pocoellie

I have 7 of the pattern cabinets, from the fabric stores, all filled with ruler folded, color sorted fabrics, 6 large totes(65 qt) full of scraps, then about 24 large totes(65 qt and up) full of fabrics, although only about 6 of these are cotton fabrics, the rest are other fabrics.

Jim

BIG enough I dont want to count it all but is it ever big enough?

Havplenty

i use to have a mini fabric/notion store in my home from years of working in fabric stores and having a sewing business. but after a divorce and having to move, I give away most of that fabric, much i had never used or didn't remember i had purchased and i stopped buying unnecessarily.

my priorities have changed and now i would rather being lying on a tropical island somewhere or go whale watching or trek through the rain forest & see brightly colored frogs before they disappear or go diving or see the outback or go to the fiji isles rather than accumulate fabric i will never use.

with that said i have about eight 35 gallon tubs of fabric (some left over from years ago) and four 20 gallon tubs of quilting stuff that i am currently working on completing for family and friends and also charity quilts. i gave all of the craft items (at least two 35 gallon tubs)away to some teachers and donated tubs of fabric to church and a few organizations. i would rather someone use it instead of my family having to sell it at an estate sale.

Lady Crafter

I think I'm running a close second to that count, as I'm organizing and packing in plastic totes as we speak!

Jennie and Me

Way too much as I finally decided Thursday night. I have fabric in boxes in my quilting room(under the 14ft. long arm). Hoards of fat quarters that I just can't part with. And then I have a little(maybe 8x10 room that houses my sewing machine, more fabric...some in bags, some in plastic totes and boxes, some just folded and laying there for me to pet, some in the process of getting made into a quilt. Again..AND, across the hall in another bedroom, I have more fabric.
However, getting back to Thursday night, we had this horrid storm come through. Kitchen outer window broken from the hail, water pouring in windows. Hubby and I were standing here in the computer room looking at the water pouring in the North window and I felt water dripping on me from the ceiling. I looked up in amazement thinking, "How the heck can that be..my sewing room is above this one!" Hurried upstairs and the North window in my little sewing room had been smashed by hail. Water was pouring in along with hail, leaves and all kinds of debris. How I kept from stepping on broken glass I'll never know. The said debris and hail was in the hallway and the bedroom across the hall too. We managed to get a piece of cardboard over the window and as soom as that storm passed, our neighbor and a couple of other guys came over with a loader and managed to get plywood over the window. Another storm followed right after. It was horrid. In all my 66 years on this earth, I have never seen a storm like that one and I hope to never see another one.
I now have fabric laid out all over drying. I've had to throw alot of "stuff" away as it just couldn't be saved. The only good thing that came out of this is that I found alot of things that I had forgotten that I had and I've made a vow to get my stash under control. Sometimes too much of a stash is just that...too much. I will be doing my fabric shopping in my own house for quite awhile.

danece

How Big Is My Stash? I am try to get it all organized, but crazy things like life and work keep getting in the way. I am working on it when I get a chance. So far I have about 150 yards wrapped around boards and put into an old entertainment center and have lots more to go through, by the way, that"s just the cotton I have a lot of other stuff in totes, I have put myself on a buy only what I have to to finish a project diet until I can get this all out and sorted and organized. Fabric Hoarder, not really, but when I get a chance I really enjoy sewing, not just quilting, but garments and crafting too, when I can find it all I will attempt to post a picture :D

dreamboat

A walk-in closet with shelves on all 3 sides with fabric, quilt kits, batting. I also have boxes under cutting table full and more boxes under my 2 machine tables. I also have 5 plastic drawers on wheels that stack 5 high. Mind you, this is in a room with computer and 9 sewing machines. This room is about 12'by12'. Wish I had a bigger one. May have to knock out the next wall.

pdcakm

just had a speaker at our guild about her stash diet. did not buy for 6mo. that was 5 years ago and everyone participating cheated. seems to be a disease to keep accumulating. i can't quit.

she did tell us about her friend who calls her stash her "fabrary" a fabric library. i like that term. no more stash, just a fabrary. libraries must always be acquiring the latest books, so we must always be acquiring the latest fabric. my story and i am sticking to it.

coachmatthewsvhs

I am in the building process. I've only made about 6 quilts. Will retire in 4 years and am currently buying fabric like it's my job, so when retirement comes I won't have as much to purchase!!!

A1penny

I have known a quilter and teacher for many years, but had NO idea what her stash was like! She came to our guild to speak, and told us that she BOUGHT a second apartment just for all her quilting STUFF!