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twiglet wrote:
Oh dear, glad I'm not alone. I'm doing a project and pull fat quaters but can't use them because I like them too much. How nuts are we  Wendy, Lotti & Terrie, thinking about what you wrote. Once heard Stacy Michell of Shades Textiles (beautiful hand dyes) tell about one of her Japanese customers who loved her fabrics so much that she ordered 1 piece of every color. Well, Stacy is so sweet & thoughtful she wrapped each piece in tissue & just generally made a lovely presentation of it all. She heard from the customer that the package had arrived & was too precious to cut into anything & use, so would Stacy please send another set of every color so she could save the first set & use the second!  Wish I could afford to "collect" fabric! Maybe the things that we make are our way of "saving" & collecting it! |
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Well, yes I do have some fabric that I've had for years but it's just too precious to cut into. I get it too. Nuts is right!
I keep telling myself ..'one day". |
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loise98 wrote:
twiglet wrote:
Oh dear, glad I'm not alone. I'm doing a project and pull fat quaters but can't use them because I like them too much. How nuts are we I am trying to get over it. Something Alex said hit a chord and it's beginning to help. It was something like this... "I don't worry about using up fabric because I know there is something even more beautiful waiting for me at the quilt shop." I have that notion in my head but it has not yet reached my heart. I am working on it! I don't have any problems using my beautiful fat quarters because using them means that either I'm going to get to see them more in the finished project, or someone I care about will. Either way, it makes me excited to find a project where they fit! And I think one of the reasons I'm so attracted to making scrap quilts is that I can include pieces of more of my different beautiful fat quarters (and 1/2 yards since that is what I buy more now) in a single project so, if I'm keeping it, I can admire all of my different beauties at once! I might be a little TOO in love with my fabric.... Nancy |
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twiglet wrote:
Perhaps we ought to start a thread and have a running total of everyones stash and see how much it all adds up to :shock: :shock: I like to keep track of what I use and what I buy and see how I come out at the end of the year. I started doing this in 2011 along with Judy Laquidara at Patchwork Times. It is interesting and makes me mindful of my purchases and also spurs me on when I haven't used any fabric in a week! |
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Perhaps we ought to start a thread and have a running total of everyones stash and see how much it all adds up to :shock: :shock: |
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twiglet wrote:
Oh yes? and how many yards? Maybe 15 to 20 meters as I just bought a piece for quilt backing that is 5 meters. I am seriously under-stocked! |
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Mug rugger and lounge lizard |
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I have five FQs. I think I have some serious shopping to do!
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Lyndhurst, Ohio USA - East Side Suburb of Cleveland, Ohio
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twiglet wrote:
Oh dear, glad I'm not alone. I'm doing a project and pull fat quaters but can't use them because I like them too much. How nuts are we I am trying to get over it. Something Alex said hit a chord and it's beginning to help. It was something like this... "I don't worry about using up fabric because I know there is something even more beautiful waiting for me at the quilt shop." I have that notion in my head but it has not yet reached my heart. I am working on it! |
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Oh dear, glad I'm not alone. I'm doing a project and pull fat quaters but can't use them because I like them too much. How nuts are we
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Mug rugger and lounge lizard |
