Mysterious part of my stash
10-14-2015, 05:53 PM
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Mysterious part of my stash
I've been making quilts for years. Along with most quilters, I have so much fabric that it's kind of embarrassing. I don't mind my old fabric at all. I actually like the old calicos and other vintage fabrics. I love scrappy quilts, and my older fabrics work just fine with scrappy designs.
However, there is one part of my stash that I'm not particularly fond of. I have SO MUCH BROWN in my stash. I can't even remember when brown was popular, and I don't know why I have so much of it.
I'm slowly incorporating portions of my brown stash into scrappy quilt backs. I often cut 10 inch squares of my stash and make scrappy quilt backs from that.
My question is----do any of you have parts of your stash that befuddle you? That you wonder how on earth you acquired it? That you don't really like any more?
However, there is one part of my stash that I'm not particularly fond of. I have SO MUCH BROWN in my stash. I can't even remember when brown was popular, and I don't know why I have so much of it.
I'm slowly incorporating portions of my brown stash into scrappy quilt backs. I often cut 10 inch squares of my stash and make scrappy quilt backs from that.
My question is----do any of you have parts of your stash that befuddle you? That you wonder how on earth you acquired it? That you don't really like any more?
10-14-2015, 06:33 PM
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LOL - don't we all !!!!! I inherited a lot of fabric from my BFF and she was VERY fond of dark, dreary fabric. Not my choice, but I am trying to use it up.
10-14-2015, 06:40 PM
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Yep. Planning to have another "sale" to the new guild I'll join next week when spring comes. Last 2 times have been quite profitable for me, selling fabric at $3-4 a yard, making over $1000. I will NOT be buying new fabric this time, but really, really narrowing down my collection and supplies.
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10-15-2015, 01:32 AM
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I found a box of half yard pieces I had bought at an estate sale and forgot about. It's all flower and garden prints. I'm not fond of those prints and have no idea why I bought them. I have been using them to make pieced backings for my scrap quilts. The box never seems to get emptier. LOL.
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