Peace.
I haven't posted in a while. Not because I haven't been sewing... I have... for other people but not so much for me. It's not that I don't have plans to sew for me, but the other people thing takes precedence. It seems like other people refuse to get a garment to you unless they need it the next day. But... I did want to ask y'all a question....
Stashes??? I don't really have one of fabric. I will purchase patterns... on sale... like crazy. But not fabric. How do you know how much fabric to buy if you aren't making something specific? I'm not saying I don't have fabric. I do. But it's only a drawer full. I have more fabric in the quilt pile which is my extra fabric after a project. My so-called stash is me changing my mind or not getting to something. I see y'all with shelves and shelves of fabric. Y'all are making me feel inadequate. I want to go into a fabric store and buy all fabric I like. But when I try that, I'm at a loss because I don't know how much to ask for. And then the notions? Should I buy some? Especially when I don't know what I'm making!
My process is as thus... (1) I get inspired. (2) I decide on a pattern (3) I buy the fabric and notions necessary for the garment. And (4) I make said garment. How do you get a stash from that???
Now if you don't mind, I'm a need for y'all to answer quickly. I'm going to the fabric store this weekend on a full paycheck. I don't know when that will happen again. And I'm a want to buy UP the store. So tell me the hows and why you have a stash because I WANT ONE TOO!!!! When you're buying random amounts of fabric just because you like it, how do you know how much to buy??? How do you know what the fabric wants to be?
Peace!
I stash for several reasons Penelope: 1) When I'm in the store and "fabric love" happens, i.e. I see a piece or pieces that I fall in love with instantly I usually know what type of garment I'd like to make of it. Sometimes a particular pattern will come to mind so I'll check the pattern envelope for the yardage and buy for that. Sometimes I know that I'd like a top, or a pair or pants made from a particular fabric and I already have an estimate of the yardage for pants or a top in my head. 2) The second occasion that I buy to stash is at my store's annual Black Saturday wool sale. 3) At least once or twice a year I get to go to Atlanta to fabric shop. I go with a set amount that I am going to spend - and I spend it on fabric to stash. My fall/winter stash is much larger than my spring/summer stash. I think my stash is of moderate size compared to others that I have seen. I try not to go too overboard because my stash storage is limited. (I do have some under the bed in a bin though).
ReplyDeleteI can see that. Summer fabric is lighter than fall/winter and looks less dense.
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