Central Ohio Quilter

One way to get some very low priced stash is to go to thrift shops (such as Goodwill) and look for good quality, 100 % cotton men's shirts and cut them up along the seams. You can get the equivalent of 1 to 2 yards of fabric from a large to an extra large shirt, depending on the cut, short sleeves or long sleeves, or the size.

You can also look for woman's large cotton shirts or dresses to use also.

Our Goodwill has items on sale half price after they have been there for a certain number of weeks, and on sale for 75% off the next week. I usually wait for shirts to go on the 75% off sale and get them for 75 cents or a dollar. Can't beat those prices.

As an extra bonus, I also keep all of the buttons that come off the shirts and build up a great button stash!

JoanneS

It's easy to build up a stash. Just buy fabric! That's not a sarcastic answer to your problem. It's what all of us have done to build our stash. And it's why I've declared a moratorium on buying more fabric. I spend the winter in AZ and have a stash here. I spend the rest of the year in CT and have a stast there. I bought all of my fabric before the price of cotton shot through the roof. Now, I confine my buying to jelly rolls when they're on sale.

KathyPhillips

you have several great quilt shops in san antonio. i love to shop there, and will be going there next week to deliver a "cancer quilt" to a friend of mine. It is made from a panel of "cancer cannot...." and set together with batiks.
sorry about no caps. i have a cast on my right hand.
i do not need fabric. i could go to my stash and make several quilts! but it is so much fun to shop in a quilt shop or at hobby lobby! your stash will multiply before you know it.

sewdamncute

Quiltingfan, this is a good time of year to shop sales, most LQS will sell in order to reduce inventories for this year. Have fun, buy what you like!

Caswews

oh heck just break the cycle and go on a whim and buy a 1/2 yard of 20 materials and who knows what you will come up with !LOL

Pilgrim

I made them for my daughter when she was little and one for her doll. They would have matching dress and pinafores. It was so cute. Long time ago now, she is 34.

quiltingfan

So sorry about your arm. I hope it gets to feeling better soon. :-)

quiltingfan

Thanks every one for the advice. I don't really have a big room for a big stash but I am going to be working on putting it out so that I can see it. I have my leftover and the little bit that I have bought in bins so now I don't know what I have and don't have or can't find it if I have it. Oh well something to do in my spare time. haha. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and spends it anyway they want to. Beth

judi wess

Quiltingfan, please don't do what I did when building my stash, make sure to buy some very light and very darks. Most quilters make the mistake of not buying enough of these values. Alas, when I want to start a project from my stash I have to go to the store and buy both of these. Maybe that is not such a bad thing, just aggravating to not have them on hand.

coopah

Most of the quilts my great-grandmother and grandmother made were from old shirts, dresses, and leftover fabric from making new clothing. We have used these quilts for over 50 years!! Some are now "retired," but kept on display.