What! No Stash?
05-28-2011, 06:11 AM
#31
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Of course, I have a stash but I must add that my good, quilting buddy is like this lady. She only buys fabric for the project at hand and keeps them in labeled plastic containers for each project. I could never be so organized..... :mrgreen:
05-28-2011, 06:18 AM
#34
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LOL @ don't want my home looking like a fabric store puked
My home is very neat and clean..I have a large stash and added 27 yards to it last night..all on sale of course. Just because you have a large stash doesn't mean you have a trashy unkept home. You have to catch the deals if you like to save money on fabrics...for more fabrics...lol
My home is very neat and clean..I have a large stash and added 27 yards to it last night..all on sale of course. Just because you have a large stash doesn't mean you have a trashy unkept home. You have to catch the deals if you like to save money on fabrics...for more fabrics...lol
05-28-2011, 06:30 AM
#36
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this seems like the type of person that "gets the job done" (Bless her heart, i wish it was me).... and then goes on to the next...i think some of us delight in the fabric choice and collection of color and pattern, as much as the stitching... (ie.. ME)... Whatever floats our boats right??
05-28-2011, 06:32 AM
#37
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My goodness, I didn't think that was possible. How on earth can someone quilt on a regular basis and have a no stash situation? Does she never buy extra fabric, just in case? Or does she never change her mind midway of making a quilt and decide another fabric/print/tone would be better? I don't understand this no stash phenomenon....
05-28-2011, 06:34 AM
#38
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I think we might just be "long lost Sisters"....right down to the Cat in your Avatar... he looks just like out dear OOgie who died 2 years back at 21yrs. old... :)barbara
Originally Posted by sewcrafty
My stash makes me HAPPY! When down and can't figure out what to do, look, touch, fondle! Then something comes to mind. Threads on floor don't bother me, means I've been productive. Save everything. Tub of men's ties, ziploc bags of 1.5" HST's, 1.5" squares, tub of jeans for cutting out, bags of scraps to be cut down and sewen together (everything is for future projects). OMG I'd go into a panic attack if I threw something away that I could use. LMAO
I have found that everytime I get rid of something that that's exactly what I needed down the road to use. Even that little piece would look great in an applique.
I have found that everytime I get rid of something that that's exactly what I needed down the road to use. Even that little piece would look great in an applique.
05-28-2011, 07:16 AM
#39
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Location: Northeast NE
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I don't have a stash either. I buy what I need for a project and I use the scraps to make strip blocks. When I get enough strip blocks to make a quilt I put one together. I've been told I just haven't caught the bug yet but I don't really think I will. I live in a very small house and have limited funds to quilt. So I only buy what I need. I shop around and buy on sale. When I get everything I need I get to work on a project. My MIL quilts like crazy but I see her porch with over a 100 totes full of fabric that she will never use up and I just can't bring myself to do that. All I see is a big waste of money. When I ask her why she bought all that fabric she says that she liked it when she bought it but her taste has changed and most of it she doesn't like any more. So I guess it's how you look at things. I have this thing about being wasteful. I really don't buy anything unless I need it and I try to reuse things as much as I can. My grandmother quilted when I grew up and never bought a piece of fabric to make a quilt in her life. She used our old clothes and blankets and made wonderful quilts.
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