Don't know what to do with my favorite fabrics
12-22-2013, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by nancylee
Hi all,
I have some fabrics I just adore!! Some are a yard or two, some are just fat quarters. What they have in common is that I haven't been able to use them!! I certainly don't want to use them in gifts (I know, I am terribly selfish in this area, not others, though!!!) So would you give me some suggestions??
They don't all go at all, some are modern, some are batiks, so I really can't use them all in a quilt, or it would be a horrid quilt. So I need smaller ideas. I have thought of table runners, but I don't really use them.
Help!!!
Thanks, in advance,
Nancy
I have some fabrics I just adore!! Some are a yard or two, some are just fat quarters. What they have in common is that I haven't been able to use them!! I certainly don't want to use them in gifts (I know, I am terribly selfish in this area, not others, though!!!) So would you give me some suggestions??
They don't all go at all, some are modern, some are batiks, so I really can't use them all in a quilt, or it would be a horrid quilt. So I need smaller ideas. I have thought of table runners, but I don't really use them.
Help!!!
Thanks, in advance,
Nancy
If you have smaller amounts you love, how about a purse? Then you can show off the pretty fabrics,
12-22-2013, 05:32 PM
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make yourself something, a purse, wallet, totebag. tissue cover, so you can see it.
it's yours to keep. I can't cut or donate them either. so I make little things.
switch my wallet off, or make a pincushion for yourself. look for little things so
your fabs are around you all the time.
it's yours to keep. I can't cut or donate them either. so I make little things.
switch my wallet off, or make a pincushion for yourself. look for little things so
your fabs are around you all the time.
12-22-2013, 05:39 PM
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I use smaller quilts to throw over the back of a couch or a chair. We always have throws to cover ourselves in the winter. I like to be able to see some of the items that I really like. I do give most of my quilts to family. They all seem to love them. I've learned that when I use up my favorites I quickly find another piece of fabric to take it's place!
12-23-2013, 09:43 AM
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i have a pile of william morris fabrics i am saving for the perfect pattern, saving until my skills are honed, saving because i love them so and am scared to cut them. i agree that you can make quilts for other rooms of your house, for different seasons, so cuddling on the couch or jut to have. or you can just save your favorites forever and never have to justify it to anyone 
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