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06-08-2010, 06:28 AM
#91
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Originally Posted by amma
You are not alone :wink: there are quilters who only buy as they go... The rest of us may be just as hooked on fabric as we are making quilts :D:D:D
Over time, you may find that you just HAVE to have this fabric or THAT one.... LOL
Over time, you may find that you just HAVE to have this fabric or THAT one.... LOL
06-08-2010, 07:06 AM
#92
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I, on the other hand have 1000+ yards of fabric, no kidding[/quote]
Ohhhh, I envy you, how wonderful to have so much fabric to choose from!!! You wouldn't even have to use sheets for backing! LOL. Not that I really mind using the sheets, they are sturdy and long lasting if I choose wisely.
I use sheets sometimes when it's to be machine quilted; once did for a handquilter - hard!
My son made me promise to not buy any fabric for 6 mos last October (Torture but I did it) - my many shelves of it I can see but I had to go through my 17 large Rubbermaids - and guess what: Found fabric I'd long forgotten and fabric I'd never seen before in my life (though I bought it at some point).
It was like my own LQS.
Ohhhh, I envy you, how wonderful to have so much fabric to choose from!!! You wouldn't even have to use sheets for backing! LOL. Not that I really mind using the sheets, they are sturdy and long lasting if I choose wisely.
I use sheets sometimes when it's to be machine quilted; once did for a handquilter - hard!
My son made me promise to not buy any fabric for 6 mos last October (Torture but I did it) - my many shelves of it I can see but I had to go through my 17 large Rubbermaids - and guess what: Found fabric I'd long forgotten and fabric I'd never seen before in my life (though I bought it at some point).
It was like my own LQS.
06-09-2010, 10:15 AM
#93
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I have a large stash,too. My DH was cleaning out our storage shed and brought in an arm-full of fabric and asked me if I had forgotten I had it. I said I had but didn't tell him about what was in 5 other large Rubbermaid bins in the same shed.LOL
06-09-2010, 12:16 PM
#94
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LOL! Too funny!
;)
Originally Posted by Boopers
I have a large stash,too. My DH was cleaning out our storage shed and brought in an arm-full of fabric and asked me if I had forgotten I had it. I said I had but didn't tell him about what was in 5 other large Rubbermaid bins in the same shed.LOL
11-08-2010, 10:27 AM
#95
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just an idea, but I draw out a sketch of what I want to do with the fabric, the picture shows the Pattern and what fabric goes where, then I attach swatches of the fabric to the sketch, it helps me remember, when I finally get back to it ( I also make a note of WHERE I bought the fabric, in case I need to go back for more)
Originally Posted by Lynnc
I have a sewing room full of fabric plus a shed that is 6' x 12' full of material. I buy fabric anywhere and any time. I never know how much, so I buy 3 to 5 yards if the price is low. I might have an idea of what to do with it but by the time I pick it up again I've forgotten the idea I had.
11-08-2010, 10:48 AM
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If you deviate from creating quilts from patterns, your stash will grow. Now I buy fabric that I like becuz I know I will eventually create a quilt with it. Sometimes the fabric alone is my springboard for creating a new quilt.
Typically now, I only use quilt patterns as an idea. I tend to design my own quilts based on fabric I have.
Typically now, I only use quilt patterns as an idea. I tend to design my own quilts based on fabric I have.
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