Have you ever gotten tired of a color in your stash?
12-15-2010, 09:05 AM
#62
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Originally Posted by OneMoreQuilt
I once read an article titled something like, "Using Up the Uglies". It talked about using the colors or prints you tire off or wonder why you ever liked them!!! It talked about how different they look once you cut them up.
I remember country blue and mauve....mauve.....mauve....
I remember country blue and mauve....mauve.....mauve....
12-15-2010, 05:57 PM
#63
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Sometimes I make small lap quilts out of the ugly stuff for charity. In the end they are beautiful to the receiver. Once a year I sort and sort and put in someones yard sale and therefore it ends up in someone elses stash.
Originally Posted by CindyBee
YES! Today I was doing a clean sweep in my sewing room. Cleaning and reorganizing. I finally threw away some fabric I've had for at least 15 years and never used. I remember that when I bought it, I had yet to make my first quilt, but was collecting fabric. It felt so good to finally toss this fabric!
12-20-2010, 11:17 AM
#65
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I have a older friend who wanted me to quilt three quilts for her, paying me in fabrics from her stash. As I have known this woman for fifty plus years, babysat for the oldest of her eleven children and have finished numerous quilts for her - how was I going to say no? So now I have a large quanity of old fashioned fabric that will be used for scrap quilts for a long time in the future. Welcome to my stash!!
12-20-2010, 11:45 AM
#66
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Do you have a friend who quilts? If you do, maybe you and she can do a fabric swap. That's what I and one of my friends do. If I only have 3 blues and need 5 and she has too many purples but need some blues,then we have a fabric swap. I make a cake and a pot of coffee, and she comes to my house bringing the fabric she doesn't like or has too much of. We have a great time having cake,coffee,and getting different fabric without spending money.
12-20-2010, 01:31 PM
#69
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Purple is my favorite color. I cannot get enough of purple fabric or purple in my wardrobe. It has such a pleasing effect on me. That being siad, I don't dislike any color. There are a few I don't use often--tan, black.
12-20-2010, 01:45 PM
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I wouldn't say that I dislike any colors, but I would say I'm often drawn to bright colors in fun combinations. I am not drawn to muted, country or earth tones. I like them, in some things, and I see them in other quilts and think they are nice, but I am not motivated to own them or make quilts from them :)
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