Onebyone

My stash is too large. Most of the fabric has sit on the shelf for several years so I doubt it will get used in several more so why am I keeping it? I have a basket that I make myself fill each month to take to guild to use for donation quilts. I use to want a large stash and it is fun to have all that fabric but now all I feel is overwhelmed with too much. I have at last count over 26 quilt kits. If I do two a year that's over 12 years worth. Sometimes it's necessary to have a reality check.

Nammie to 7

I'm not even sure where all of my fabric stash came from -- I think it just magically appeared in my sewing room. My goal this year is to use mostly stash in my projects. I just finished a top that is totally stash and am now working on the quilting for one that is totally stash and a UFO on top of that. Haven't purchased any fabric since June and proud of it!!

ManiacQuilter2

I TOTALLY agree with Lori S. I am STILL adding blenders to my stash and very rarely buy any focus fabrics. I LOVE making a bargello, one tends to focus more on tonals or blenders than focus fabric. I keep wonder what I am going to do with all those calicos I collected in the 80s when I worked part time for House of Fabric just to get the then 25% off employee discount. Bought way to much but it was HARD to past up such a bargain especially when the calicos were on SALE !!!

Nanny's dollface

Ok, it seems the consensus is that I should just continue my purchasing habits. ..buying fabrics for a specific quilt and be content with my 1 plastic bin of scraps and make a scrappy quilt once I have enough scraps.LOL

Barb_MO

It won't take long to get enough leftovers to make a scrappy quilt.

GailG

Not a clue! When I see a fabric or fabrics that speak to me and I have no idea what I'll do, I usually buy 2 or three yards. Then I either have too much or I don't have enough when it comes time to make something. IMHO, it's a wasteful practice. A couple years ago I made a graduation quilt. I wanted it to be scrappy but controlled with his school colors (different reds, grays to blacks, different whites/creams) I bought so much fabric. Now I have so many pieces, I could probably make another or two quilts with that same fabric.

Susann

Nanny's dollface
I love your avatar pic quili!!

justflyingin

So why don't you? Maybe a different pattern, but similar colors.

IN answer to the original OP....if you have a fabric store around you and the ability to get out when you want, then don't worry about it--but not everyone has that luxury. Just continue as you are. If you want more fabric at cheaper prices, then begin to look seriously at thrift stores and Craig's List or ebay (and buy scraps or a "lot" of scraps).

When I'm in the states and see something I just have to have, it depends on whether it will be a blender type or a focus fabric for a quilt. I'd say between 2 and 4 yards. I use it constantly because I can't get fabrics here that I want. For example, yesterday I went to the local fabric store where I wanted to buy 10 meters of black cotton. She was out. I was told they might have it in 2 weeks.

So consider yourselves blessed, those of you who live close to a fabric store with fabric 'in stock'.

lclang

I have a sizeable fabric stash and now that I can't go shopping and stand or walk for a long time it is a godsend. I shop through the stuff I have and use what I can. If I just have to have a piece or two to go with it I can shop long enough to get that and be on my way. I don't care what the "trending" colors are, or whether it is all from one fabric line, or any of that stuff, so I happily quilt from my stash as much as possible.

bearisgray

"Enough" and what we have or what we want are not always the same thing.

The lines between too much, adequate/enough, and lacking can be bluurry.

And this can apply to things other than fabrc.