Fabric Hoarder Confession!!
07-29-2013, 05:06 AM
#41
Junior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 134
I was standing in my craft closet one day and the question suddenly nagged me---Is this a fabric stash or a fabric cemetery? Gotta work on sifting through and donating what I will never use and also on completing UFO's.
07-29-2013, 05:07 AM
#42
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 421
I,too, have more fabric than I can use in this lifetime. It was Crazy Daze in a city near me last week, and I am proud of myself, I didn't even go to the fabric store. My dream is to win the lottery and build a studio for my sewing stuff.
07-29-2013, 05:09 AM
#43
Super Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 6,764
The only problem I have found with having a big stash is that eventually it take up most of the quilt room, no matter how big that room is. Then there's no longer any possibility of finding the space to actually make something. The only solution is to get a bigger room and start the whole cycle again.
07-29-2013, 05:13 AM
#44
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Roseburg, OR
Posts: 2,976
Yes I am a hoarder, but a organized hoarder. The stash is all on shelves and easy to see. I rarely buy for a specific project, just pull from my stash. This past year I have definitely cut back on my purchases, but have a hard time resisting a deal. Like so many, if I lived to be a hundred I couldn't use it up but I will sure try.
07-29-2013, 05:16 AM
#46
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
Posts: 16,105
My DH looked at me this weekend and asked if I had enough thread for the amount of fabric I had. Then he says, "Why did I have to open my big mouth?" I took the credit card and bought more thread and a few more yards of fabric, just in case I had more thread than fabric. LOL! The cycle continues!
07-29-2013, 05:25 AM
#47
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: howell, Mi
Posts: 2,345
Is there room for one more member? I gave tons of fabric away a couple of years ago, and I think I have replaced all of it. In the past month I have made 3 donation quilts all from my stash. Can't really see any decrease in amount of fabric, but I will keep at it. I have tons of fat quarters and they are great for many quilt designs. I will keep at it, but it makes me feel so good to buy fabric. I know, I know, that is part of the "illness". I also gave away stacks of magazines. I now have stacks of magazines again. I need help!!!
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07-29-2013, 05:27 AM
#48
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: MO
Posts: 297
Yep - the deals get me, too. I rarely buy any fabric at regular price. I have just enough scraps and UFOs that it's always a dilemma for me, deciding whether to cut scraps ("tame" them) or work on a UFO, or the most fun of all, start another project!
07-29-2013, 06:00 AM
#49
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Usually in my sewing room
Posts: 813
My stash takes up one cabinet in my sewing room. That's it. I feel like it's too full now. All the fabric I have earmarked is folded on comic book boards and laying sideways. FQ's are for small projects, pillows, purses, etc.
07-29-2013, 06:05 AM
#50
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: WV
Posts: 582
My question in regards to this is how old is too old? I have fabric that belonged to my husband's grandmother's mother in law, fabric I have had since my 20s, etc. I am thinking maybe some of it just needs tossed. Also I was making pants for my baby grandson and used up some of mine for that. I made five pairs. I guess we could repurpose some of it for something other than quilting to get it out of those bins.
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