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#71
I have a large stash, and have nearly no time for serious quilting right now (homeschooling 4 kids, and babysitting a 2 yr old granddaughter 5 days a week). We also want to buy a house next year, and I realized that *sigh* 25 totes of fabric was too much- it does include flannel for kids pjs, and misc silky costume fabrics, but of course, mainly good old quilting cottons.I gave some away, and am selling the rest locally- keeping only my favorites, of course! Once you "divorce" yourself from the fabric, its very freeing to see it go.
#74
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Cleveland Ohio
Posts: 307
Big Stash? Yeah, I have one. Not as big as my mom's though! A lady in my Knit-Cro-Sew Club asked me to teach her to quilt. She has very little extra money for supplies right now. So tomorrow when we get together with another member of the club the fabric will appear from my stash. I am going to enjoy my fabric one way or the other. She gets to learn something new to her and I get to play with my fabric. And if anyone just insists on parting with their stash, it can come and live at my house. Someone will use it somewhere along the line.
#76
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Cumming GA (formerly, NJ)
Posts: 162
I had a lot of "It was a good idea at the time" fabric that had not become quilts, mis matched,remnant, odd pieces etc. I got the pattern for "Little Dresses for Africa" online, and used a lot of them! The dresses were easy and look so cute, and I was able to work down my stash a bit.
#78
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: NW Indiana
Posts: 23
Originally Posted by homecaregiver
I'm here I am raising my hand and I could give it a good home
LOL I like to just look and feel and sometimes that is enough
LOL I like to just look and feel and sometimes that is enough
Seriously though, I have been reading the articles about hoarders too and it's a little scary. 2 points that were made; were that they felt "things" could be trusted, not people. And many of them were depressed and anxious about other areas of their lives. I'm sure many of us can relate to "shopping therapy", but it really doesn't work. Things don't make you feel better. It's finding that balance - enough but not too much. Best wishes to all of us!!
#79
Yes, I've had the problem for years. It started watching my mom tear apart old clothes to make something for us kids to wear. Maybe that is why it is so hard to resist nice new fabric. I have in my life(75) bought so many yards!! Now I get my 'fix' by looking at it on the 'net. I do that until the word quilt make me sick! It fixes me for quite a spell. Maybe this can help someone. That and knowing, there is no way it will ever be sewn up by 'the buyer'. :) :)
#80
I have a group of ladies that quilt on Monday nights. ALL of them, except me, had not sewn or anything in the past. I remember when we first started, the other employees here teased them about "getting old" because they were going to make a quilt. That was about 6 months ago. Now on Mondays, the first thing we do is look at all the "great pcs" each found over the weekend. These gals didn't know what a "stash" was, now they all have one!! every spare minute is spent talking, sharing and laughing. OCD? YES!
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