How big for stash fabric?
#34
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 714
I have a hugh stash. I can't seem to stop buying when I go to the store. I am working on staying away from the stores and really concentrating on my stash. Oh I slip sometimes, but I am trying to really cut back. If it's on sale they have me and I only buy on sale. I'm a fabricholic.
#35
Looks to me like you've got your stash. Pull from it and start quilting! Keeping your stash to a reasonable, controllable size helps you know what you have. Then, as you pull from your stash to start piecing, you can add other contrast fabrics to the ones you've pull out, as needed, and keep your stash under control. Your current, very organized, stash looks lovely!
#36
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Antlers Oklahoma
Posts: 1,658
I always have to get myself into a discussion of this kind. lol. Keep in mind the size of quilts you make. I make up to really biggggg King size as most of my kids and others that want to acquire one on my " masterpirces" use this size bed. SOOOOOOOOOOOOO The backing has to be more that 5 yards as most suggest on this thread. To make a long story short. I buy as much as I can afford at one time.
#37
#38
My standard purchase is 3 meters. If I am buying for backing, I buy 6. (Unless it's 108" wide, then I buy 3.) If I am buying pre-cuts, I also buy some coordinating yardage for borders/bindings, because my experience has been that if you don't buy it when you see it, it will be gone the next time you are there (kinda like shoping at Costco!).
Last edited by Canada Kate; 02-18-2013 at 07:19 AM. Reason: Typo
#39
Just to be clear, this is not my stash, I wish! I found that picture of someone else's stash. But it inspired my question about building a stash. Thank you all for your advice. and I am realizing that I don't need to be trying to make something like this. I have way too many UFO's as it is. LOL But I knew I could count on the ladies here to have some great insight into reasoning of getting bigger pieces.
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