Stash or no stash??
#21
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!
#22
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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)
#23
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.
#24
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 .
Originally Posted by Kitsie
I just let mine grow from "leftovers" and really only have scraps which I love to use and sort through.
I always wonder whether the real big stash owners that buy bolts or many yards at a time ever get tired of using the same fabric all the time. Not a knock, guys, just a question.
I always wonder whether the real big stash owners that buy bolts or many yards at a time ever get tired of using the same fabric all the time. Not a knock, guys, just a question.
#26
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Originally Posted by quilterjody
It sounds like you already have a system that works for you. Don't do something just because everyone else is doing it. If you are happy with the way you do things...then do it your way.
#27
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
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#28
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Michigan
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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.
#29
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.
#30
Originally Posted by SimpleCook29
My hubby-to-be and I live in a one bedroom apartment. Really no room for a stash. I am strictly a planner.. I plan the quilt I want to make (i have 2 more in mind after I finish my first). I know the general fabric I want to use, and have just a small bin for my ruler, seam ripper and other tools of the trade. I have a portable singer that has no real home. Just get shuffled from one spot to another.
I never really found the need for a stash like my ex mother in law had. in fact i think all that extra fabric would drive me nuts..
So tell me.. The house we are looking at buying has a shed that I would convert to my sewing room. Should I start building a stash or wait?
I never really found the need for a stash like my ex mother in law had. in fact i think all that extra fabric would drive me nuts..
So tell me.. The house we are looking at buying has a shed that I would convert to my sewing room. Should I start building a stash or wait?
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