How Important is Your Stash?
07-24-2011, 01:58 PM
#111
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Originally Posted by jshorty
I just started quilting this year & have not figure out why quilters have a stash. I can see a stash of leftover material from a previous project but why do quilters buy material just because they like it & have no idea what they are going to use it for. Does a stash ever go down or does it just keep growing? It seems to me that having a stash is a waste of money. Planning your projects & buying on sale seems more ecomincal
07-24-2011, 01:59 PM
#112
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Originally Posted by jshorty
I just started quilting this year & have not figure out why quilters have a stash. I can see a stash of leftover material from a previous project but why do quilters buy material just because they like it & have no idea what they are going to use it for. Does a stash ever go down or does it just keep growing? It seems to me that having a stash is a waste of money. Planning your projects & buying on sale seems more ecomincal
Besides, I have to play with my fabric sometimes :D
Mine has gone both ways- up and down LOL
07-24-2011, 02:07 PM
#113
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Location: Colorado
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My stash is a source of pure delight. I know that if I live to be 150 I can't use all of it, but I'm sure going to try and make a big dent in it. Sometimes when I'm working I'll stop and just look at all the beautiful colors and designs, makes me feel very happy.
07-24-2011, 02:32 PM
#116
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Location: Goodrich, Michigan
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Originally Posted by Campbell34
I have a stash, but not as big as most of my friends, I have a small closet full, But if my DH wanted me to mke him a quilt from any of my stash I would gladly do it , Maybe it is because we have only been married for 7 years,maybe not. He goes with me to quilt shops wherever we go, he finds wall hangings and asks me , "could you build that" I have a new 830 Bernina, how could I tell him no. He never had a quilt until I made him a kingsize for our bed, he loves it , I go with him to model airplane meets in Tucson, he goes with me to the quilt shop.Now I was married for 53 years to my forme r husband before he died of cancer, he never went with me to a shop or even looked at my quilts, never went with me to a quilt show, DH goes to the local quilt shows here in Lake Havasu,takes pictures of the quilts and helps with any thing I need during the show, That is how I got teh new 830, He saw it working at the last show,He sent me and my sister on a quilting cruise 2 years ago , Absolutely I would share my stash with him and if he would like to learn to sew I would teach him, :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: , Betty
07-24-2011, 02:42 PM
#118
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Location: Texas
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I have a large stash and love almost everything. Even though I've been having detash sales, I still have a room full. With the high cost of fabrics and gas, I've been making all my stuff from my stash. I don't have a lot of yardage, but do have a larger variety.
07-24-2011, 03:14 PM
#119
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I love what stash I have, and I usually have a quilt in mind when I purchase fabric. However, if it's on sale, I buy just to have more of a variety to work with. It could be solids, calicos, prints, florals, repros, worth every penny when its on sale. If its pretty, I get some..
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