I have realized that what I am missing are solids and small tone on tones. I just came to this realization yesterday when I decided that I was going to try and make a quilt entirely from stash. I have a lot of stash- not as much as many of you but enough- so I thought - why don't I have solids and tone on tones? And I concluded that it's because "they aren't fun to buy". So, I'm going to force myself to concentrate on adding these items to my stash. What about you?

Money!

Money is right, and a Long Arm machine.

Time, money, and yellows - I really don't like yellows, but I need them for balance!

I don't buy solids and I don't buy blue unless it's for sky or water. I also don't buy any reproduction fabrics from any era. I don't consider these things missing though.

I hear ya, money is definately missing in my stash!!

I dont have a lot of tone on tone or solids either. But I don't really feel the need to add them. There are too many shades of colors. I find that I like big prints. And just prints in general :) So when I want a tone on tone to go with it I would rather buy however much I need of exactly the right color. With my like I would buy 10 shades of green and when I went to make something from my stash, I still wouldn't have the right shade of green. For me it works to just buy them as I go.

What is missing I buy as needed. I don't see any need in stockpiling colors or styles that I don't care for. If I need them I buy for the quilt. Works for me:)

What's missing? The ONE fabric I need in the correct amount...especially after hours!

Seriously, whites, creams, oranges & purples.

I'm missing pink (my least favorite color, but unfortunely two of my sisters favorites!) and whites and light tans. I seem to use them up when I do find them!

Probably solid colors and tone-on-tone fabrics. I don't buy them unless I need them. I am afraid if I needed more, it would be hard to find the matching color.

Florals. I'm not much into florals.

I found that I had done the same thing, so everytime I attempted to just shop my stash, I still had to go to the LQS for blender fabrics.

In the last few months I have purchased some blender fabrics that have made it easier to find everything I need in my stash.

I particularly like Robert Kaufman's Fusion fabrics. Here is a link...scroll down the page to see the many colors.

http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics...fabrics&basics

Ditto!!! Well I could think of more items such as a nice assortment of Batik's.

ditto on all of these.

Flowered Fabrics..are not high on my list..need to stock up..they come in handy sometimes !! Oh..yea..pastels..I always have to go out and buy them..if needed for someone's quilt..and I always take forever to make one if it is pastel colors !!

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I need more reds and dark browns. I don't use solids so I don't really have any of those.

Me three! Great minds think alike!

White on white and baby-color pastels which is what I need for the latest round robin. YEAH! Fabric shopping....

I am missing some pretty, soft pinks and blenders. I tend to buy only when fabric is on sale and so I have to remember at times to get some nuetrals. I have been tryingto use just from what I have but very often it just doesn't work.

ha ha ha!!! ditto!! money and yellows, as well as white on whites

with my luck, just about the time I start adding the solids and tone on tones, they will be the wrong tones and I will end up buying more. I usually wait to buy these until I have my main fabric(s) picked out.

I need a 'white' that is thick enough so colors & prints don't show through.

I agree that whites and neutrals don't seem to be as much "fun to buy" but I really need them too.
Other prints etc seem to jump out at me more.
I recently found a number of neutrals when I cleaned my sewing room. Finally I know what I have LOL

Blenders and other fabric that 'read' as solid. I'm way more attracted to patterned fabric.

I am the opposite. I have ONLY blender fabrics, small prints and tone-on-tones. Honestly they are the only thing that really, really appeal to me. I can't do floral or anything with large prints. I have to buy a focus fabric everytime, and get really nervous doing so. I wish one of you guys could wave a magic wand and get me out of the box I'm in.

What's missing in my stash? Everything I need on any project I'm working on. My stash seems to be useless unless I'm working on a scrap quilt. :thumbup:

I agree, missing the same, no fun buying the solids as much. Trying to do better.

a place for everything and everything in its place!

Only thing missing is more Fushions 5573! Have a few, but I have been wanting many of the other colors available. Problem is, I won't pay over 7.00 a yd for them and am having a hard time finding them for less. Looking for 2 yards of each, so that adds up fast. The money is saved for that day I can find it for what I am willing to pay for it.

Lots

Background fabrics. No matter what project it is, I just never have a good background fabric (or enough of it). I do have solids for applique. Bought a bunch of 5 inch squares with all sorts of solids (sampler, I think) and it's been a perfect supplement.

What's missing in my stash is organization! I'm working on it, but it's a long process.

Most everything as well as money to get them with.lol

I totally agree with you. I have been shopping for tone on tone because i like the quality of the fabric more than solids for some reason solids are not soft, but then last minute i get distracted with other beautiful fabrics and go off track. Now i need to buy bolts of that because they are always needed incorporated in quilts somehow.

I would say the one thing I'm missing is large scale prints.
Also missing grey. Hope to fix that at Fabric Depot in July.

Ditto.

Backgrounds and neutrals. Funny, I buy them all the time. Guess they just get used up so fast.

TIME!!! The fabric - I have lots. Time - not so much.

I wish I had more time to sew. I have way to much fabric..so that is no excuse. Today is a me day...