red-warrior

Thank you all for making me feel better about my large stash......I am trying not to buy any more also!

hairquilt

This thread sure makes me feel better about my stash!! I have a DDIL that uses from my stash & a new quilter is my DGD so I know my vintage fabric will go to good people! We're not hoarders just passionate about fabric!

Aurora

I am using more and buying less, but my stash is increasing because I am purchasing fabrics I would not have originally purchased so I now have more variety of fabrics to choose from. If they would not design such beautiful fabrics, I would not be so tempted.

So, NO, I have not intention of stopping anytime soon.

sophiebernina

I don't have very much fabric but what I do have I sometimes find very hard to cut into. Reading this thread has made me think that I really should not worry about using up my fabric as I buy it and then buying more when I need it, rather than trying to "collect" it.
One thing I find really hard is that fabric collections come out for such a short period of time I feel the pressure to buy it while I can before it sells out, even if I don't need it.

KathyM

I also have a large amount of fabric. I now only buy what I need to coordinate and finish a quilt. I keep tell my kids I have my fabric supply for when I retire and I don't have to buy any more. They haven't bought that one yet. My one son tells me he's going to bring a dump truck up to the window!!!!

Nona

I have enough fabric to cover at least three states. My mother passed in 2013 and since I am the only one of my siblings that sews I got her stash and supplies. I did go through all of it before I brought it to my house and only brought material that was suitable for quilting. That amounted to 5 large plastic bags........I have washed all of it and I use what I can for charity quilts. I supply two guilds with stacks of material for charity projects. I guess I have enough for about three years of projects. I do not have to buy thread for the next century. I keep a great portion in the freezer so it does not rot. The only fabric I buy is a coordinating fabric or sometimes a backing. I have already told my daughters they will have the leftovers to deal with.....I need to be sewing at 99 to use all this fabric. Right now I make about 20 to 25 charity quilts per year......and I need to increase my output!!

Stitchit123

I did not realize how much I had til I moved from Oh. to Mo.--I had brought out a few carloads to store in my Dad's basement. Which was 8 lg and 18 med totes. I thought it would help on the major move. My sewing room took up the 1st 7ft of a 24 x11 x10 moving truck and there was still a dozen each of totes and banker boxes of fabrics. I've used maybe one lg tote in the last 3 yrs but there is no way I can use it all.So I am sorting through it all and making bundles of fabrics with the pattern for each and I will sell off the rest. I started spring cleaning and I have to much of every thing. So its time to let go of the excess. I have already decided to get rid of all but 3 machines. Letting go of these will be hard but I feel they need some one that will use them. I feel like I'm living in a storage locker.

oksewglad

This made me smile....what a lucky woman to have someone understand you so well. Now back to getting rid of my stash by shopping in it.....

neece

I have a lot of fabric but I look at as an investment. I only buy fabric on sale so that makes me feel better.

Emma S

I recently did a little math. I store my stash in four five shelf bookcases and in a walk in closet. I usually buy a minimum of three yards or more of any fabric I buy. So just by counting the amount of different fabrics on one shelf, I come up with 25 X 3 yards (a conservative estimate) I come up with 75 yards on one shelf. Multiplied by shelves 75 X 35 I come up with 2625 yards. That is not even counting the multiple scraps, UFO's and misc. cuts I have laying around. Trying not to buy any more unless I need it to finish a project. I refuse to feel to guilty this was all accumulated over a almost 40 year span and is a constant source of entertainment.