I live on a farm therefore a stash is essential and indispensable. I make multi fabric quilts and often design as I go. It is not possible for me to purchase fabric for a quilt or a project because I sometimes do not even know what I will do or need tomorrow.
One only has enough fabric if you are willing to give some small pieces away if a friend need it. That does not mean that you now need to stop buying more fabric- only that you can now cut into your stash with more spontaneity. The fabric trends and colours change with every season and one cannot afford to be without these pieces. Remember, one buy for the future- not only for today and tomorrow.
I do not bust my stash. I treasure it and enjoy it and marvel in it. I touch it, stroke it and handle it whenever I feel like it. I draw inspiration from it. It is good for my health and well being.
I am with you on the stash subject. I know that you have to build a stash over the years to have a really good selection when you are inspired at 11 p.m and no stores are open. There used to be years when there was no purple, or no yellow, and without a stash you were lost.
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Very well said!
ReplyDeleteAt home we always say that it is cheaper than doing drugs. I also have quite a large stash, I can always find what I need in it. If all quiltshops went out of business for about ten years, I would probably still have enough fabric left to piece many quilts after those ten years. But, I am busting it a little, I ran out of storage space!
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