2019 Fabric Moratorium
#261
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CK, I’m not sure what Law of Fabric dictates that “No matter how many scraps are used to create a quilt, a near-equal amount remain after completion.” Maybe we should call it the Law of Quilt Scraps. So if I (a retired physics & chemistry teacher) write LQS, I may mean this law instead of Local Quilt Shop!
#262
I must really be in ( Moratorium mode) I had to order some fabric for two different projects and seemed almost anxiety attack state- I hated having to spend money on the fabric but there was no way around it- one fabric was 3 yards of black for a test pattern and the other was a novelty print (Sloths- who has Sloths in their stash????)
Even though I had to shop I didn’t look at sales or anything I just found what I needed & left, so still doing good. I’m going to continue working on taming my scraps and try to pass some on. Even though my shelves are showing signs of improvement those scrap bins seem to just get bigger and bigger. I used all scraps for my Bonnie Hunter ( Good Fortune quilt) and just created more scraps. .....
Even though I had to shop I didn’t look at sales or anything I just found what I needed & left, so still doing good. I’m going to continue working on taming my scraps and try to pass some on. Even though my shelves are showing signs of improvement those scrap bins seem to just get bigger and bigger. I used all scraps for my Bonnie Hunter ( Good Fortune quilt) and just created more scraps. .....
#263
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Glenmoore, PA
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Well, I am back from my sew-in day at the LQS, and I didn't too bad on the moratorium end. I only bought 2 fabrics, one is Mille Fleurs to go with a precut I have, and the other is a William Morris fabric to go with another precut left from a previous project. They will both become backing. Since both fabrics are Moda and were $5 a yard, it seemed only logical to jump on it.
As far as scraps go, I have lots of scraps from trimming my quilts after the longarm. Some I have cut up into usable pieces. But I struggle with the whole scrappy concept. I was an apparel sewer for many years, so in my mind fabrics have to be matchy matchy. That's where precuts come in handy, I don't have to labor over difficult decisions of what coordinates with what. I AM getting better, slowly. And one day I will take the big plunge and throw scraps together willy nilly and force myself not to make color/pattern judgments. But until then I will attack the precut and yardage stashes and attempt to reduce the volume.
As far as scraps go, I have lots of scraps from trimming my quilts after the longarm. Some I have cut up into usable pieces. But I struggle with the whole scrappy concept. I was an apparel sewer for many years, so in my mind fabrics have to be matchy matchy. That's where precuts come in handy, I don't have to labor over difficult decisions of what coordinates with what. I AM getting better, slowly. And one day I will take the big plunge and throw scraps together willy nilly and force myself not to make color/pattern judgments. But until then I will attack the precut and yardage stashes and attempt to reduce the volume.
#264
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Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Philomath, Oregon
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I have a similar perspective. Not so much that the fabrics exactly match but that they have the same personality type if that makes any sense.
Well, I am back from my sew-in day at the LQS, and I didn't too bad on the moratorium end. I only bought 2 fabrics, one is Mille Fleurs to go with a precut I have, and the other is a William Morris fabric to go with another precut left from a previous project. They will both become backing. Since both fabrics are Moda and were $5 a yard, it seemed only logical to jump on it.
As far as scraps go, I have lots of scraps from trimming my quilts after the longarm. Some I have cut up into usable pieces. But I struggle with the whole scrappy concept. I was an apparel sewer for many years, so in my mind fabrics have to be matchy matchy. That's where precuts come in handy, I don't have to labor over difficult decisions of what coordinates with what. I AM getting better, slowly. And one day I will take the big plunge and throw scraps together willy nilly and force myself not to make color/pattern judgments. But until then I will attack the precut and yardage stashes and attempt to reduce the volume.
As far as scraps go, I have lots of scraps from trimming my quilts after the longarm. Some I have cut up into usable pieces. But I struggle with the whole scrappy concept. I was an apparel sewer for many years, so in my mind fabrics have to be matchy matchy. That's where precuts come in handy, I don't have to labor over difficult decisions of what coordinates with what. I AM getting better, slowly. And one day I will take the big plunge and throw scraps together willy nilly and force myself not to make color/pattern judgments. But until then I will attack the precut and yardage stashes and attempt to reduce the volume.
#266
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Join Date: Jun 2017
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#267
JJ..that is absolutely stunning! Cannot believe that this was not a planned colorway....now you've inspired me to try scrapping more. I don't have a bunch of scraps because I always make a second quilt with the leftovers right away for donation but I do have full ziplocks in each colorway I could still play with. We'll see...
#269
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: North Carolina
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Well, if this was a donation to you and you didn't buy it, could you say that you took it to help a friend reduce her stash? Hmmm! Maybe it's not so bad. You had to help a friend, didn't you? What shall we say, maybe 10 push-ups and we'll forgive you?
#270
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Location: The Finger Lakes of upstate NY
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happylab, did you know there is a Harry Potter quilt along? https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/...ilt-along.html. I'm not a fan of HP, but know lots of folks who are.
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