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10-20-2017, 05:17 PM
#41
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 802
I was talking to a lady who is a regular guest at my restaurant. She found out I was a quilter and asked if she could give me part of her stash. Holy cow, yes, for sure! She used to teach quilting, and she has 3 FW's. Wow. I told her she'd be a goddess around here, lol.
10-20-2017, 07:35 PM
#42
Power Poster
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern USA
Posts: 15,988
I have started letting go of a lot of my items. I don't want to leave a mess for my girls to deal with. I have bins of fabric, duplicate rulers, books, and tools I know Ill never use so why have it stored? That's not doing any good for me or anyone else. I know if I donate it to Salvation Army store here some quilter will be beyond happy to find nice fabric at a bargain price. I know how excited I felt when I found a stash bargain there when I first started quilting. I'm old but not yet elderly but I will be one day. I am making plans now for that time while I can make my own decisions.
10-21-2017, 02:47 AM
#43
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Jeffersonville, In
Posts: 2,621
Originally Posted by copycat
I belong to a Quilt Guild. Our guild was given a gift several years ago from a former member who passed away. The executor of her estate contacted us to let us know that she left all sewing/quilting related items to our guild.
There were cutting tables, machines, cabinets, fabric, thread, rulers, Ufo's, etc. We had 2 weeks to come to her house and pick up her items. We held a sale to the public in the gym of the church where we meet for 2 separate weekends. The gym was filled to the brim (twice) as if you were in a fabric store. Members works tirelessly to sort, price, and work the sale. We are so grateful for the gift that attributed to our guild's treasury. We have been good stewards of this gift and have not had to have fundraisers for several years now.
There were cutting tables, machines, cabinets, fabric, thread, rulers, Ufo's, etc. We had 2 weeks to come to her house and pick up her items. We held a sale to the public in the gym of the church where we meet for 2 separate weekends. The gym was filled to the brim (twice) as if you were in a fabric store. Members works tirelessly to sort, price, and work the sale. We are so grateful for the gift that attributed to our guild's treasury. We have been good stewards of this gift and have not had to have fundraisers for several years now.
10-21-2017, 02:53 AM
#44
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Jeffersonville, In
Posts: 2,621
Originally Posted by oksewglad
As I see older friends move out of their houses and into apartments and have sight issues I'm thinking about this more and more. One plus I have is teaching Grand daughters to sew...I'm working on #4. They may want some of Gram's things. Still have 2 more to teach
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One of my guild friends moved into assisted living last year. Her health failed drastically after the move. Early this summer, she chose to invite her guild friends (she belonged to 2 guilds) for an afternoon of pick and choose with a light lunch afterwards at her home. What a fun time! (If you took a tote you were instructed to finish the project in it! Last month one of our members brought in two tops from her fabrics!) My friend has since passed away, but we all have a little bit of her in our stash. This was a win-win situation as she was a widow with no children. Two of her very close friends (younger) assisted in the party. There was no delivering of goods to goodwill or church sewing circle...when the afternoon was over, the items had been methodically dispersed with just a few odds and ends to see to.
.One of my guild friends moved into assisted living last year. Her health failed drastically after the move. Early this summer, she chose to invite her guild friends (she belonged to 2 guilds) for an afternoon of pick and choose with a light lunch afterwards at her home. What a fun time! (If you took a tote you were instructed to finish the project in it! Last month one of our members brought in two tops from her fabrics!) My friend has since passed away, but we all have a little bit of her in our stash. This was a win-win situation as she was a widow with no children. Two of her very close friends (younger) assisted in the party. There was no delivering of goods to goodwill or church sewing circle...when the afternoon was over, the items had been methodically dispersed with just a few odds and ends to see to.
10-21-2017, 02:57 AM
#45
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Jeffersonville, In
Posts: 2,621
Originally Posted by Boston1954
I've thought about it many times, but never actually did anything. Maybe I will write something down. Thanks.
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