Stash buying - method or madness?

[cindyg]

I am more method than madness. I only buy fabric for a specific pattern that I'm getting ready to make. I just don't get a wild hair and buy buy buy!!! That's madness and there's a lot more of that going on here than my anal method!! LOL LOL

[sunsup]

I'm trying to be more like you, CindyG and just buy for a current project. The LQS has a sale and I only bought 1 piece of fabric for the fall block exchange.
What do you do with your scraps?

[cindyg]

Sunsup - I save my scraps for applique or for another string quilt. I do have some stash. I always buy more than what the pattern calls for so I usually have some left over and it goes into my stash. Sometimes a buy a fabric and then I don't like it when I get it home so that goes in my stash, also. I just won't spend the money on fabric unless I know what I'm going to make and know how much I need. Besides, I have no place to store mountains of fabric. For me I'd rather spend money on my sewing machine cabinet which I will use a lot than spend money on fabrics that I may or may not ever use and that I have to find room for. That's just me. At least I admit I'm anal - LOL LOL

[Leetec]

When I shopped with fabricangel yesterday I bought primarily bacground fabric, not my usual jewlel tones. Of course I had to get fairy frosts at the only shop that seemed to carry them. I did buy fabric for the fall block swap, hopefully I bought enough to do all 20 blocks. I haven't picked a block yet so knowing how much fabric I have for the project could help that process.

[cindyg]

Leetec, what colors of Fairy Frost did you get? Aren't they SO pretty???

[Cathy32078]

Have you seen the Pyrite color of FF? That company, Cotton-picking.com sent me a free almost 1/3 yd of it with my last order & it is diff. but pretty. I really like the Latte color. They're all pretty.

[texasgal65]

Mine is a little madness and a little method. Today I went to pick up a quilt from the LQS longarmer and bought Roxanne embroidery needles. Then went over to Alco Store and bought more fabric. I usually stick with warm colors and most times I can pretty well make a quilt from the stash. The nearest fabric shop is 50 miles away so, I contend that I need a good stash as I can't run out to buy anything on short notice. That's legal isn't it? That LQS I mentioned is the closest one at 50 miles. I love quilting and especially all the tools. Yeah, guess I am addicted, though I'm not repentant.LOL

[Leetec]

LOL, Texasgal! I think all of us stashbuilders use that excuse, even if LQS is only a block away. You just never know when you might need something and the LQS is closed! It sure works for me!


Cindyg, I got a yard of bronze, and a FQ of bright green (not my fav but i was in the roll), blue, red, more bronze, brown and orange. and a FQ of the new Pyrite color in silver. Just love it! And I introduced Fabricangel to FF! She'd never heard of it before and it was in the very first shop we went to, but that was the only shop I saw it in. Thank goodness that's the closest LQS to the OH house.

There was a Hobby Lobby and a Hancocks near there so I'll definitly be checking them out next time I go down. I think there was a Joanne's near there, too. Plus several discount book stores.

[cindyg]

Leetec, I bet that bronze FF would be gorgeous in a fall-color quilt. And the FF would look so pretty in Christmas quilts, and, oh, pastels in Easter/Spring quilts. I mean the list could go on and on and on - LOL

[Leetec]

There are very few quilts that I can't imagine the FF's looking great in, Cindyg. But that might just be me! After all, we've already determined that I am obsessive about FFs!