SaraSewing

Just say NO. Fabric has a way ot gaining access to your home, don't purposfully try to herd it in. My goal is to get RID of my stash, buying only enough to finish projects. I've been doing that for almost 3 years, and can't see a dent. Therefore, I'm sure it multiplies in the night.

butterflywing

sv, what is a community benefactor?


i love the 'just say NO' part. hehehe.

bearisgray

I just noticed there is "community benefactor" under my "name" =
how do I make it go away?

treasurelady

Include me in the group that never buys fat quarters. Except that I bought two collections from Connecting Threads when they were on sale at 40% off. I haven't used them yet, but think a nice log cabin quillt might come out of them. I buy extra white, black or red Kona when it's on sale. I use black a lot for stripping because it sets colors off so well. Love the Amish look. I too am trying not to buy new fabric since I have so many possibilities in my stash. I love looking at fabric but can't remember the last time I bought something. Oh I take that back -- I bought a piece of fabric to back a child's quilt I finished a couple of months ago. I'm still hand quilting that one. We're renovating our guest room and I have a large armoire (unpainted) that I'm going to paint and use to store all my quilting and sewing stuff. Can't wait to get that done. I'll show pics later this summer when I get it done.
:lol:
Linda

bearisgray

It's hard to resist nice fabric when it's really marked down.

If it was always full price, it would be much easier to just walk on by.

rismstress

I have a rather large "collection" of textiles-- a nice way of saying my stash is big. I do have fat quarters in two baskets but I make scrappy quilts so these get used. Otherwise I buy in lots of 1-5 yards at a time. White and cream fabric gets purchased in 5-7 yard lots for backgrounds.
Sometimes I buy fabric online just to buy something--- it's cheaper than shoes and handbags and fulfills my need to shop at the moment.
I have alot of one yard prints - big, loud, bright- that I use to make surgical scrub hats. (yes, I sell them) So a real mix of things. I have two bookcases of fabric stacked according to color or print type-- sports, animals, etc. And there is some special fabric in a bureau- silk and velvet for the throws I make.
I wonder what my daughter will do with all this stuff when I pass. She doesn't sew.
Cheryl

QuiltyLisa

I will usually buy 2 yards if I find a fabric that speaks to me.. and trust fabric talks to me a lot. My MIL and Aunts send me a lot of fabric also so I have a very large stash. I try to color code. In my quilt room I have all my batiks on shelves of their own. I have a 7footx4foot cabinet with glass doors that house all my batiks. large yardage of backing materials are hung in the closet and I have 2 large book shelves that house the rest of the fabrics. I have a dresser in the closet for all the velvets,silks and satins I am saving to do a crazy quilt.
Now I have 4 large binders on a shelf. I cut a 2 inch swatch from all the fabric I have and staple( if its a FQ I cut a smaller swatch) it to a form I created that has, date of purchase, where and how much and who the manufacture is and how much I have of it.
(hopefully I have all that information :).
One day I will scan it all into the computer. Maybe.

littlehud

If a fabric really calls to me I buy 2-3 yards. If I just like it I will buy a yard. I just started buying fat quarters. E bay has lots of them. I store most of mine in plastic totes. I love to pet it occasionally. That way I kinda remember what I have.

alaskasunshine

I tend to be wickedly unorganized so... I really try to be somewhat organized in my quilt room. I have shelves that are wooden cases and (3) have adjustable shelves on them. I store the fabric folded and keep the shade drawn so no fabric bleeds. Unfortunatly that room has the beautiful mountain views...truely stunning. I have several cabinets I have picked up at yard sales and I have my books and magazines in there with my rulers and templates, and various odds and ends. I don't have a lot of stuff but I do collect fabric.

I generally buy at least 4 yards of fabric at a time. I used to make tons of quilts for charity mostly for people I did not know. SO I needed a great variety of fabrics to fit lots of different types of people and the specific situation.

I am in the same quandry as to how to know how much fabric I have. I have never found a great way to keep track of that.I know several ladies that ONLY store their fabric in Apple Boxes. I personally would hate that because I love to look at and oooh and ahhh at the fabrics.

I hope this helps you out! Have fun in your quilting!!!

P.S. The next time I buy fabric I will be using Thousands of bolts.com for sure. A friend of mine bought from there and it came beautifully packaged and labled. We were quite impressed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lyn

Instead of pinning you might use sticky back note paper.