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#21
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Upstate NY
Posts: 218
I have a stash. Lots of scraps. However, I find that I love the newer fabrics, especially the precuts, and it is hard to match up the old fabric with newer fabrics. Colors do change. Just this week I wanted to make a table topper of many different fabrics. Ended up purchasing a charm pack. Much quicker and easier than going through my stash and pulling out a number of fabrics, cutting out 2 triangles and then putting it all away.
#22
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 7,583
I've almost reached that point. My sewing room floor was crowded when Hancock's had a great sale on fleece. It's so bulky there was no place to store it so it stacked up on the floor. I'm working through it and rediscovering my floor so I feel it's manageable again. One good thing that did keep me motivated to get some projects done. haha
#25
This is what I do...when I bring in more fabric, I take a look at what I have, and pull out what I don't think I'll use.....(sometimes it comes back out of this pile), but then it moves onto someone else.
#26
When you no longer enjoy it and are getting slowed down. Since you are blessed with more fabric you can always pass on something from your own stash so you do not get bogged down with stuff. Makes everyone happy.
#28
Power Poster
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lowell, MA
Posts: 14,083
I'll let you know when I get the place where I say "enough is enough". Fabric is an addition to me, and when we downsized to a 2-bedroom apt. from a 3 bedroom home with a large sewing room in the basement, I had to purge half of my fabric stash, it was very difficult. Fortunately my dear friend helped me sort, she took the fabric with her, then took what she wanted, then gave the remainder to a charity that made quilts for children in local hospitals, so it had a good home. She even "ungifted" one large piece of fabric that was perfect for the family reunion quilt I was making in my sister's memory; but she had set it aside, just in case I might need it, and I did.
#30
Super Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lebanon Missouri
Posts: 2,668
That's what I did. At first DH was shaking his head and rolling his eyes at each new fabric splurge BUT he finally went into a fabric store with me and he spent more than I ever had at that point. He had an eye for color combo's and sales. I ended up disabled and retired at 50 and I've enough fabric to last the next 50 and still be able to will ton's to some one to carry on the tradition of Quilting
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