tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post2098453514259264722..comments2024-03-27T23:05:08.134-06:00Comments on rogue quilter: How long would your stash last?Janet O.http://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-29082762451622989252011-07-28T17:04:44.541-06:002011-07-28T17:04:44.541-06:00I have lots of fabric too (confession time). I th...I have lots of fabric too (confession time). I think the problem lies with continuing to buy fabric at the same rate as I currently do. The fabric only gets better. More comes in than goes out. It is reassuring to know that I am not the only crazy collector.lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965043838288712362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-30966325344687183192011-07-16T16:16:55.131-06:002011-07-16T16:16:55.131-06:00I love my stash.I have a hard time cutting some of...I love my stash.I have a hard time cutting some of the fabric.Do you ever have that problem?Then I remind myself that my husband will get rid of it quickly when I die, so that helps motivate me to use it, don't save it. I have a long way to go before I run out. I love the ocean waves/tree of life quilt. I would suggest using crumbs for the border around the Tree of Life. Crumbs with very small pieces, and a good bit of red in them would be perfect. Be sure to show us what you end of doing! Sally in SCSally Langston Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08947024909324503884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-38127925429158861522011-07-15T08:20:46.585-06:002011-07-15T08:20:46.585-06:00I don't really have a fabric stash other than ...I don't really have a fabric stash other than my reproductions. I would still years a long time with all the kits I have. I would say I could go about 5 years if didn't have a nickel to spend on sewing.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779262789435737091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-47778196029465311972011-07-14T17:52:06.641-06:002011-07-14T17:52:06.641-06:00I love your ocean waves project. I would suggest ...I love your ocean waves project. I would suggest trying some pink or red in a pieced border there. Whatever you decide it is going to be lovely.<br />Wow the 9 patches shrink a lot!! They look very cosy.<br />My stash would not last me the rest of my life - I don't buy big pieces so I always need to shop for backing and setting fabric.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07413787362860014295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-47475814304102264852011-07-14T09:42:06.160-06:002011-07-14T09:42:06.160-06:00How long would my stash last? That is a question ...How long would my stash last? That is a question that sends shivers down my spine and keeps me buying more fabric. I have a lot of fabric but I am convinced it would never last as long as I need it to. Besides, if all the quilt shops closed tomorrow I would surely be seized with the urge to make many, many quilts. Then I would run out for sure.Tarynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455236914872943577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-72229180184871173922011-07-13T11:28:32.670-06:002011-07-13T11:28:32.670-06:00You have such wonderful looking quilts in the work...You have such wonderful looking quilts in the works! <br /><br />My stash....is sad! LOL! I posted about my stash a few weeks ago. Hubby lost his job almost 2 years ago and I have been on a NO/LOW buy budget since then. I've added very little to my stash since then and I do have a small stash but not much to work with now. But I am very thankful that I had a stash to start with or I would have gone crazy these past 2 yrs!! LOL!<br />KristieKristiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06928146431909761723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-74867087908458846982011-07-13T11:16:36.677-06:002011-07-13T11:16:36.677-06:00Love your stash - I have a lot of fabric, buy a lo...Love your stash - I have a lot of fabric, buy a lot, use a lot, share...no plans to change. It gives me great joy.<br /><br />Your projects are wonderful!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449153053042003955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-52435630641696838842011-07-13T10:06:45.962-06:002011-07-13T10:06:45.962-06:00Magnet on my fridge says, "She who dies with ...Magnet on my fridge says, "She who dies with the most fabric has happy relatives" My #2 son says that magnet LIES! He tells me to get stitching and use it up! Have you join the Stash contest at Accuquilt on Facebook? I think you could win. LOL Thanks for stopping to comment on the design wall fabric. My Pioneer ancestor made Ocean Waves quilts up to her dying day I'm told.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06156858742587928699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-2192165760498023762011-07-13T07:51:45.819-06:002011-07-13T07:51:45.819-06:00I love what you have on your design wall!! All of ...I love what you have on your design wall!! All of them are my favorites!!<br /><br />My stash is pretty modest and no way would it last until I died.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-26405774217762195492011-07-13T07:02:11.935-06:002011-07-13T07:02:11.935-06:00Well I am almost ashamed to admit that my stash wo...Well I am almost ashamed to admit that my stash would not last very long. My entire stash fits into a travel suitcase with some room to spare. if you would like to see pictures I just posted them to my blog.<br />AmyJoAmyJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11090309832116000813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-33932883323235577802011-07-12T18:53:29.003-06:002011-07-12T18:53:29.003-06:00Maybe my stash will last...until the end of time. ...Maybe my stash will last...until the end of time. Not really! But close...Hey, love your tree quilt!!julieQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00509047751868460895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-17718466190151194992011-07-12T16:16:20.487-06:002011-07-12T16:16:20.487-06:00Hmmm! I've often thought that I have more fabr...Hmmm! I've often thought that I have more fabric than I could ever use. I think I have about the same as you do and I'm about the same age, but when you say 30 years and maybe more - well, maybe I wouldn't ;o)<br />I'm thinking those hst in the border compete with all the other hst. Are you dead set against a plain border?Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045447993210042025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-6105524526198926072011-07-12T07:56:37.900-06:002011-07-12T07:56:37.900-06:00I have a lot more of a fabric stash than you do an...I have a lot more of a fabric stash than you do and a lot more quilts in the works also. I would have to make fabric purchases to supplement my stash in the making of some quilts simply because I am bound to run low on certain colors. I changed from making mainly pieced quilts to now mainly applique quilts. The stash does not diminish as fast any more. And I would surely have to purchase fabric for backings eventually. I think quilters will always add to their stash simply because of the new fabrics and style changes that are bound to happen.<br />Your Ocean Waves project is wonderful!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816001950084090576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-57186953900675147992011-07-12T07:19:55.942-06:002011-07-12T07:19:55.942-06:00I don't think mine would last until I die. I ...I don't think mine would last until I die. I am going pretty strong right now, and I do have a lot of fabric, but would definitely need more for backings. I love scrappy, but love reproduction 1800s more and don't have too much of that. I just acquired a lot of fabric from my SIL. Her mother was a prolific quilter and she doesn't quilt. Most of it will be for donation quilts.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11912222251238739813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-56507248148550714362011-07-12T06:07:43.297-06:002011-07-12T06:07:43.297-06:00I have decided I will have to live until I'm 1...I have decided I will have to live until I'm 125 to make all the quilts on my bucket list. Fortunately, my fabric stash should last that long, too! Friends, family and co-workers know that I quilt for charity, so I am the go-to gal for any fabric that anyone is getting rid of. I keep kitting it up into quilt kits for sewing bees, but the stash never seems to diminish. There is a Fabric Gnome, spinning fabric out of air while I sleep, I bet.pcflamingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206688121231793996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096999232383688886.post-76449484135078876762011-07-12T04:59:34.563-06:002011-07-12T04:59:34.563-06:00I love the projects you have going!! The 9-patch i...I love the projects you have going!! The 9-patch is so warm and rich! And the ocean waves, well that is just a favorite in about any form I've seen it, and I love yours with the medalion center! Have you tried red around that center tree? It may bounce off the golden in a better way than than the brown and green and pop the white of your ocean waves, too. My fabric stash? Obscene! I could quilt till I turn 181 and I don't think I'd run out!! I warn my family, call in my quilter friends when I die so this stuff doesn't go to waste!!<br />Blessings,<br />Mary LouMary Lou Casadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918932281509702766noreply@blogger.com