tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post1466075897831763072..comments2024-03-18T15:18:57.324-05:00Comments on crazy mom quilts: conflictedAmanda Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311818385469850186noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-50166094468326038462012-09-22T09:13:20.650-05:002012-09-22T09:13:20.650-05:00ha ha, make a value quilt.ha ha, make a value quilt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-18887060117134657682012-09-17T15:56:19.890-05:002012-09-17T15:56:19.890-05:00Sadly I feel your pain. I am in the process of a d...Sadly I feel your pain. I am in the process of a deep clean and purge on my sewing room. Into 3 full days at this point and haven't touched my fabric yet. Apparently fabric is not my only addition....Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08285581918856735064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-59087792807423366792012-09-13T19:28:08.095-05:002012-09-13T19:28:08.095-05:00I have more and more scraps and strips that I'...I have more and more scraps and strips that I've no idea what to do with. Or I'll get an idea to use them and then think, well who on earth would I give that to?! Maybe I should make them and donate them. jeifnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661991907559740116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-4029358421048145932012-09-13T19:24:33.863-05:002012-09-13T19:24:33.863-05:00Boy, if you want some of that off your hands I'...Boy, if you want some of that off your hands I'd take it or trade for it! It's getting so hard to find!jeifnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661991907559740116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-83840946749856134502012-09-13T08:34:37.013-05:002012-09-13T08:34:37.013-05:00(such a simple post but so many comments!) I can ...(such a simple post but so many comments!) I can see these larger pieces as beautiful journal covers!Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507897357860936296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-6589504080375197292012-09-09T21:26:12.139-05:002012-09-09T21:26:12.139-05:00I have a couple of yards of fabric that I love. I&...I have a couple of yards of fabric that I love. I'm itching for someone to want a dress made out of it, but at the same time I don't want to be without it!Cheerful Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18063336645711094029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-83878727147916555322012-09-09T05:52:37.063-05:002012-09-09T05:52:37.063-05:00I used to have problems with cutting into my favou...I used to have problems with cutting into my favourite fabrics, but I have come to realize that I get to enjoy them more when they are in a quilt because I get to see them more often than if they are hidden away in a closet. <br />I still have more fabric than I'll ever get to use, though. It's what is called FABLE: Fabric Aquisition Beyond Life Expectancy... :-Dmatheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06518597257571179776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-27335008145034065562012-09-08T10:23:32.083-05:002012-09-08T10:23:32.083-05:00I don't think fabric has a "use by" ...I don't think fabric has a "use by" date. I just started quilting about 2 years ago. My 1st quilt was a very simple pattern of rectangles usiing 15 different fabrics pulled from a stash of donated fabrics. When i had completed my quilt my youngest daugter admonished me. "mom" i rhought you had gotton rid of your fabrics". I reasured her i had ,- "no you didn't" she said pointing to different fabrics used in the quilt. "with this one you made me a skirt, that one a dress & that one a blouse"! By golly! I had pulled from the donated box of fabrics such similar fabrics I had used in the past, it was erie :). I guess fabric may patterns may be out of date except in our hearts. So now when I do see a pattern I "love and must have" I do allow myself to buy a small piece for my stash. Diane Swetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758886288775204150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-30914282968500899492012-09-08T10:02:32.287-05:002012-09-08T10:02:32.287-05:00I like the idea of cutting a 2 1/2" strip off...I like the idea of cutting a 2 1/2" strip off of my stash fabric. So glad I'm not the only one who has trouble cutting into my stash.Diane Swetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758886288775204150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-28878873782541659582012-09-08T07:41:00.728-05:002012-09-08T07:41:00.728-05:00I have decided to "scrapbook" my favorit...I have decided to "scrapbook" my favorite fabrics in a binder so I have a page-sized chunk in it's un-cut, un-quilted form. Whether to remind myself of what I used to like, or to appreciate a print once again, it's nice to have.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107185809541764557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-51598470234182465202012-09-07T17:07:25.326-05:002012-09-07T17:07:25.326-05:00I would say...get rid of your scraps. Then you wo...I would say...get rid of your scraps. Then you would have to use your stash. Of course, easier said than done. :)Clairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07769348919608645446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-24766361128081639502012-09-07T10:38:46.522-05:002012-09-07T10:38:46.522-05:00I would love to cut a 5" square out of every ...I would love to cut a 5" square out of every fabric I own for an eventual charm quilt. I have plans to do that, but haven't yet. <br /><br />I can relate in a way. I gave up quilting for several years. When I did, I gave away a few large boxes stuffed with fabric and only kept my favorite pieces. So now I am starting to get new fabric that I don't want to cut into; it's hard enough to cut into the old! lol. So I am using my old and cutting bits out of the new. Everything is getting cut--that's a good thing!<br /><br />As for fabric getting outdated, I don't necessarily agree. My tastes haven't really changed. I've always chosen fabric based on color. I've never been into "traditional" fabrics. I used to be crazy about 30s fabric. Now I throw bits and pieces into my modern projects and it looks fab!artsycraftsyivyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884274247410617128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-53431214722853943772012-09-07T10:38:34.584-05:002012-09-07T10:38:34.584-05:00Oh yes I have this problem too...please let me kno...Oh yes I have this problem too...please let me know if you find a "cure".<br />sometimes I will take out my new fabric and iron it and plan a new quilt, then refold it and work on something scrappy. :0)<br />Maybe you could start a 12 step program as soon as you find the answer for yourself!<br /><br />Happy Sewing, yes we are blessed to have these problems in life!Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430521425239584348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-52377156395174260942012-09-07T10:26:13.352-05:002012-09-07T10:26:13.352-05:00I have this problem! I keep talking about opening ...I have this problem! I keep talking about opening a fabric store so I can take a cut of fabric from each bolt we carry just for me. I guess that really would not help decrease the stash though! :)Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18304360894352168924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-76860728925296777712012-09-07T10:20:06.812-05:002012-09-07T10:20:06.812-05:00I have the same problem. I never want to cut my fa...I have the same problem. I never want to cut my favorite fabrics. I just look at them and pet them for the longest time. Maybe there is a group <br />Ike AA we could join.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06987985815743645069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-2618313018619262762012-09-07T08:09:05.555-05:002012-09-07T08:09:05.555-05:00When you find that class, let me know. I'll g...When you find that class, let me know. I'll go with you. Because I have the same problem! I can't cut into my new fabrics. Later, when they are older, I wonder what my problem was! And I find I like them better when they are cut up and scraps, anyway!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16842436821856738731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-40386716556231345332012-09-07T07:36:55.741-05:002012-09-07T07:36:55.741-05:00Scraps, chunks...fabric. We are all fellow junkie...Scraps, chunks...fabric. We are all fellow junkies with fabric hangups! I just look at our hangups about fabric as part of the 'creative' process that makes our quilts uniquely our own. It's all good! :-)<br /> Sandra Leighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-65740585451509226582012-09-07T07:24:17.893-05:002012-09-07T07:24:17.893-05:00If you find that class, I hope you'll let us k...If you find that class, I hope you'll let us know -- I'm ready for a new project and I just can't make any decisions. WAY too many choices!!!Thimbleannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03650582809426872051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-2322888669504654382012-09-07T07:21:10.490-05:002012-09-07T07:21:10.490-05:00Didn't you know there is a nasty virus going a...Didn't you know there is a nasty virus going around, affecting only quilters? Causes us to do some insane things sometimes. Like buy too much fabric. No known cure. You've just gotta roll with it!Barb Neiwerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05489488237974557963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-74456111001739028152012-09-07T07:05:05.752-05:002012-09-07T07:05:05.752-05:00You are a stitch. There is something to be said a...You are a stitch. There is something to be said about a quilt with big blocks of beautiful fabric. Not to say that I don't just love scraps. suemachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00274108215277727979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-1348455502534192302012-09-07T06:50:35.867-05:002012-09-07T06:50:35.867-05:00I always say I am a fabric addict with no want of ...I always say I am a fabric addict with no want of recovery and occassionally I make things ... it works for me.junacreationsuk.blogspot.co.ukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378266401838510592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-18971347128698374102012-09-07T06:47:38.931-05:002012-09-07T06:47:38.931-05:00fabric is too cute to cut into sometimes :) I comp...fabric is too cute to cut into sometimes :) I completely understand. But agree that the most amazing feeling is to make something useful out of something that you would otherwise throw away. If don't know what to make, you are more than welcome to send the scrap blocks over... I am making charity quilts :)Natihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12174844217678615589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-91130495980786157352012-09-07T05:18:15.007-05:002012-09-07T05:18:15.007-05:00I know that there isn't a single one of us wit...I know that there isn't a single one of us without the same problem. Everyone has great ideas. Pick a pattern that will highlight the favs and just do it. That is my plan at least.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-7170233429419112302012-09-07T05:10:37.043-05:002012-09-07T05:10:37.043-05:00But when you use your new fabric you are guarantee...But when you use your new fabric you are guaranteeing you will have new scraps!tarabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271012102138956776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37018101.post-60556073486679427182012-09-07T05:10:16.191-05:002012-09-07T05:10:16.191-05:00Definitely have similar problems! I'll come u...Definitely have similar problems! I'll come up with an idea for some fabric but then back down from starting because I'm afraid it is not the "best" use of that fabric. lol Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936989546930555538noreply@blogger.com