My friend stored some stash in her trunk well actually it was over flowing and they had a flat tire,need I say more?O

Just remember 'She who dies with the most fabric wins'!

You're forgiven.

My son's sentiments exactly. It is beginning to be mine also as I prepare to move to a Sr. apartment. In making this preparation, I found that a fairly large bag, made from some of the fabric is easier to store than boxes or plastic totes. They stack and stack and stack. I separate the prints from the plain and even have a bag for left over batting. I make labels for the fabric from the bottom up to know whatand how many yards of each is in the bags.

My husband tells me if I get any more "stuff" we will have to move out. Others suggest he build on another room.
But isn't it fun? Finding a stash here and there is my only enjoyment, like finding old friends.
Move over, I want to be in the picture with all the rest of you.
Carol J.

I in my LQS the other day and one lady was saying she has fabric piled up in every room and her shed is full to.

So, what's an extra shower for!! LOL :lol:

I'm hanging on to all fabric and when I go to the Great Quilt Shop above I'm asking all my quilty friends to come over and drink a toast to me and divide up the spoils.
A gal can NEVER have to much fabric, tools or sewing machines.

Better have a BIG sale!!!!

Wow... nice sister. Does she quilt? If not, watch out... she might be tempted to start just to downsize your stash. :lol: :lol:

In my guest room is a nice big bed with three nice big, firmly stuffed "pillows". Enough said!

I don't know to exactly what you're referring (advertise???), but our local guild members keep all unusable scraps/thread - sergers drop tons of that stuff - and stuff scrappy pillows with them instead of batting or fiberfill. They're useful in many instances. If all else fails, donate the finished pillow to animal services where they'll use them for cats & dogs.

[quote=tooMuchFabric]I hearya. I'm beginning to think of how to use up what I have before it becomes my Estate.
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I've spent way to much time thinking about how to use up my stuff and not actually doing it.

I'm glad I'm not alone in having a nice big stash. Now if someone on this thread ends of on that TV show, Hoarders, then I'll know it might be a problem. Nothing wrong with having a little bit of fabric! That is what I tell my husband.

Yea she does. We have opposite tastes but always seem to find something that works between her muted colors and my slap in the face brights :D Her Husband always knows when I tell him I need to go to the fabric store what I mean. (Their house!) Oh, by the way Karen, I think I might place another order today for some fabric that I don't need but sure is pretty :thumbup: Clear some more room for me ok. Ha Ha.

No, it's "she who dies with the most--isn't sewing fast enough!" LOL

So funny as I have just today been and bought five baskets to put 'up' on top of our new wardrobes, we have to make the most of every available bit of space as I have to use our bedroom as a sewing room...wonder how long it will be before I run out of 'up' too!!

:thumbup: :lol: :roll: :D

I have a 10 year old grandson that quilts with my daughter. The other week he told me he wanted to go to Nana's Quilt Shop. My daughter lives about 25 miles from me. I was so upset that my daughter didn't tell me about the quilt shop. She just laughed so hard. She told me to stop and think what he said and what he calls me. He wanted to come to MY house and go thru my stash for fabric. Well I told him the door is always open for him. He left with a large paper bag full.

Wow I started using the shower in my bathroom 10 years ago and my kids think I am crazy. luckyly when they come there is a shower in the other bathroom.

I have an idea. I have plenty of room for fabric how about "here"
LOL

TOOOO funnnnny!!!!

I know I'm new at this, but I have to ask....when stash is stored somewhere else (sister's, in garage in storage containers, etc.), how ever can you know what you have when you need to use it??? Just wondering.....does stash NEVER get used?

There is never enough fabric or enough time. I have fabric in places i never thought I would. I have had to divide my "hobbies" into different rooms so i can keep doing what I love. At one time I was proud of my neat, organized, cleanly dusted home. Now I write notes to myself in the dust ie., I love me. Okay, I still dust once a week but my gosh you should see the pile of ironing I have yet to do (yep, I still iron my clothes). I was going to do my quilting in the basement but found it did not work for me (too old to be uncomfortable) and now I sew in the living room in a small teeny space in the corner. But whose complaining, not me. Enjoy quilters, you are the best there is.

My hubby and I are discussing selling or renting our house because it's getting hard for him to care for it.We are considering living in a RV and going south in winter and and back to Maine and N.H in the summer when it's warmer. I can't leave my kitchen aid mixer and my 4 sewing machines and all my fabric and notions behind. I'll store them in the trunk of my car if I have to.

YOur daughter sounds like my husband... I've developed the mriaculous ability to suddenly become deaf... ;0}

Welllll, I always know when I get snarky because DH tells me to go pet my stash. When that happens, I go upstairs and pull out my bins, unfold and pet my fabric, refold and put away -----and I am happy. So even if it doesn't get "used" in a quilt - mine gets "used" in therapy.

Aw nuts! Now I have another project! Do you think it is required to make a quilted shroud, so God will know we used our resources well?

I don't know for sureif it is, but it sounds like a stunning project!!

it would have been better if you had not told us! :)

Cane hampers filled with fabric( and pieces of soap to stop the bugs) look 'stylish' enough. I also have a plastic garbage bin filled with fabric, with a round piece of wood on top to form an over - sized 'lid'. This is covered with a long tablecloth and no - one knows that the chic table in the corner hides a million secrets.

You can get little trailers to drag behind the RV...try to find one that can convert into a little annex or tent that becomes your sewing room!

I gotta try this one! :lol: :lol:

My daughter has told me the same thing. I finally took the bed out of the "sewing room". But now that I have trouble walking & don't do stairs well I just keep adding more fabric since I have moved my machines down to the dining room. Also my name is Joyce
quote from:sewjoyce]The other day, my grown DD was staring in amazement at my spare bedroom....the boxes of fabric, etc. have grown to overwhelm the room (well, there is still walking room around the bed). And I'm trying to reorganize my sewing room so the spare bed was piled with various boxes of "essential" stuff. I told her that this was the stuff that I used on a regular basis and asked her if she had any ideas about storing it. Her comment? "Mom, you got way too much stuff!" :lol:[/quote]

:lol:

If you make nice flat folded pieces, there is a lot of space between the mattress and box springs. Keeps it well pressed too lol. You can put it in the back of the linen closet behind the towels.

My DH does not mind how much fabric I get, but I still can't seem to find satisfactory places to store it. I have large, clear tubs and I color sort everything...obviously too much stash. I'll never live long enough to make all these quilts.
Virginia

I have been accused of being a hoarder, but my daughter meant it in fun. (I hope) But I live way out of town and don't want to drive 7 1/2 miles (one way) just to buy a piece of fabric. Plus, you can never have too much fabric!

I realized I have too much and will probably never use it all so I started digging out older items and gifting them. Gone are boxes to my 2 dds out of state and 3 boxes to QB friends in need.

Thought I was doing well- didn't buy anymore than blenders for a project, wee bit for SQA and swaps. Truly watching not to regain what I cleaned out. And then I went to the basement to dd's room that we turned into storage. Organizing created 2 more empty tubs. I thought that was great, I'm getting somewhere, until I counted the tubs. I thought I should have 12- I swear those tubs were not using birth control- there are 18! I could have sworn I had 14.

Bottom line, I started making piles of fabric. I have to get some boxes, last week I flattened and recycled a bunch of boxes so I don't have any right now. I really need to get rid of 2 more boxes. I know I will not use this all. I just pick random people here on the board and email them and off goes a box. I honestly don't have the time to take pics, post them and follow up to sell. So I just hope I send the right stuff to someone who is in need.

so we are thinking about moving to another state and we only have one child still at home so in reality we should be able to downsize to a 2 bedroom right? WRONG!!! i have been looking at rental listings and we have a better chance of finding a 3bedroom house than a 2 bedroom (rather NOT live in an apartment)and as far as price the 3 is about the same or just a bit more in price. so i tell the hubby def getting a 3 got to have someplace for craft room which is fine with him because hopefully in the near future this is going to start making us some money or course if i get off here and get busy! it will be so nice to not have to put everything away when it is time for bed which in turn will make it much easier to pick up the next day so i might actually get something done.

well I can't complain about a big stash because I can't afford it. BUT if the prices do go up on fabric, I will have too give up my idea of quilting and I will be wishing I had a big stash stored back like yall! Not being able too have a big stash financially won't make me have too leave my new circle of friends here that are teaching me things does it.

After 20 years I finally found out who had my foster mother's quilt frames and they gave them too me. Small ones for baby quilts I suppose and big ones for big folks like me. I have them hanging on my wall in the living room so as not too ever lose them.