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05-31-2011, 11:16 AM

#21

huntannette

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ha ha ha!!! ditto!! money and yellows, as well as white on whites

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Originally Posted by lovingmama

Money!

05-31-2011, 12:46 PM

#22

Helovesme

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Originally Posted by pjemark

I have realized that what I am missing are solids and small tone on tones. I just came to this realization yesterday when I decided that I was going to try and make a quilt entirely from stash. I have a lot of stash- not as much as many of you but enough- so I thought - why don't I have solids and tone on tones? And I concluded that it's because "they aren't fun to buy". So, I'm going to force myself to concentrate on adding these items to my stash. What about you?

with my luck, just about the time I start adding the solids and tone on tones, they will be the wrong tones and I will end up buying more. I usually wait to buy these until I have my main fabric(s) picked out.

05-31-2011, 01:10 PM

#23

caliquocat

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I need a 'white' that is thick enough so colors & prints don't show through.

05-31-2011, 03:05 PM

#24

sueisallaboutquilts

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I agree that whites and neutrals don't seem to be as much "fun to buy" but I really need them too.
Other prints etc seem to jump out at me more.
I recently found a number of neutrals when I cleaned my sewing room. Finally I know what I have LOL

05-31-2011, 03:07 PM

#25

GrammaO

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Blenders and other fabric that 'read' as solid. I'm way more attracted to patterned fabric.

05-31-2011, 05:38 PM

#26

CompulsiveQuilter

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I am the opposite. I have ONLY blender fabrics, small prints and tone-on-tones. Honestly they are the only thing that really, really appeal to me. I can't do floral or anything with large prints. I have to buy a focus fabric everytime, and get really nervous doing so. I wish one of you guys could wave a magic wand and get me out of the box I'm in.

05-31-2011, 05:54 PM

#27

Twisted Quilter

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What's missing in my stash? Everything I need on any project I'm working on. My stash seems to be useless unless I'm working on a scrap quilt. :thumbup:

05-31-2011, 06:10 PM

#28

deedum

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I agree, missing the same, no fun buying the solids as much. Trying to do better.

05-31-2011, 06:18 PM

#29

earlylace

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a place for everything and everything in its place!

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05-31-2011, 06:45 PM

#30

NanaCsews2

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Originally Posted by JanetM

I found that I had done the same thing, so everytime I attempted to just shop my stash, I still had to go to the LQS for blender fabrics.

In the last few months I have purchased some blender fabrics that have made it easier to find everything I need in my stash.

I particularly like Robert Kaufman's Fusion fabrics. Here is a link...scroll down the page to see the many colors.

http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics...fabrics&basics

Only thing missing is more Fushions 5573! Have a few, but I have been wanting many of the other colors available. Problem is, I won't pay over 7.00 a yd for them and am having a hard time finding them for less. Looking for 2 yards of each, so that adds up fast. The money is saved for that day I can find it for what I am willing to pay for it.