Hi all,
I went into Walmart this afternoon with my hubby.
While he grocery shopped, I looked at fabric.
I picked out 3 bolts, then added 4 more, but it just didn't hit me right color-wise. I actually walked out without buying any fabric.
Has anybody tried the round rings with the hanger on it for your rulers? I bought 4 of them so I will let you all know what I think about them. I tried using shower curtain rings, but didn't like them. Too small in diameter.

My stash goes up and down. While doing charity quilts it got pretty low. When we moved south my stash was big enough that I was kept sewing a long time without shopping. Of course up there I had a good job and no time to sew.Retired now with low income, I watch what I buy. Yard sales here I come. My stash for charity quilts is low again.As for the little scraps of 5-1/2 inches they are being transformed into a yoyo quilt. I was sent a yoyo maker and it is lots of fun. Don't expect to see a quilt anytime soon as I am slow but it is a good project to take along when sitting and waiting.
Periodically I clean out my stash to keep it down to things that will hopefully get used

My stash is from the kind hearts of this board. Do I have yardage ? no, I have scraps and some fat quartes. God bless. Penny

I teach a quilting class at my school to 3rd through 5th grade students. Last year, we were down to just a few scraps. I sent an email to my whole school district asking for anything (cotton) that they were willing to give away. I only asked that the piece be 1 inch or bigger. We have received so much fabric that we now could make 50 quilts and still not use it all. People are so generous!

I like your story- ain`t it true. I have a bookshelf my husband built in the spare bedroom and it is not anywhere near full. I will be glad to just see what I have. I got some goodies from someone on our free cycle in the Malone NY area and that was great. I am even making a polyester 6 inch squares quilt for the local dialysis unit patients.There was lots of yardage too.I have a few more years of working so I won`t have time to use it up yet.

I use to make my own clothes. So I have a stash of misc. fabric for that plus quilting fabric. A large stash of that. I have my 10' x 10' sewing room full of tubes, drawers, shelf's, etc. Plus a 8' x 14' shed filled with material and craft supplies. And I am still buying fabric. It is a sickness I have. I hope there is no cure. I know I will not die without a stash!

"What are you talking about when you speak of your stash?"

we mean something we love to hold, to touch, to feel, to stroke. it makes us secure and happy. it takes the place of thumb-sucking.

it's part of a cult that also involves wine and chocolate, cats and dogs and other miscellaneous animals. some people are so fanatical that they won't cut into theirs.

it comes in many prints and colors, and some are ugly. ask kwhite. she knows.
but every piece has someone, somewhere who loves it.

i hope this answers your question.

When I worked in a fabric store a few years back, a former customer died. Her home had rooms stacked almost to ceiling of fabric. One of her sons called and asked if we would buy it back. We had to refuse and they ended up selling some out of the house. I do not know what they did with rest of it. As clerks we thought she was sewing a lot. She was always buying for her grandyounguns. Guess she had dreams and no time :?

That's what I have, dreams and no time. My stash grows and yet I do not seem to ever sew. I look forward to retirement just so I can sew. I thought being an empty nester would give me more time, wow, was that a misconception! It seems I have much less!

The "empty nest" doesn't necessarily mean you'll have much more time. My DH always said "there'll be time for us later." Well, he was wrong because he's not with me now. He passed away 11 years ago, and I find myself still working (at my age of 70). So, if you have any "free time" you should cherish it and get done what sewing you can. I always bought fabrics so I could quilt and sew when I retired but it sure doesn't look like that's going to be any time soon.