Hello my name is Michael and I'm a Fabric Hoarder
04-16-2011, 02:17 PM
#201
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Location: Pinehurst, NC
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I'm jealous. I have lots of fabric, but I'm too new to have as much as you - happy sewing!! You could be spending your money on booze, drugs, etc - this is much better for you and a LOT more fun I bet. NO GUILT!!
04-16-2011, 02:32 PM
#202
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Location: RI
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I feel your pain. I have UFO's that are over 10 years old. I bought more fabric this week and can't remember what I bought them for. I solemnly vow not to buy any more fabric (at least not until the next time I go to the LQS or Joann's) until I use up or at least finish 1 of my projects.
04-16-2011, 02:38 PM
#203
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Have loved all of the Posts. I did find a "cure"and I miss the afflication !!I moved into a 35 ft.Motorhome 10 yrs ago.Had to take 2 machines with me. Have a small stash. The clerks giggle when I come into fabric stores and literly "roll and sniff" in the isles..Have still done lots of sewing and met lots of sewers on the road,exchanging ideas and patterns. Fun!!!Have the Bible for quilt stores all across the USA.(hit as many as possible)
04-16-2011, 02:56 PM
#205
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Originally Posted by AFQSinc
Originally Posted by Shirleyg
So let's just not stress over it and come to this board to confess and make us feel better. We are not alone in doing this. I was watching a show on TLC called extreme couponing and after that I don't feel bad about my fabric at all. Some of those people had thousands of one item just because they had a coupon for it and doing that took them hours just to prepare to go grocery shoping. To me that's food hording but hay, if that makes them feel good then who am I to judge...
Secondly: I am extremely offended by the sight of the person clearing the shelf of mustard. What about other people who might have a coupon and would like to buy that brand but now can't? No one should be allowed to do that.
I believe that kind of shopping also drives food prices up because the manufacturers think there is more demand than there really is which then creates a false mini shortage and drives the prices up. Perhaps this sounds judgmental but in these times where there are people who can just barely get enough food to feed their families I really don't like seeing people proudly showing off their homes stuffed with more food and goods than they can ever use in the product's lifetime.
04-16-2011, 03:00 PM
#206
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Location: Florida
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I'd like to add to my comment by confessing I too am a fabric hoarder. I DO believe however, that purchasing a lot of fabric for future use or for leaving it to our kids isn't the same as hoarding things that are needed by others who can't get them because of hoarders. But maybe that's just rationalizing? :roll:
04-16-2011, 03:23 PM
#208
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Hi Michael,
I'm impressed by how much fabric you have aquired in such a short amount of time. Way to go!! My "stash" wasn't too bad until a friend of mine took me to a couple of closing quilt stores, one with fantastic batiks, and another quilt shop selling fabric for $2.99/yd, the owner was just making room for new fabric. Most of this was done while I was recovering from surgery and I had plans to do a lot of quilting until I could go back to work. The size of my "stash" didn't hit me until my sister passed away and I inherited her stash, and then we "downsized from a 3-bedroom house to a 2-bedroom apartment. YIKES!!! I purged a lot (but my friend says that if there is anything I really need, I can get it back), passed yards and yards off to a local quilt group who makes quilts for sick children in hospitals, etc., and I still have a lot. My only advice is keep your "stash" in one room, so you can have some control, and reorganize by color, or type - Christmas, fall, etc. The best way to get rid of a stash is to start making those quilts. Good luck. Marge D
I'm impressed by how much fabric you have aquired in such a short amount of time. Way to go!! My "stash" wasn't too bad until a friend of mine took me to a couple of closing quilt stores, one with fantastic batiks, and another quilt shop selling fabric for $2.99/yd, the owner was just making room for new fabric. Most of this was done while I was recovering from surgery and I had plans to do a lot of quilting until I could go back to work. The size of my "stash" didn't hit me until my sister passed away and I inherited her stash, and then we "downsized from a 3-bedroom house to a 2-bedroom apartment. YIKES!!! I purged a lot (but my friend says that if there is anything I really need, I can get it back), passed yards and yards off to a local quilt group who makes quilts for sick children in hospitals, etc., and I still have a lot. My only advice is keep your "stash" in one room, so you can have some control, and reorganize by color, or type - Christmas, fall, etc. The best way to get rid of a stash is to start making those quilts. Good luck. Marge D
04-16-2011, 03:29 PM
#209
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 180
No-no. We don't need a show on us fabric hoarders, unless we can help you unload your fabric. ( he-he). I am a frabicolic. I love the feel and colors of fabric and since I can't make quilts faster than I can shop, I have become a hoarder. My husband is trying to make me go cold turkey, but instead he is making me into a secret shopper with new hiding places. And Then you will never guess what is happening. One of my favorite shops is going out of business. Monday is the first day of clearence. Guess who is going??? Me.
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