Five year rule
12-17-2014, 06:10 PM
#51
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: sonoma county CA
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Mending - either the "I know you sew , so you can fix this" type, or the "I know I sew so I can fix/update it" type should go after 5 minutes - five years is way too long to let it hang around and guilt you. Don't even cut it up for fabric if it's five years old.
12-17-2014, 06:17 PM
#52
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lowell, MA
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I agree with maryb119, sometimes fabric has to age, like fine wine. Granted there are times when you need to sort through your stash and perhaps it needs to find a new home, but it's hard to let it go (gee, that sounds like a song I've heard) LOL.
12-17-2014, 09:29 PM
#55
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Texas
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I'm still at the learning stage so every bit of fabric I can get my hands on (at a decent price) is mine for keeps, no take backs lol) I have quite a but of fabric but still find myself buying more for a certain quilt. I figure when I'm done with all of my kids quilts I'll have plenty of scraps to make the grand Childrens quilts from. I just love making quilts period! Sure is a lot more fun than making my own clothes for sure.
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12-18-2014, 06:08 AM
#56
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Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Candler NC
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keep it somewhere...I just used some fabric that I bought over 20 years ago to make my mother in law a quilt for Christmas. My rule to make the quilt was that I couldn't buy anything to make it but the batting. Even though the fabric isn't my taste anymore, she still likes that 90's vibe and it was perfect for her!
12-18-2014, 08:13 AM
#57
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Nawth o' Boston
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Good grief - everything in my kitchen is at least 40 years old. My sewing machines are ALL over 5 years old and many over 50 or 100 years old and those are the ones that work after 5 years anyway... Some of my best shoes are older than that, too. My house is over 50 years old - 5 years... I think you need to look into going GREEN....
12-20-2014, 06:55 AM
#60
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 1,472
Styles come and styles go, but quilts are timeless, so don't trash your older stash! Some are still buying 1930's fabrics (of course remakes), but what goes out of style today comes back in style again in a few years. If you choose to downsize, you can give some to friends or quilt guilds, or nursing homes that do crafts with their occupants, or donate some to GoodWill stores or thrift shops that will take it.
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