Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums >
  • Main
  • What do you do do? >
  • What do you do do?

  • What do you do do?

    Thread Tools
     
    Old 01-01-2012, 11:53 AM
      #1  
    Member
    Thread Starter
     
    Bebwee's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Sep 2011
    Location: Texan by Choice!
    Posts: 70
    Default What do you do do?

    I am organizing my fabric and am down to all the boxes under the bed. Most of the fabric in there was purchased for a specific pattern in mind. What do you do when you have all the fabric for 'something', but don't remember what the pattern is? I am now storing the pattern with the fabric as I buy it -- but I have boxes of fabric and I don't know what I intended it for.

    I don't have nearly as many fat quarters as I thought now that they are are sorted and nicely in boxes -- buy OH MY - the kits that I have! I am embarrassed.

    I have just made my mom and I mini calendar quilts -- one for each month and I used only fabric from my stash -- so I am proud of that. I took pictures, but now I can't remember how to get them out of the camera -- will post once I figure it out again.
    Bebwee is offline  
    Old 01-01-2012, 12:11 PM
      #2  
    Super Member
     
    tatavw01's Avatar
     
    Join Date: May 2010
    Location: Rockland County, New York
    Posts: 1,498
    Default

    sell it!!!!!!
    tatavw01 is offline  
    Old 01-01-2012, 12:13 PM
      #3  
    Super Member
     
    karenpatrick's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Feb 2011
    Location: Rosedale, Indiana
    Posts: 2,003
    Default

    Add it to your stash.
    karenpatrick is offline  
    Old 01-01-2012, 12:15 PM
      #4  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Oct 2010
    Location: Fox Valley Wisconsin
    Posts: 1,920
    Default

    Originally Posted by karenpatrick
    Add it to your stash.
    That is what I have done! Or start a different quilt with it since I know I like the colors together!
    patchsamkim is offline  
    Old 01-01-2012, 12:18 PM
      #5  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Jan 2011
    Posts: 3,200
    Default

    I make a copy of the front page of the pattern that goes in with the fabric for the project. If I don't have all the supplies to finish the project, I make an extra copy of the front page of the pattern to take with me to get other supplies. Can't tell you how many times I have bought a small amount of fabric or notion or tool and can't remember which project it goes with. I found that if I put the pattern with the fabric then I couldn't remember which project it was with.

    I too have several kits that are still untouched- AARGH!
    AUQuilter is offline  
    Old 01-01-2012, 12:21 PM
      #6  
    Banned
     
    Join Date: Feb 2010
    Location: Keene, New Hampshire
    Posts: 4,211
    Default

    I agree with sell it or add to your stash.
    Were it I, I'd put each collection together, noting how many fabrics were in it and shelve it with the number showing.
    Next time I saw a pattern I really liked, I'd check my stash of collections to see if one was suitable.
    Obviously you liked those fabrics together at one time even if you can't remember what for.
    gollytwo is offline  
    Old 01-01-2012, 12:23 PM
      #7  
    Super Member
     
    Country1's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Dec 2010
    Location: Bowling Green, KY
    Posts: 2,441
    Default

    Bless your heart! I feel your pain, I also try to put pattern and fabric in container together for the same reason. I was sure I wasn't the only one out there to do the same thing, I've looked thru a book I keep of things" I wanna do some day," figured some out. For the unknowns, I figure I'll either remember some day or just use the fabric in something else. ( Knowing just as soon as I use it, I'll remember the original use for the fabric) Guess we should just be thankful that we are blessed to have a really good stash. Good luck and Happy New Year!
    Country1 is offline  
    Old 01-01-2012, 09:04 PM
      #8  
    Junior Member
     
    Join Date: Jun 2011
    Location: Clayton, Indiana
    Posts: 240
    Default

    I recently went though the same thing. If I couldn't figure out what pattern I was going to use for decided that I just didn't want to make that pattern, I took the fabric and added it back into my stash. I have already used some of it that way.
    DonnaR is offline  
    Old 01-01-2012, 09:08 PM
      #9  
    Super Member
     
    luvTooQuilt's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Jul 2010
    Location: A Hop from Heaven, a Skip from Sanity and a Jump from the Good Life....
    Posts: 6,665
    Default

    Add to stash and use it when you find ANOTHER pattern that it would go great in !!
    luvTooQuilt is offline  
    Old 01-01-2012, 09:08 PM
      #10  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Sep 2010
    Location: Upper Michigan
    Posts: 8,248
    Default

    Send some to me! Lol. Now ucan have fun finding a new project!!
    Painiacs is offline  
    Related Topics
    Thread
    Thread Starter
    Forum
    Replies
    Last Post
    weezie
    Main
    68
    10-23-2009 08:37 AM
    barbsbus
    Main
    2
    09-23-2009 03:07 PM

    Posting Rules
    You may not post new threads
    You may not post replies
    You may not post attachments
    You may not edit your posts

    BB code is On
    Smilies are On
    [IMG] code is On
    HTML code is On
    Trackbacks are Off
    Pingbacks are Off
    Refbacks are Off



    FREE Quilting Newsletter