when I was done with it I shoved it in another box, so I wouldn't use it again, and I put all the fabric back in its designated box. No, I am not anal, I just am basically a messy-type person and if I keep one thing in this world in order, why not the stash! I have been known to bring out my ironing board (that is what I sew on), my little cutting table, my little table ironing board, iron and sewing machine outside on the patio and sew all afternoon, (until suppertime anyhow). Some of the neighbors come over to see what I am doing, sometimes I sit and visit. Sometimes, I have a glass of wine and totally relax. I am an avid listener to audio books and listen to them while I am sewing and I am in my own little world. Edie