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Old 09-16-2013, 03:18 PM
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MargeD
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Well my friend, you are in good company. When we moved to an apt. from a 3-bedroom house, I gave away about half of my stash, although DH and DS wanted me to get rid of more, I drew the line in the sand. I've been mainly quilting from my stash, not buying a lot of new fabric, however, I must be a fabric magnet. While recovering from a spinal cord surgery, learning to walk again, I talked to people about my quilting and had DH bring in my quilt album. Well, one of the therapists there asked if I could use more fabric. LOL. She said a friend had given her a bunch of fabric that she would never use, so I took it off her hands - nearly 40 yds. of fabric. I was blown away. I've already used some of it making table runners, placemats, etc., but I swear the fabric multiplies while I sleep. Because we are on SS, money is tight, but I've been keeping my buying down (it's a lot easier when I couldn't drive). I've made lots of projects, baby quilts, regular quilts, a quilt for my DGD that was totally from my stash; etc., etc. but the piles don't seem to be dwindling. I have, however, been able to buy only what I need, such as background fabric or fabric to complete a quilt. It's not nearly as much fun though.
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