I'm thinking about de-stashing totally
03-29-2011, 04:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Krystyna
I am determined to use up my stash and it is HUGE. If I don't make quilts, I'll make aprons. Somehow I just keep buying more.
03-29-2011, 04:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Sienna's GiGi
I am open to purchasing "de-stashed" merchandise and unappealing quilt kits. Hint Hint.... I make charity quilts for kids here in Afghanistan so I am always looking for bargains and castoffs. lol.
03-29-2011, 04:58 AM
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I am thinking along the lines of most of you - I am actually going to an alley sale at my LQS this weekend - we can get a table and sell our stuff - I think I should concentrate on a couple of things because I have more than I will ever use and I really want to organize and minimize. I'm glad to hear I'm not alone
03-29-2011, 04:59 AM
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An idea i had to use up fabric. Creating rag rugs they eat up lots of stash. 15 yds of fabric for one rug. I used up tons of my stash, when starting an afternoon class for teenagers. what fun they had going thru and using my fabric.
03-29-2011, 05:05 AM
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I'm new to quilting so I don't have much of a stash. I am slowly building it but it's like potato chips, once you have a little you want more and more. I can easily see my stash building up to an unruly size. In fact I hope it does!
03-29-2011, 05:06 AM
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When I last moved 5yrs ago, I moved fabric I have had for several years. I moved out of that house recenty and still had a stash. I gave most of it away. It was not quilting fabric only, but I finally gave up the hope of ever using it all. I am just getting into quilting, so plan to buy only what I need for each quilt, no stash building. I can see your point and if you sell your stash, keep the money to buy what you need for each quilt you are going to make when you plan to start it.
03-29-2011, 05:06 AM
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Every now and again I pick out something I've held onto for years because it just fits the mood or the recipient of the quilt, pillow case, apron, purse or whatever I'm making at the time. I like to make scrappy projects sorted by color value. I don't feel I'll ever use up every single fabric, but I do like to have it on hand when the mood strikes.
03-29-2011, 05:08 AM
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Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I actually do use my stash. I have three quilts in progress that were totally from stash and another one that was mostly from stash. About the only thing I need to buy most of the time is backing.
Didn't someone here just mention she wanted ugly fabrics....lol.
03-29-2011, 05:17 AM
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I too am deciding the same thing. I have never made anything up until recently that I didn't have to either go out and buy more fabric of the same kind or go out and buy backing. Now that I have decided to buy no more. I find I can make do with what I have, if I don't have enough I don't make it any bigger. So hopefully it will get smaller although I am not sure. I used up quite a few pieces recently and it didn't even make a dent. So go figure. Gee whiz.
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