juliasb

This is a great place to gift those scraps to. I have posted here and given scraps away. I am getting another load ready to go as soon as I am back on my feet. Scraps built up very quickly for me. Lately I have been cutting different size strips for a string quilt of of my scraps. It shouldn't be to long before I have enough to make a good size quilt. I don't have the desire to cut other shapes right now so some pieces are rather large. I have also been thinning down my stash as it would outlive me at least 3x's. Think about your options and fly with them.

tranum

A possible project: make a 12” quilt block with leftovers every time you finish a quilt and put the block or blocks away. Eventually you have enough blocks to make a scrappy donation quilt which will be appreciated by someone.

newbee3

I recently decided to rid myself of unwanted fabric I did not know I had that much I no longer want have decided to use the fabric that I like life is to short to just make do with what you have I am probably not going to buy any. Just use what I like and I made some yardage into backings for the quilts .

Annaquilts

If it is in the way or you really don't like it, then do the tote thing and get rid of stuff. If you are worried because you might not use it all, don't worry, they'll get rid of it when you are gone.

SueZQ from MN

don't worry, they'll get rid of it when you are gone.[/QUOTE]
That pretty much sums up every material thing we treasure while we are here. haha It's a sad commentary on life isn't it?

tranum

My grocery store uses brown paper bags and I keep one on the floor of my closet. When I run across something I won’t be wearing again, it goes in the bag. Unlike plastic bags that collapse, these paper bags have a flat bottom and stand upright. I like that. When the bag fills up, It’s dropped off at a thrift shop that supports a Christian School.

carolaug

a good way to get rid of some ugly fabrics...use them for liners for tote bags. I put a tote near my closet and when I have clothes that do not fit just put them in the tote instead of back in the closet. Then I donate the tote along with them. I also give out tote bags filled with leftover goodies, desserts when I have company.

lots2do

Me too for sure! I spent time looking at a cute new cutter that you can stick to your machine to cut threads between blocks. Yup, it was cutesy. Nope, I really didn't need it at all. Temptation in that case was defeated. Now if I'd seen it in person at a LQS, maybe….

bearisgray

I think about hom much money I have invested in all my stuff -
now if that same amount of money would have been spent on eating out, traveling, concerts , etc. - i would probably have little guilt and only memories to store - assuming i avoided buying souvenirs..

Of course, i could also spent that same amount of money on tobacco, alcohol, other recreational substanc3s, wnd/ or gambling. The upside of th9se activities is that there no items in storage and no one has to figure out what to do with them. But there is the cost to the body and soul.


Decisions decisions decisions!

Karamarie

I am also at an age (79) where I have kind of lost my desire to quilt. I have given some of my "stuff" to a niece who has picked up quilting. We have a free newspaper that has an insert for selling items without a fee. I may try that. Hubby says "keep it" as you never know - you might get your quilting desire back.