Gramie bj

I have a very small stash some flat quarters most of mine came from prjects where I wasn't real sure how much to buy or got home and had lost the pattern in the craft room,LOL (I am trying to sort it out)New color lines are comming out and some of the old lines get boring. so I don"t usualy buy unles I have a project in mind( and don"t change my mind) But thats just me Happy Stashing!

MadQuilter

Why do you want to build a stash if you are a planner and that works for you? It doesn't sound like anything is broke - so why fix it? If I had all the money I spent on stash and unnecessary/unused supplies..... (but I do love my stash)

olebat

A friend recently moved into a house with a nice out building. She was so excited to have a Quilt & Craft Shack. Unfortunately, so were the field mice. Fortunately, there seems to be no damage to fabrics, but the buggers have eaten into the storage bins and nested in the silk flowers. She plans to dismantle the guest bedroom next week and bring the sewing back into the house. I guess her grown children will be sleeping with the mice when they come to visit.

plainpat

I only buy flannel by the bolt...& only if it's a steeply discounted price.Takes a lot of backing for a quilt, so it doesn't last as long as you'd think.The only other fabric I bought by the bolt was one I loved & a color I use in most all my quilts.Don't have room in my doll size sewing room for more.Right now, I have 3-4 quilts in mind for a next project & I love that shopping for all or any will take place using stash .

bamamama

No Stash! Your taste will change over the years> I like to buy project by project and there are always scraps

emsgranny

I agree!! Just because you will have the room it sounds as though the extra would just weigh you down. Use the space for things you both enjoy or put your stuff in a corner and his stuff in a corner and a meeting place in middle - that way you could spend time together but doing things that you both enjoy!! When you need a break just pull up a chair or loveseat and join your DH in a glass of a refreshing beverage and talk over your projects - share :lol:

hmross

Well if you build now, more you have to move but if you are going to move, you may want to consider starting to build now before prices go up or if you find some really good sales. You would need to consider the pros and cons for yourself and see where you come out ahead in your eyes/mind.

Heidi

Sallyflymi

I would buy only the fabric you know you want to have for your other quilts. It will save you some money and not have a big stash do deal with. I have not bought the fabric when i saw it and then went back to get it later and it was all gone. gggggggrrrrrrrrrrr.. I don't do that anymore. I buy now.

piepatch

Since you say "all that fabric" would drive you nuts, I wouldn't advise building a big stash yet. Wait until you have made more quilts, and then decide. I am like you in that having a lot of fabric around would make me nuts. I think I would feel constantly pressured to be sewing quilts to make use of it, not to mention finding space for it. I once knew a couple of women who had made quilts since they were teenagers, and both acquired a huge stash over time, and accepted any fabric passed on to them. They both passed away in their 90's, and left tons of fabric, most of which was so old, it was actually beginning to rot ! I owned a couple of their quilts, and found that after a few washings, some of the fabric began to just fall apart. I think the quilts were made with old, rotting fabrics ! Cotton fabrics will eventually deteriorate, especially if they are not washed, and in the old days, most didn't wash their fabrics.

echobluff

With the price of cotton on its way up, I'd say start stash building now...yes, you'd have to pack it up when you move, but when we moved from Pennsylvania to Wyoming, I left furniture back there so I'd have room to bring my stash...but I'm just saying...