tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9407156.post1479471779970723928..comments2023-07-04T22:01:27.943+10:00Comments on patterning the world: The point of a quilter's stashrooruuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17091737221413605044noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9407156.post-48183024771160887782007-02-05T01:04:00.000+11:002007-02-05T01:04:00.000+11:00I have noticed this hunter gatherer mentality in a...I have noticed this hunter gatherer mentality in a scrapbooking group I belong to online. Some will buy an expensive tool and then post "What do I use it for?" Very odd, but I find myself getting projects and then buying the tool and never using it again. Nice bit of rationalization on my part . . .<br /><br />I've learned to stop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9407156.post-51580568431810863652007-01-30T10:54:00.000+11:002007-01-30T10:54:00.000+11:00Just wanted to let you know, I read your rant to m...Just wanted to let you know, I read your rant to my quilt group, Northeast Quilting Friends, and we are all on board with using up our stash. I've even made stash busting pledge cards, and we are going to say our pledge every month and show and tell what we've completed. <br /><br />Thanks for the inspiration!Feeling Simply Quiltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467119848848812023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9407156.post-2906110501471828072007-01-25T02:18:00.000+11:002007-01-25T02:18:00.000+11:00Loved the post ;) My stash was built because the n...Loved the post ;) My stash was built because the nearest quilt shop was 500km away in Alice Springs. Now i live "south" and close to a quilt shop I'm finding I don't have the urge to hoard fabric like I used too. I still won't get rid of the stash :D that would require too much strength.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09148269645579805520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9407156.post-57460963609495573132007-01-24T16:50:00.000+11:002007-01-24T16:50:00.000+11:00I enjoyed this posting when I read it on the onlin...I enjoyed this posting when I read it on the online group this morning and I did wonder if it was also going to be on your blog! <br />I found it very thought provoking and it's a great conversation generator. <br />I've been thinking about my stash ( x2, seeing as I have one in each location) a lot lately and recently posted to the same group about using them up. So it was good to see your thoughts as well. <br />CarmelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9407156.post-91735504476811626922007-01-24T04:19:00.000+11:002007-01-24T04:19:00.000+11:00I have the beginnings of a fabric stash, since I o...I have the beginnings of a fabric stash, since I only started quilting late last year. I do know the pros and cons of having a stash, however, as I still knit and spin, and have amassed a large amount of yarn and fiber from those activities. I read somewhere that it's called SABLE--STash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. Ha ha.<br /><br />- <a href="http://yummyyarn.indus3ous.com">MJ</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9407156.post-37020821386724033522007-01-23T16:21:00.000+11:002007-01-23T16:21:00.000+11:00Actually I think it should be changed to "she who ...Actually I think it should be changed to "she who dies with the most quilts, made by herself, wins". I won't win that competition but I am having fun.Candy Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535661393791135479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9407156.post-29084662576589363472007-01-23T12:21:00.000+11:002007-01-23T12:21:00.000+11:00I would say that is a most blog worthy rant, and I...I would say that is a most blog worthy rant, and I have to agree and include myself in your findings/unearthed stash ideas. I have bought enough fabric to reach end to end to the moon. This is the year for me to whittle it down to from here to Jersey...I live in Kentucky, so that's a lot closer than the moon...smile. I have weighed myself and part of my stash, at the same time, so if I complete something from my stash, I lose weight, if i lose weight, I lose weight, it's a win, win for me.Feeling Simply Quiltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14467119848848812023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9407156.post-41937621096188512592007-01-23T11:34:00.000+11:002007-01-23T11:34:00.000+11:00What a great post. It really is something to think...What a great post. It really is something to think about. It all comes down to how you buy your fabric these days. If you only buy for specific pojects - then I doubt the stash would ever get used and maybe it's a thought to give some of it to a great charity where you know the fabric will be made into quilts. If you are the type to set aside a few weekends where you only make quilts from your stash - then hang onto it. It all comes down to personality - can you let go of it or not. My main issue is space - I just don't have the room to keep everything and I can't cope with an overflowing cupboard...so I love having a good clean out of my stash and sending it off to the charity of my choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9407156.post-10267112669068256312007-01-23T09:52:00.000+11:002007-01-23T09:52:00.000+11:00For me, absolutely, the stash is necessary. I mak...For me, absolutely, the stash is necessary. I make almost exclusively scrap quilts these days. I love seeing all the bright fabrics and it does beckon me into the studio. But that is just me.Candy Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535661393791135479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9407156.post-75793491033846698852007-01-23T05:43:00.000+11:002007-01-23T05:43:00.000+11:00I have quilting to thank for starting me on the pr...I have quilting to thank for starting me on the process of aquiring a stash. Blogging has increased it greatly somehow. But enough is enough now, and part of the joy for me of sewing something is reducing the pile of unused fabric.<br /><br />I will not allow myself to get into scrapbooking precisely because I know how much I would be compelled to accumulate.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723377593068712400noreply@blogger.com