Forgotten stash found!
In searching for a bag I wanted to put Christmas gifts in, I found a bag that had 3 different Christmas fabrics I had forgotten about! It was almost like getting new stuff!
Have you ever rediscovered fabric you forgot you had stashed? |
Oh yeah, both fabric and books.
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here to..just found a couple of boxes of fabric I ordered thru the summer and life got busy and forgot
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I have been straigthening closets that I haven't been in for a while and I too, have found fabric I had forgotten about.
It is a great feeling, like getting an extra little present! |
Oh what fun! Love those kind of surprises.
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Oh yes, have found those 'hidden' fabrics :)
and then there has been the reverse ~ Where in the 'HECK' is the sack with.... :( |
All the time.
Sometimes I even have to think hard about WHEN & WHERE I bought it from. |
Yes, I have...I had been going through some bins I had of unfinished projects. I got to the bottom bin, and instead of it being full of projects, I found that it was full of fat quarter bundles I had forgotten about.....very fun find!
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oh yes ... isn't it wonderful! :p
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Oh my I sure have! Sometimes I even find it put away in my organized stash and think HUH? I don't remember this at all! The funny find is the Pair of the same patterns I have bought. I must have really wanted that pattern.
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Oh ya, but a nice surprise
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Good for you! It's like another Christmas present! :-)
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Originally Posted by grammy Dwynn
(Post 5739759)
Oh yes, have found those 'hidden' fabrics :)
and then there has been the reverse ~ Where in the 'HECK' is the sack with.... :( |
Found fabric is better than finding money in the couch cushions.
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Originally Posted by sewready
(Post 5739674)
I have been straigthening closets that I haven't been in for a while and I too, have found fabric I had forgotten about.
It is a great feeling, like getting an extra little present! |
All the time.
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Once or twice I've found "lost items". There has been a piece or two of fabric that I wonder where it came from :)
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Happens to me and its fun to go thru my new treasures.
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Merry Christmas :-)
When I cleaned out the linen closet recently - in order to purge extra items - I discovered some quilt blocks my paternal grandmother had made. Boy, I had put them near the quilt she had made and forgotten about the "good and safe" place. I thought that I had turned the entire household inside-out hunting for those blocks!!!! Then, there is the story about a laundry basket of misc. fabric I had stashed in another closet..... Congrats on your discovery! I have been sewing today and enjoying my stash. This has been very relaxing. :-) |
Originally Posted by labeelady
(Post 5739399)
In searching for a bag I wanted to put Christmas gifts in, I found a bag that had 3 different Christmas fabrics I had forgotten about! It was almost like getting new stuff!
Have you ever rediscovered fabric you forgot you had stashed? |
Originally Posted by grammy Dwynn
(Post 5739759)
Oh yes, have found those 'hidden' fabrics :)
and then there has been the reverse ~ Where in the 'HECK' is the sack with.... :( Gotta say that the reverse outweighs my finds |
With prices as high as they have been lately for LQS fabrics, it is nice to find fabrics you forgot you had! It's happened to me a number of times, too.
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Not long ago I looked in a shopping tote bag I had hanging in my sewing room closet expecting to find one thing in it when I discovered a group of fabrics perfect for a beautiful spring wall hanging I had forgotten I had bought. So happy will be starting it soon!
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I don't have such luck. No goodies to be found in this home.
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Yup! Been there, done that. Pre-Christmas, I found a box full of runner kits I had totally forgotten that I owned.
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I have misplaced some Christgmas fabric that I bought a couple of months ago. I would much rather find fabric than lose it!
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Oh, yes! I know what is in the sewing room because I cleaned it recently but I do have some stuff in storage that will be a great surprise when I get to it.
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Who me??? Never. LOL. Even after purging my stash before we had to move to a 2 bedroom apt. I've found some fabric I knew I bought, but hadn't seen in forever. I'm slowly trying to get all my "ducks in a row" so to speak so I can find what I want when I go look for it. Yes, I know, in a perfect world, but I can try. It is fun when you discover fabric you had forgotten about though.
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I'm getting ready to go through my bins to make 2 1/2inch strips for a scrappy. I can't wait to see what all is in there.
Maybe 2013 will be the year I finally get all my stash organized. I've started cutting left overs into 2 1/2, 2 and 1 1/2 inch strips/squares. I want to keep all larger pieces separated by approximate size as well. |
Originally Posted by Nilla
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I'm getting ready to go through my bins to make 2 1/2inch strips for a scrappy. I can't wait to see what all is in there.
Maybe 2013 will be the year I finally get all my stash organized. I've started cutting left overs into 2 1/2, 2 and 1 1/2 inch strips/squares. I want to keep all larger pieces separated by approximate size as well. |
I have found 'surprises' many times and most of the time I can't remember the purpose I had in mind when I made the purchase.
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When I moved into my sewing room I was surprised several times. Once I get it super organised (Lol) I should know where everything is.
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My DH was helping me look for a tablerunner my mother had made many years ago and while looking he uncovered much of my stash that I had forgotten all about. He told me I had soooo much it was like Christmas everytime I opened a box...I couldn't disaggree with him! It was like uncovering a trusure!
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All the time...sometimes more than once!:D
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Oh, I find stuff and it's either "Eureka!" or "What was I thinking when I bought that?"
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I do it too. I've found fabric I'd forgotten about buying. And books. And patterns. What really gets me is when I find a duplicate book or pattern. :)
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Forgotten stash found
I, too, have experiences like this...asking myself where and when but most importantly of all the questions was why? Or I finds a stash obviously bought for a particular pattern but no pattern to be found. Then I have to ask the question, what do I do next? Separate it into the major stash or leave it together and hope someday I will remember the "why" and find the pattern.
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Yes, and it's always like getting a present!! Have fun!
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I am in the process of moving and I have found all sorts of things, especially some UFOs that I had completely forgotten about.
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Yes! Yes! & Yes! Been there done that many times. Then I think, I need to stop buying fabric till I know what I already have hidden. Then I think again, NOPE, can't stop. I just don't have the will not to buy.
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