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TGIHAS (Thank God I Have A Stash) In defense of a fabric stash.
dfsews   Intermediate NE USA Member since 4/17/06 Posts: 606	Login to reply to this post 3 members like this. Date: 10/1/12 0:04 AM I have a large stash. Not only fabrics, but patterns, trims, etc. DH sometimes points out the abundance of the stash. But it came to my rescue this weekend. I am making DD a dress for Homecoming. The nearest fabric stores are over 100 miles away, but I was able to find some organza for the overlay there. Everything else came from the stash: the lining, underlining, boning, even sequins that are the Exact Matching Color. Having a big stash doesn't seem so bad anymore!
QuiltSewSewSue Intermediate AUSTRALIA Member since 4/28/08 Posts: 2770	Login to reply to this post In reply to dfsews << 11 members like this. Date: 10/1/12 4:08 AM Great outcome! I am enjoying my stash at the moment as it was bought in times of plenty (usually at sale prices) and now when our cash flow is a little tight, I can still sew to my hearts content! It is keeping me sane at a difficult time. ------ Sue (Toowoomba Qld) Love to sew.... http://quiltsewsewsue.blogspot.com/
heathergwo Advanced Beginner CA USA Member since 11/14/11 Posts: 766	Login to reply to this post 5 members like this. Date: 10/1/12 11:19 AM LOVE the reasoning! I like that I can just get up and sew pretty much anything I want: a top, pants, skirt, bag, etc without having to plan ahead! I have everything I need from patterns to fabric to most notions, thread, muslin & interfacing. It's kinda fun to shop your own store :-) ------ Brother Innovis 1250D Singer Curvy 8763 Brother 1034D Janome 385.19606 Brother 2340CV
AdaH   Intermediate IA USA Member since 11/21/09 Posts: 2136	Login to reply to this post 3 members like this. Date: 10/1/12 2:08 PM I have been sewing from my stash most of the summer. It does feel good to use the fabric that I have been collecting over the last 10 years. The down side has been some fabrics have had fold lines. So far I have been able to work around this problem. Winter sewing is also going to be from the stash. I have been retired for a number of years so it is time to dig in and use up what I have. ------ Ada
Re Becca   Intermediate TX USA Member since 9/12/05 Posts: 2134	Login to reply to this post 4 members like this. Date: 10/1/12 3:13 PM DH jokes that I am saving up to open my own fabric store too. But you can't joke when its 7PM on a Sunday and you feel the need to make a new dress to wear tomorrow. I defend my right to stash! This includes buying lining by the bolt (at wholesale price) and thread by the dozen. ------ http://beccabeckstuff.blogspot.com/ Damn the muslin, full speed ahead!
petro   Intermediate FRANCE Member since 6/24/07 Posts: 2204	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 10/1/12 4:21 PM Couldn't agree more. I have made things from stash far more frequently than I have bought specifically for a project. It saves a lot of money on petrol. ------ so many patterns, clamouring to be sewn http://patternpandemonium.wordpress.com/
Kippysan Intermediate CT Member since 4/19/11 Posts: 195	Login to reply to this post 4 members like this. Date: 10/1/12 4:32 PM I think having a decent stash helps me be more creative - if I don't run to the store, I have to use what's already in my closet. Makes me stretch more on the creative side. And I REALLY like the feeling I get when I am able to make something with items on hand. Also, I have gotten over feeling guilty about having a stash. Hubby's hobbies are always more expensive than mine - men don't feel guilty about things like this as much as women do, IMHO. Kippy
allycovey   Intermediate AR USA Member since 11/16/07 Posts: 1423	Login to reply to this post 2 members like this. Date: 10/1/12 5:04 PM I built my stash on purpose, I like to make what I want when I feel like it. I do sometimes order fabric for a specific project but mostly I like to get inspiration on my own.
EleanorSews   Advanced MI USA Member since 7/26/07 Posts: 3756 Board Moderator	Login to reply to this post 2 members like this. Date: 10/1/12 6:22 PM Stash can be very good. After promising to make a red Lil Orphan Annie dress for a friend's child, I got the urge late on a Friday evening a week agao. The whole thing was stash! I got the dress started that evening and finished it the next afternoon. No fussing around... Yes, stash can be a very good thing. ------ "We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are." Anais Nin "Attitude is the difference between an adventure and an ordeal." unknown
a7yrstitch   Intermediate TX USA Member since 4/1/08 Posts: 4390	Login to reply to this post 3 members like this. Date: 10/1/12 9:34 PM Technically, I only sew out of the stash. There is no place to run to for fabric around here. I buy everything with a concept; just no timeline. ------ I have no idea what Apple thought I was saying so be a Peach and credit anything bizarre to auto correct.

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