Absloutely ROFLMA, we were cut from the same cloth gaigai, especially the TP bit. I am the same way with my freezer too. It seems as soon as a bit of room opens up in there I find a sale to fill it up!

I am making a concerted effort to shop my stash. I am having great fun right now with all my batiks making additional blocks to go with the ones I got in the batik block swap I participated in last year. Sometimes things you think don't go together suddenly do once you get it pieced and laid out.

I also have yardage in my stash dedicated to future projects. That stuff is seperated out. Often I will stash build and come home with my new acquistions and immediately go to my stash and see what I have that may compliment or coordinate with the new purchase. If I do, I set those items aside for a to be determined future WIP. However, once I clear space in my stash dresser it is like giving myself permission to go shopping again, just like my freezer!

Id be very happy to help u destash!!! sometimes u have decide to use up the stash if possible. There are plenty of ppl who could use a donation of fabric to a worthy cause. It is fun to go shopping for more fabric too!

If any of you are looking to de-stash I really need UGLIES.. and I mean uglies.. Poopie greens, mustard yellows, fierce fushia, pitiful paisleys, gawdy stripes, not so hot dots and spots and any other 'interesting' fabs for my 2in, 9patch scrappy ugly quilt...[/quote]

Too bad you did not post this a couple months ago--used them up for charity tops in scrappies so they would NOT be ugly!

When I actually do the de-stashing y'all here at the Board will definitely be first on the list :thumbup:
Although you may not want some of it. At least 1/2 is Joann's and the other 1/2 LQS.

Too bad you did not post this a couple months ago--used them up for charity tops in scrappies so they would NOT be ugly![/quote]

bummer..!

I like the idea of having an 'ugly' quilt that I can just say "hey toss over the ugly quilt, Im cold.. '

I've decided not to buy fabric this year and see what kind of dent I can make in my stash. If all else fails, I'll just make donation tops. There is a senior group here who manages to get batting for finishing them.

I'm in agreement with DonnaJean. I don't have a huge stash, but I plan on keeping what I have and using it as I like to make more scrappy quilts.

With the prices of cotton going up and up I would re-think any plans of de-stashing and selling off what I had. This is especially true for those with the older cottons which are supposedly much better than the newer cottons.

If you are moving or need the room then I do understand the need to de-stash. IMHO I would really rethink my reason and purpose especially if you're using fabrics for quilts all the time.

Pam M

well I am guilty of doing the same thing...I have alot of material, but mostly scraps from yard sales and antique stores but none the less there is alot and I am addicted to fabric, I can't stop...LOL...I too thought about selling some of my material but i don't know if I could part with it...so does that make me a hoarder as well...LOL...so for know I will admire what I have...who knows I may not be able to afford new fabric and I will have my stash to play with...☺

I actually do use my stash. I have three quilts in progress that were totally from stash and another one that was mostly from stash. About the only thing I need to buy most of the time is backing.

Wow. I think I could too if I made scrappy type quilts but all of the ones I make need to be specific colors, etc that my relatives want. I'll preview my fabric to them but they always so no and we go buy new fabric. Gee maybe my stash is ugly?
Didn't someone here just mention she wanted ugly fabrics....lol.

When I make a quilt for relatives I make them come to my house and pick one fabric. Then I pick the coordinating fabrics and the pattern. It makes it sooooooooo much simpler!!!

sell it if you aren't going to use it and use the money to buy what's right for you

lol-I could never use it up in 2 lifetimes.I sell off some and then buy more,lol.ever evolving taste in color,etc

I doubt I'll ever use all of mine, but right now I'm not buying anything new. I love the idea of making an entire quilt, including backing, (excluding batting) from my stash!! I feel almost like I made something for nothing!!

I've been de-stashing for a couple of years and now I have a lots of small projects stashed away for gifts. I have added about $300 worth of fabric to the stash. Stashes are great if you like scrappy projects.

Not to mention much cheaper than Hummels..and you can handle on a regular basis without chipping.

No way will I ever use my stash up in this life or if I could live another life.

My stash has finally reached a point where it has started producing. Lately I am finding that I may purchase one, two, perhaps three new fabrics for a proposed project, primarily for inspiration, the remainder of the choices come from my stash.

I have also been evaluvating my stash and most purchases have been to fill color voids. I have been adding more backgrond fabrics (was a huge void) and I just added the dreaded color, orange.

No drastic de-stashing here, only usage. It is my repsonsibility as a citizen to contribute to the revitalization of the economy and I take this responsibility very seriously.

The way prices are going, I think a lot of us will start using more and more of our "Stash".

How are you destashing and where is it going? Just curious
You might want to offer here on board Lots of us hoarders always looking for more lol cheryl :thumbup:

I only buy fabric for a project. Never just buy because I like it. The thing is, I'm so particular that when I get home I don't like how they match. So I have my own shop hop to get it right. That's how my stash builds, plus left overs. I did donate about 1/2 to a charity quilts group. I have 6 bins only the blue one is filled. I also find that when I get them out they aren't right for a new project. It is nice to make something small when you feel like it and already have it there...

I do not begin to have the stash many here have acquired. I think that goes back to my years of moving around when my husband was in the Navy and then school. Most of my fabric that lies in limbo has come from my two older sisters who down-sized and passed it on to me. I seem to have a guilt complex about getting rid of it. And, to tell the truth, some is very nice stuff. There are some woolens that I'm not sure can even be purchased any longer.

As far as my own quilting stash, I have used a lot of it for classes. If I ultimately don't like the technique I haven't spent too much money on the project. I have also used some in helping my granddaughters with their own projects. The youngest(11) just loves shopping my stash. I have also shown her how to find free patterns online. She can be a little hard to keep up with sometimes.:)

A place I have donated fabric is to the local high schools. It helps the students who can't afford to buy for their classes.

I just did a partial destashing. I do most of my sewing to raise $ for basset hound rescue. I had been sitting on a massive pile of beautiful fleece and was doing nothing with it. I had moved on to quilting and couldn't seem to do both. I divided up the fleece and paid it forward to 2 friends who also sew for rescue and DO use fleece. I can't tell you how relieved and unburdened I felt. Plus, I can now fit my quilting stash in the closet in my sewing room.

I have one storage container and will eventually use all of it. I buy with a particular project in mind. I am just behind in my projects... Getting there though.. don't have as much sewing time as I have had in the past. Grandbaby needs me!!!!!LOL

I'm thinking, if the time comes when I no longer can afford to quilt, then what I have in my stash will have to do, even if it isn't quite what I want at the time, it will be what I have to use. So, mine stays.

Well maybe if I quit buying but not until after 4-6-11's trek of fab shops between Toledo and Cleveland My many Thanks to every one who told me WHERE these shops are :thumbup: :thumbup: But in my defense I'd say 75% of my purchases are complete projects the other 25% is those pesky flying fabs and there always so sticky I can't put them down til I reach the counter HEY I can hear yens giggling I'd be scared of them if I didnt how lovable they are :lol:

NEVER! You will have to pry it out of my cold dead hands. I love my stash. There's something comforting about it. I may run out of milk but I will never run out of fabric.

I have a decent stash but often find that I need a specific fabric for a new project.

What I started doing recently is using some of my least favorite fabrics for backings. I used to buy backings for each new quilt but now I am de-stashing 5 to 6 yeards at a time.

I feel the same way so decided to make scrap quilts for everyone the only trouble is I have to buy more material to make them look good never had the right color ohhh so confusing should I buy more or use what I got!!!!! :oops:

I definitely use my stash all the time, but depending on which pattern I decide to make, I usually have to find one or two more fabrics to fill it out. And, that's fine with me. Judging from photos people have sent in of their stash, I don't have nearly as much as everyone else. While I do feel envious looking at those gorgeous walls of fabrics, I know my taste in colors, prints etc. will change, so I do limit my purchase and never buy more than 3.5 yards of any one fabric. This works for me.

I took a class with Bonnie K Hunter last fall. After seeing her scrappy quilts and reading her book LEADERS & ENDERS, I fell in love. I am now on my 3rd full size scrappy quilt and have only bought 2 yards of material (one of the quilts had 600 hst and I wanted them to match). My stash is finally starting to look smaller.No much but some. I would make scrappy anything to destash my stash. Just remember with scrappy it is not the color that matters but the placement of your darks and lights.

I don't have huge stash, but currently using up some while adding a bit of new now and again... I used to laugh at how quilters had such big stashes.. Now I have a stash~small in comparison to many, but still currently using out of it to clear some while adding to it with others..:)

If I live long enough, you know, maybe to.....150 years young!

No will probably NEVER use it all, but it sure is fun to play in the stash. I just think what fun my friends will have when they come to "de-fabric" my quilt studio. They will be allowed to come in and haul off anything they want. Just bet there will not be much left after they all leave. Am thinking about having security to prevent fabric fights. grin

i have been thinking if doing a real charn quilt they used to be none of the same piece alll different color fabrick was thinking of asking on the other site i have if anyone wants to do a swap send unsewed blocks that way could get a bunch of different ones i do not have a large stash

If I found myself in your situation, I would go through my stash and really be honest with myself on what I will use and what I won't and sell what you won't. My stash is meager at best, and mostly blenders and tonals so I feel pretty confident that I will use most of what I have in one project or another. But if I were finding that I had shelves upon shelves of fabric that I *really* couldn't find a use for, I'd do away with it.

Oh dear, you're all making me look at what has been a mysterious drive for a long time. I hate to even think of it let alone admit the word hoarder, but.... Yikes, will have to get busy. The idea of cutting up everything into scrappy pieces is great. Does anyone else do this? I suppose sorting them into different colours would be helpful. A friend's mom did this to make a Log Cabin about 30 years ago. I can still see her with 7 or 8 clear plastic bags of twenty different fabrics in each colour reaching into the bags for the top strip.

Oh dear, you're all making me look at what has been a mysterious drive for a long time. I hate to even think of it let alone admit the word hoarder, but.... Yikes, will have to get busy. The idea of cutting up everything into scrappy pieces is great. Does anyone else do this? I suppose sorting them into different colours would be helpful. A friend's mom did this to make a Log Cabin about 30 years ago. I can still see her with 7 or 8 clear plastic bags of twenty different fabrics in each colour reaching into the bags for the top strip.

well I've bought or collected the fabric so I will use it. I bought it when I had the money...usually a little left here and there from the grocery budget. Lately the grocery budget is barely buying groceries. So as much as I may want to buy fabric it ain't happening. I may buy a yard or two in a few months for the CW quilt I'm doing but anything else I make is going to be a scrap quilt from the stash.

Oh and my stash is NOT huge. I have three 3' shelves and a few tubs.

I don't have much of a stash myself. Mostly on purpose. The few pieces I purchased as a stash never seem right for projects either. I've decided, at least for now, I need to only buy for specific projects.