Stash
07-04-2013, 03:16 AM
#23
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Puget Sound WA area
Posts: 300
Love the table topper! And your stash.
I'm fairly new, but have started collecting fabric I fall in love with. Like you, I am never sure how much to buy since I rarely have no idea what I'll be making with it. So I usually get 2 yards AND will also get a 1/2 yard each or so of other fabrics in that same "line" (so I will have coordinating fabric already on hand once I get around to using it). And I love coming home with my latest find and researching it further on the internet. More often than not there are more delicious fabrics in that line available, and I end up buying at least 1/2 yard each to add to my collection. Right now my stash is sorted and stored by collection so that all of the matching fabrics are already together. If I see charms, layercakes, or jelly rolls of that particular line on sale, I usually buy it, too, again so I'll have plenty of coordinating fabric options to choose from!
I made the mistake of JUST buying a couple of yards of a fabric I liked - I had an idea of what I wanted to make and figured I'd get the rest of the fabric later. Well by the time I got around to making my project, that line was discontinued, and trying to find something to match or go with it was frustrating and wasn't fun. Live and learn!
I'm fairly new, but have started collecting fabric I fall in love with. Like you, I am never sure how much to buy since I rarely have no idea what I'll be making with it. So I usually get 2 yards AND will also get a 1/2 yard each or so of other fabrics in that same "line" (so I will have coordinating fabric already on hand once I get around to using it). And I love coming home with my latest find and researching it further on the internet. More often than not there are more delicious fabrics in that line available, and I end up buying at least 1/2 yard each to add to my collection. Right now my stash is sorted and stored by collection so that all of the matching fabrics are already together. If I see charms, layercakes, or jelly rolls of that particular line on sale, I usually buy it, too, again so I'll have plenty of coordinating fabric options to choose from!
I made the mistake of JUST buying a couple of yards of a fabric I liked - I had an idea of what I wanted to make and figured I'd get the rest of the fabric later. Well by the time I got around to making my project, that line was discontinued, and trying to find something to match or go with it was frustrating and wasn't fun. Live and learn!
07-04-2013, 05:19 AM
#26
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 421
Yes, that's why we have a stash. One evening I decided that I wanted to make a quilt, so I looked through some of my stash, found what I needed and off I went. When I am making a quilt I very seldom go fabric shopping, I have more than enough in my stash. My problem is, I have so much stash I really need a new building to put my stash in! Have fun!
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