I Don't Know If This Qualifies As Organizing
#12
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,281
I have also started going thru my stuff, I have a lot of fabric that I bought when I first started quilting about 16 years ago. Defintenly no longer my preferred style so I have a bin that it goes into for backing for my project Linus quilts. Feels good to use up stuff and so far this year I have made 10 Linus quilts from my stash and scrapes. My next project is to go thru all the gadgets that I had to have and now find I have no idea why I thought I would use them. I have my favorites so will be finding a new home for the extras.
#13
I sew on kids quilts 4-5 hours a day and don't even want to spend time putting colors together. I have heavy duty wire shelves in a large double door closet. When I decide what colors I want to use, I just go through the fabrics and pick them out.No way in this life am will I ever be able to use all my fabrics. My Daughter and Granddaughter know it will be up to them to dispose of my fabrics. I have used up many yards of fabrics in the last seven years. Just not enough. My Daughter also makes quilts. She has a very large stash.
#18
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 894
Somebody will be very happy to have the fabrics and supplies that you no longer want. I go through my stuff often. I like to shop my stash as much as possible when I make my quilts. Whenever I empty a project bin, I am able to reuse it for one of the projects in my "stack" of projects. Eventually everything is going to fit in my closet. Everything used to fit nicely until I inherited my MIL's stash.
#20
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: East Oklahoma - pining for Massachusetts
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It feels extra good because the lady at church that I gave them to, does not have a lot of money for fabric. My sister and I have given to her several times, and she appreciates them no matter what the size.
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