finchelover

I am fairly new at quilting,stashing I have very little of it. When I get thru with quilt I make I call my friend and tell her I have left over fabric and for her to take it if she needs it. I won't buy real expensive fabric. Now I don't mean to hurt anyone but this amazed me someone yesterday I believe their showed their stash and it was a wide wall and from top to bottom of the room full of fabric,my first thought was "she's Nuts' but then I said I bet she is one of those real experienced quilters who makes those real fancy quilts. To each his own.

Honey

My sister has very little stash. She only keeps the leftovers long enough to make a scrap quilt. Other than that, she buys just what she needs, when she needs it. I keep telling her that she is a sick woman and needs counseling, but she is in total denial!!

finchelover

I am fairly new at quilting,stashing I have very little of it. When I get thru with quilt I make I call my friend and told her I have left over fabric and for her to take it if she needs it. I won't buy real expensive fabric. Now I don't mean to hurt anyone but this amazed me someone yesterday I believe showed their stash and it was a wide wall and from top to bottom of the room full of fabric,my first thought was "she's Nuts' but then I said I bet she is one of those real experienced quilters who makes those real fancy quilts. To each his own.

Mary M

Much of my stash has been attained the same way. I really like having the faric to chose from when I am ready to make a quilt. I enjoy my hobby of quilting and yet I have to make it financially feasible.

Flying_V_Goddess

I have some fabrics, but I don't have a huge stockpile of them. I buy only what I need unless I find a fabric that I really, really like and can't leave the store without it or know I'll use it (Like black solids I'll buy a lot of and I'm a bit of a sucker for blacks and certain Oriental prints). When I plan out a project I plan out the fabrics I want to use and just buy those. I don't usually buy a fabric thinking I'll figure out what to do with it later. Not that there's anything wrong with that because it does work for other quilters.

judi wess

Sometimes I go into my tiny sewing room just to look at all the beautiful colors and dream of future projects. I now only buy fabric for specific projects, unless I can't live without a piece that is on sale!!! OK, I admit it, I am a fabriholic, don't see that I have a problem and am not interested in a cure. Seriously, have enjoyed having extra batting, pretty threads, and all the extras we accumulate on hand, for a spur of the moment project.

Quiltntime

That sounds like my story. Went to JoAnn's with a gift card. Walked out without buying one thing. Kind of depressed me. :cry:

lillybeck

To each his own. I would love to have a bigger stash but maybe because I do not I can concentrate more on getting projects done because when I see something I like my mind goes to working.

seamstome

I agree with her. My stash depresses me. IMHO, it is money that is sitting there unused. When I see sewing rooms with thousands of dollars of fabric and the person is not a professional, I cringe. To each their own, but the next post is about getting fabric at goodwill for pennies on the dollar. Fabric is not an investment.

Quilting is a hobby for most of us. If it makes you happy to have thousands of dollars in fabric, etc, that you will never use, then it's cool with me. What makes me happy in quilting is finishing a project not having the ability to make 200 but not getting them done.

I made my "stash" last year when I went to Paducah and Shipshewanna. I will get through it but I am not adding to it.

klgreene

I've been trying to build my stash. That way I can just pick some material and work on something. It's not convenient for me to just run out to get what I need. I do try very hard to buy on sale or clearance, because if I didn't have a stash, started a new pattern, had to go buy material, I would end up spending so much more. So a stash actually saves me money in the long run.