Tuesday, June 17, 2008

If You're a Seamstress...


...then you absolutely must read this:

~ Care and Feeding of the Fabric Stash

I came across this delectable tidbit as I was browsing (again) through the archives of Anna's delightful blog, Pleasant View Schoolhouse.

One of the reasons that I am posting this is that I recently made some excellent finds in the Wal-Mart clearance section, which means that I broke my "I-will-not-buy-fabric-unless-I-absolutely-have-to" pledge...again. But reading Anna's post reassured me that my stash was hungry and needed to be fed.

And when it's only $1 a yard...

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8 comments:

  1. JoyAnn6/17/2008 9:01 PM

    Oh, to funny! I understand about that pledge...
    A stamp collector does not feel the need to lick their stamps and send them off. A coin collector does not spend the coins they have. So a seamstress should not feel the need to use ALL her fabric. Right?

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  2. ~ Shannon6/17/2008 9:50 PM

    Joyann -- I like the way you think ;) I do plan to use all of it...some day!

    Yours in Christ,
    Shannon

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  3. Maria6/18/2008 11:24 AM

    I'm laughing at you... and yet I'm looking forward to starting my own stash in the next few months. (It's rather difficult to convince my mother to buy fabric...)

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  4. Emma Pearl6/18/2008 7:04 PM

    Of course!:) You simply can't pass by the dollar a yard table and not buy anything, can you? We have a whole drawer crammed with nothing but Walmart fabric.:)

    I love it.

    Emma

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  5. Anonymous6/19/2008 6:44 PM

    That was so cute! I suffer from a small stash storage space, so can't keep a large stash. Also, mine is fed by the good intentions of my Grandma and several of her friends. It is kind of nice that I don't have to buy fabric, but I loose the pleasure of stroking and eyeballing fabric. ;(

    I do get some nice pieces of hand me down material, though!

    Have a very bright, very cheerful day!
    Miss Eyebright

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  6. ~ Shannon6/19/2008 8:18 PM

    Maria Pauline, I'm laughing at me, too ;)

    Emma, it's amazing what you can find at Wal-Mart. 95% of it is trash (I wonder why on earth they make such horrendous fabric!), but there's that 5% of treasure :)

    Miss Eyebright, hand-me-down fabric is great! Although I would miss the "feeling" part, too!

    Yours in Christ,
    Shannon

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  7. Keri6/23/2008 5:19 AM

    Shannon, I just found Simplicity 4499 on ebay, inspired by all your lovely shirts. Now to find the perfect fabric.....!!

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  8. ~ Shannon6/23/2008 1:49 PM

    Keri, that's great! I hope it works as well for you as it does for me!

    In Christ,
    Shannon

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