Im that way with my 'swaps' squares.. If i use it i wont have that piece anymore... Its a vicious circle isnt it?!?!?!?

My solution was that anything under 2 yards was fair game. It worked.

Just take a few quiet moments alone with the fabric. Stroke it a few times. Remind if of the good memories you have shared. Tell it you will both meet again in a better world. And cut it to pieces!

I hoarded a couple of particular pieces for over 8 years because (when I bought it) it was SO BEAUTIFUL. One day I found the pieces in a stack of purples I was looking through and realized I didn't even LIKE it any more!:rolleyes: What a waste, because I couldn't think of a way to use it then. That stuff is still in the stash. Sitting there. Not being used. Frowning at me. Dang!

Jan in VA

There will always be more beautiful fabric coming out - use up your stash now so you can have an excuse to go buy more!

too funny!!!!

If you don't use when you think its beautiful , like Jan said, there will likely come a day when your opinion has changed. Just think if you don't cut the "good stuff" you will not have room for the better stuff that is yet to come.
I too have had peices that I just would keep putting back on the shelf and now, I wished I had used it when I first fell in love with it.

Hehehe.....SmickChick....you funny!!!!! Now...if only I could take this advise as well.....

Here's what you do! Eyes closed! Take out a BIG fist full of reds! And there ya go! No second guessing. Just do it!

Unless I have a specific project in mind to start right now this minute, I put all my little scraps in a flat rate box, when it gets full I list it on here for sale. There is always more and new. I do have one 3" square from South Africa sent to me by some one I spoke at the Smithsonian with hanging on a bulletin board, that piece I will keep forever, just like it is.