Why we have stash.
07-01-2011, 06:35 AM
#14
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: martinsville Indiana
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I'm trying to reduce my stash and stay away from fabric. I would like to eventually get to where I have little or no stash. Its hard to do. My success rate is not so good. Purchased 4 fat quarter bundles a couple of weeks ago, and bought scraps from a board member. I've started by using the fabrics that were bought as a set from the same line. I found a pattern I would like to make with them and folded it in with the fabric. When time permits I grab the one on top and start cutting. I'm allowing myself to buy only backings if needed, but for the most part I'll make scrappy backs. I too have fabrics that I just hate to cut. NO MORE! Its gotta go, they wont find me on the Hoarders show.
07-01-2011, 07:03 AM
#15
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Bakersfield, CA
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Originally Posted by jillnjo
I'm always afraid if I cut into a gorgeous piece and it only takes a small portion of it that I'll wish later that I had the whole piece to use!! Just use it, I tell myself, you've got plenty of others!
07-01-2011, 08:13 AM
#17
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: NC
Posts: 1,230
I like working from my stash, so am glad I have it. Once a month, I try to limit myself to that with DH retired, & honestly, I have plenty of stash, I usually find a few more fqs to add to it. But it really does help having a good stash to work from. When money is tight, it's a big help too, you always have some projects waiting, or possibilities for them, so that works out nice too! I don't usually have to buy anything, in order to quilt...
07-01-2011, 11:47 AM
#20
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Sorento, IL
Posts: 364
I LOVE my stash, I not only quilt but also sew the costumes for my kids each year for Halloween. My stash has saved my but a time or too in those situations.
But I love my stash just for the possibilities it represents, and the endless creativity I gain from it! Can't say I'm one of those who has ever found a fabric too pretty to cut though!
But I love my stash just for the possibilities it represents, and the endless creativity I gain from it! Can't say I'm one of those who has ever found a fabric too pretty to cut though!
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