Old 03-22-2013, 10:21 AM
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MargeD
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Well, I don't think there is ever too much fabric - that is unless you open your closet doors and are buried in fabric. LOL. Then it might be time to re-think your "stash". I know that organizing our fabric stash can be overwhelming. It was for me when we were downsizing from a 3 bedroom house, where I had a sewing room upstairs and downstairs - the upstairs was for winter so I wouldn't have to use the heat in the basement room. I had fabric everywhere, in closets, downstairs, mostly in totes, then when my dear Sister passed away, I inherited her "stash". It was gorilla warfare when it came time to choose what to keep and what to give away. Thankfully, I have a very dear friend who helped, but finally I told my DH that I was not going to give away any more fabric and he would have to deal with it. Since we've moved I have re-organized my "stash", taking one tote at a time, taking out all the fabric and simply refolding it and I eliminated a couple of totes. I also started quilting again, after a spinal cord injury sidelined me for a few months last year. I'm happy to say it's been a year since the surgery and I'm probably in better shape than I was when I fell and ruptured a disk in my neck last Feb. I went a little overboard making Bow Tucks bags, however, I did a craft fair and I've sold about 20 so far, so I have "mad money" to use as I wish, without any explanations. I do have been a little depressed, especially at the end of winter, but I grabbed a few quilt magazines to look at, took down a few totes from their stack, re-organized, re-folded and have decreased the number of totes. Even doing a small quilting project can lift you from the doldrums. Hope you start feeling better.
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