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Permalink Reply by Pam Bellis on April 3, 2011 at 5:19pm

When I first started quilting I would only buy a little fabric at a time for whatever project I was working on. My grandmother was a quilter so I would raid her stash sometimes when I visited her in Kentucky. As the years went by I kept adding a little fabric at a time to my stash.

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Permalink Reply by Equulibrium Studios on April 14, 2011 at 1:14pm

The Building of The Stash is nearly as fun as the entire quilting process itself, though not nearly as gratifying as holding up that finally finished project!  I started out quilting by tearing apart free fabric sample books from a semi local upholstery store!  My mantra was (and still is!) if it survives the washer and dryer...into a quilt it goes!!  When I progressed into using more "traditional" quilting cottons, I found a whole new craving that I had not previously known existed!  I'm now a "collector" of anything and everything that tickles my fancy...whether I have for it an intended purpose or not!  You are right, this IS an expensive habit!  But is easily justified by the moments of piece-and-quiet and the looks of love and appreciation when "gifting" that perfect quilt to that special someone!  It is all worth it!

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Permalink Reply by Sue Clark Koenig on April 14, 2011 at 1:26pm

I've just gotten back into quilting after many years of not sewing.  I am buying fabric pretty much quilt by quilt and fill the stash with the left-overs.  I always buy a bit extra in case of a cutting error.

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Permalink Reply by QuilterBridget on April 25, 2011 at 12:32pm

When I was first starting out I'd buy prints I loved as well as tone-on-tones.  I usually design my own quilts, so my design comes first and then I shop my stash.  I have a huge stash now, yet the temptation to buy more is always there!  I have made sure to buy a variety of lights and darks as well as large and small scale prints.  I probably have more tone-on-tones and solids than anything else because I find them to be useful in every quilt I make.

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Permalink Reply by Harriet Campbell on April 27, 2011 at 1:15pm

I throw my stash put them in to bends to keep them  in place boy do I like blue I have a lot of it and I still find that I steal look at the blue when I am out Happy

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Permalink Reply by rogue quilter Queen of the WIVSP on January 19, 2012 at 4:54pm

yah you look at the blue and i do too...and the blu reds blacks etc. it is so diff for me to shop for the stash and not get out of my color rut..

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Permalink Reply by Suzann Darnall on January 19, 2012 at 4:56pm

i only go outside my favs when i use stuff that came to me unexpectedly or when i have a specal order in a specific color. otherwise, i figure i might as well buy and use what i like. more enjoyable that way. ;-]

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Permalink Reply by rogue quilter Queen of the WIVSP on January 19, 2012 at 5:19pm

my thoughts for a long long time. then i see some gorgeous creation in a magazine that uses golds and yellows and greens...all colors i just don't like ...but the way some people are able to use them...ergo...long story short..i have started trying to pick up a few colors that definitely take me outside of my personal comfort zone. i only buy small quantities since i figure i would not use them much or only mixed in with others..

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Permalink Reply by Suzann Darnall on January 19, 2012 at 5:46pm

since i am GIVEN so many outside my preference, i don't have to buy anything but what i love most of the time. ;-] but, i understand many quilters do stretch themselves this way.

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Permalink Reply by Mary Christopher on April 27, 2011 at 4:28pm

After 3 years of quilting I'm embarrassed by the size of the stash I've amassed.  I found a whole new world when I first walked into a quality quilt shop.  I discovered I'm very tactile and love feeling the fabric, then when you add all the colors, I go into sensory overload.  I started buying for a scrap quilt.  Of course, the more variety the better...   After several visits to the local store, a friend introduced me to shop hops and a stash was born.  Now I'm trying to "shop" from my stash before buying.  I only buy fabric on sale - I find my local shops will have 25% of sales 2-3x a year. 

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Permalink Reply by Suzann Darnall on January 19, 2012 at 4:58pm

Mary, unless your stash overflows out of your sewing room ... no need to be embarrassed. ~~hehe~~ that is what sewing rooms are for. if you can still walk thru and use sewing machine, cuttin area, etc. it all good!!!

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Permalink Reply by Cira Millman on April 28, 2011 at 5:14pm

When I started out I bought just what I needed,as I also make place mats, I would have leftovers.

In the last year I have accumulated stash. I also buy fabric I like for  future projects. It can indeed be very expensive. I also have lots of threads as I have a sewing/embroidery machine. Yet I love looking at fabrics and have built up a list of fabric stores online that I shop or just drool over.

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