How to do you REDUCE STASH
#41
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Central NM
Posts: 1,553

Sewing time tomorrow at Bob's Sewing Center for PL. Packing up my machine and other stuff. Stuff is defined as fabric I took from their closet screaming:"please take me home with you" and fab I found while organizing my stash. When I empty out those totes, I think it's best if I bring them to the car...right?
#42

Per yard is a good price but How do you sell -price wise - the small pieces? Have some that I would like to sell to be able to buy the notions I need for my kids/doll clothes.
#43
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Maryland
Posts: 2,544

Sobering event: a guild member passed away and her husband asked for help in selling the stash with benefits going to 3 of his wife's favorite charities. Stash included patterns, books, tools, and of course, fabric. Fabric priced at $2/yard, was laid out on tables (backing, panels, reproduction fabrics, novelty prints, children's prints, etc) shoppers given a sheet and guild members manned the tables to keep track of what was taken from the tables. People walked out with armloads of stuff and $6000 was raised and there were still some items left for donation to Goodwill. If "she who dies with the most fabric wins" she was in the running!
#44

Sobering event: a guild member passed away and her husband asked for help in selling the stash with benefits going to 3 of his wife's favorite charities. Stash included patterns, books, tools, and of course, fabric. Fabric priced at $2/yard, was laid out on tables (backing, panels, reproduction fabrics, novelty prints, children's prints, etc) shoppers given a sheet and guild members manned the tables to keep track of what was taken from the tables. People walked out with armloads of stuff and $6000 was raised and there were still some items left for donation to Goodwill. If "she who dies with the most fabric wins" she was in the running!
#45
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Central Iowa
Posts: 2,326

I usually have leftover fabric becuse I cut more than needed so I decided to get rid of this sort of stuff. I have made the quilt I wanted with the fabric now done with what is left over usually not enough unless you mix it with other stuff. I now just watch what I buy and try to get more fabrics I can use as blenders.
#46
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 9,332

I was thinking the same thing. I have 2 scrappy projects planned and will probably do more using what I have on hand. I've even decided to piece at least some of the back of my king sized quilt to use up some of the scraps from this project.