MaryKatherine

We all have a stash of varying size and age. Time and time again when I use the last bit of a particular fabric I wonder if I can get more. But I have no idea where or when I bought it. I just shove FQ in drawers and hunt when I want something.
Does anyone really keep track, ie photos, manufacturer, store, fabric, name, notations in a book etc. Would it be that difficult or should I just enjoy the random shopping sprees. It would require tremendous discipline. Just the thought of it hurts.
MK

Boston1954

When I started quilting in 1992, I did not keep track at all. Now, when I buy online I make note of the name, where I bought it, and the price. Sometimes I make the same notes of fabric bought in stores in person, but not always.

MaryKatherine

Eureka! I do have my online sales receipts but that doesn't help with the bits and pieces that come home with me when I shop.!

Onebyone

No I don't have the need to be that organized! It would be a hassle for me to keep track of each fabric. I don't really care where I bought a particular fabric or the design name. If I don't have enough of it I'll find some I like just as much and buy enough of that.

Nammie to 7

Keeping that information has never been important to me. By the time I use fabric from my stash it probably is no longer produced anyway. If I don't have enough of a specific fabric I find something else to use or coordinate with what I want to use. I would rather spend my time sewing. I just feel good that my fabric is ruler folded, in drawers and sorted by color.

nanna-up-north

No, I don't keep track of those details. I don't think I'd be able to find out of date fabrics anyways. I've been sewing for a long time.... my stash goes back 20-30 years.

luvstoquilt301

I am mainly a charity quilter and just use what is in my stash. I work with a group that gets quite a few fabric donations. We were putting some away that had the date on a selvage and it was from the 1980s...lol.

Weezy Rider

Since I prefer certain colors and sort by color, cataloging anything won't do me any good as color fashions change every year. (My taste in color doesn't)

Geri B

...too much like work..takes the fun out of this! Fabric lines change so frequently, why bother.

KwiltyKahy

Me too. I am sure that if I wanted the same fabric it would no longer be available and then I would really be frustrated.