I Never Thought I Would Build a Stash!
04-12-2013, 01:48 PM
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I Never Thought I Would Build a Stash!
MSQC had free shipping today. I have two sets of fat quarters, one layer cake, four yards of fabric and about five charm packs that are in my stash. Those are the ones I have no plans for. I'm not a saver or pack rat. My rule of thumb is if I haven't used it in two years it goes! My rule changed with quilting!
04-12-2013, 01:55 PM
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LOL! I understand. I do not want a stash. Too much stuff makes me nervous, but I'm having a tough time not accumulating fabric. I deliberately did not look at MSQC today after I saw they had free shipping. I knew it would suck me in.
04-12-2013, 02:29 PM
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I never thought of myself as a hoarder until I started quilting. I LOVE my stash...it is fun to just go and look at it! I can't go in a QS without adding something. It is a definite sickness but so much fun!
04-13-2013, 06:21 PM
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Hoarding does not apply to quilt fabric. I have a huge stash and mostly yardage pieces. I need a big choice because I buy what I like and I usually have something to go with whatever print I choose. I am running out of good splotchy, solid and such. I have watched the Hoarders on TV and no way could I ever live like they do. My fabrics are folded and stacked very neatly. My whole house is neat and uncluttered.
04-13-2013, 06:28 PM
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No, hoarding rules do not apply to quilting. I have a very large stash. When I get a great idea at 2 am, I can go shopping in my well sorted stash and start immediately. I love it. My family and local charities appreciate the results.
BTW, my guild has a custom that when a guild member is no longer able to quilt, the fabric is sold to guild sisters at absurd prices. When a guild member dies, UFOs are finished for the family by the guild and the guild gets the stash for guild projects, which includes supplying fabric to very low income members.
BTW, my guild has a custom that when a guild member is no longer able to quilt, the fabric is sold to guild sisters at absurd prices. When a guild member dies, UFOs are finished for the family by the guild and the guild gets the stash for guild projects, which includes supplying fabric to very low income members.
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