institches33

This is not unusual. The remainder is known as stash and will probably be used in one huge scrappy quilt and many charity quilts. Ask me how I know.

grandmalittle

More stores will take it back. if itis not washed or cut and you have the receipt. they will measure it and give you your money back!

Jackie Spencer

I want to make Crabapple Hill's "Snow Flurries" quilt (60x60) The nearest QS to me is over an hour away, so I have to buy most of my fabric on line. Right now I am collecting fabrics in shades of Aqua for it. I know some of them probably won't get used in the quilt, so will go in my stash. But that's ok I like to make scrap quilts too. Thats how my stash has grown.

WTxRed

Better that way imho than purchasing an entire estate stash. I did the latter and am totally overwhelmed with it - took 2 pickup loads and a small SUV load to move it all... now stashing the stash at a friend's until i figure out how, what & when to do something different with it. What was I thinking you ask? I saw bins and drawers and FQ's of some beautiful fabrics! Sucked me right in lol.

DJ

Ah, you're so right. Love all the comments, too.

MargeD

Well, that happens to me a lot. I would just set the first red aside, along with my other reds, as I try (the operative word here is TRY) to keep my fabrics assorted by color, seasonal, etc. and with 3 yards you should be able to use it in another quilt. I love red and white quilts, can't wait to see yours.

oldtisme

WTxRed, I too hit the Estate Sales in hopes of finding fabric, I would have done the same thing. I would have been in heaven with all that material. My best find was a Janome Gem Silver, I love it for piecing. Compared to all my old machines it is so quiet & smooth I was having everyone I knew come in my sewing room just to listen to the difference in sound. I am now saving for my dream machine, the Janome 6600P.

mrs. fitz

I'm with dunster.

mjhaess

Happens to all of us from time to time...

Girlfriend

shhhhh......don't let my husband read this