tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post7417903473325438583..comments2024-03-28T02:21:41.938-04:00Comments on The Patchery Menagerie: The StashMilliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12610068948963465925noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-49363856749300714482015-10-14T06:09:39.233-04:002015-10-14T06:09:39.233-04:00thanks for the fantastic post! I think that we hav...thanks for the fantastic post! I think that we have similar "styles", as far as approaching colors, and using the fabrics. (I never, ever like to do something that's expected...) but you carry it off WAY WAY more successfully than me! I had to laugh- your "before" picture of your fabric bookshelf, and your "after" making 6 quilts fabric bookshelf are not very different! how is that possible? I find that with my stash, too- it never really decreases! I enjoy your blog lots, and millie's, too, when I remember to look. (millie is my cat's name, too. we named her that because we were told she was a good mouser. it's true- she caught 3 yesterday!)Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01551647551923503637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-3842344785589843182015-10-12T14:39:24.106-04:002015-10-12T14:39:24.106-04:00Thank you for giving us insight to your fabric sta...Thank you for giving us insight to your fabric stash. I had never put a name to it but I now see most of the fabric that I have a hard time using is because they don't know what color they are. I can't wait to get home and view my stash through new eyes now. This could explain why I love working with thrifted shirts.....they generally always know what color they are ;-) Cherie in St Louishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01292832934556141810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-75315585014939716592015-10-12T07:18:22.689-04:002015-10-12T07:18:22.689-04:00Lots of very useful tips Lynne, Thanks for being...Lots of very useful tips Lynne, Thanks for being so generous with your information!Sewgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849982433240155287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-35359203685277269372015-10-11T20:59:41.718-04:002015-10-11T20:59:41.718-04:00Great post, Lynne, and I have to say I agree with ...Great post, Lynne, and I have to say I agree with everything you say. I, too, am opinionated. I, too, hate precuts. I, too, find that those multi-colors...the ones that don't know who/what they are...are painful to work with. And I particularly agree with keeping your fabrics out in the open; mine are on shelves that I look at every single time I go into the quilt cave; and about keeping your stash to a limited size. I only let my fabrics occupy so much space -- not one inch more.d Well...maybe I do stretch my boundaries, but not often.Mareihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17405291914328515413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-79780627318802162015-10-10T18:49:36.342-04:002015-10-10T18:49:36.342-04:00Thanks so much for answering my question Lynne and...Thanks so much for answering my question Lynne and sharing photos of your stash. I am learning so much from following your blog and really feel that my tastes and the way I look at fabric has changed significantly. What I was attracted too six months ago no longer does it for me. I would become bogged down by patterns but now look at fabric differently and I have you to thank for it. Thanks so much for sharing.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509386310677296964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-60402639553632040862015-10-10T17:08:22.035-04:002015-10-10T17:08:22.035-04:00I want your stash! Mine was purchased primarily in...I want your stash! Mine was purchased primarily in the first 15 years of my quiltmaking, with little added in the past decade. Unfortunately, that meant that I bought a lot of fabric that is difficult to use - fabrics that I could call 'multicolours', which you call "fabric that can't decide what colour they are". And yep - you're right: they become hard to work with. I make a concerted attempt to use a lot of those fabrics when I'm making Bonnie Hunter-style quilts, but even so, you've got to use a lot of 2in squares to make any impact in the size of the stash! LOL<br /><br />I'm also opinionated. And, I also never buy precuts except for charm squares (as I use a lot in my scrap quiltmaking) but ... I never ever ever buy everything in a designer line. After someone has gagged you, they can gag me. I think quilts made from fabrics all from the same range are flat, lifeless and, often, ugly! Because I work for several craft magazines, I see a lot of quilts made in this style and I have yet to see one that I think is successful. So many of the designers who use single fabric ranges provide tips for newbies to do the same, as they say that it guarantees that all the fabrics will work together and it means that you don't have to agonise over choosing fabrics yourself. But ... if you don't ever practise choosing fabrics yourself, how do you acquire the skill? How do you learn what you like, what 'works' for you?<br /><br />I had to laugh at a tip provided recently by a project designer who has only been making quilts for a few years - her tip, her Big Secret - was not to use fabrics all from the same range; to choose timeless fabrics in tone-on-tones and geometric prints that weren't readily recognisable as having been designed by a specific designer or having been produced in a particular era. I was gobsmacked that there were so many quiltmakers who had become caught up in the fabric manufacturers' marketing ploys that this was considered secret knowledge to be shared. LOL But, in her circle, it probably was.<br /><br />All that said, I don't get uptight about what other quiltmakers do. If they enjoy whipping up jelly roll race quilts or hoarding all the latest fabrics from a specific designer, good on them: I hope they get a lot of pleasure from their crafting. That approach is not for me. A lot of people don't like the quilts that I make either, and that's fine. I make quilts because I like making quilts.<br /><br />Megan<br />Sydney, AustraliaMeganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143400920174171516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-63109778072236178002015-10-10T13:55:58.423-04:002015-10-10T13:55:58.423-04:00Great post! Your fabric looks very well organized!...Great post! Your fabric looks very well organized! I would be ashamed to show you the state of my stash!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-65158880084195323732015-10-10T12:36:02.553-04:002015-10-10T12:36:02.553-04:00Very interesting to learn your thought process beh...Very interesting to learn your thought process behind fabric purchases. I work somewhat differently but I can appreciate your reasons for excluding some fabrics and selecting others. I like the way you categorize the types of fabrics you buy or don't buy. :)Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07406265364982441732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-8733398422900531832015-10-10T11:51:53.394-04:002015-10-10T11:51:53.394-04:00Great post! I've been in the process of destas...Great post! I've been in the process of destashing, knowing I have way too much fabric. Some I don't like, some I'll never use, and the quantity is overwhelming. I have the back of my car full of fabric to be donated to a group that does lots of charity quilts. I can't believe how much stuff I've found that I'd forgotten about. Your post is really very helpful and will help me along the way in my destash efforts. Thanks!!! (p.s. I love those zebras. :D )Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12283575512727062312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-65022843128981778502015-10-10T11:29:08.803-04:002015-10-10T11:29:08.803-04:00So, yellow with zebras huh? Do they know they are...So, yellow with zebras huh? Do they know they are never going to make it into a quilt? So sad.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-3460665636461383572015-10-10T11:15:58.960-04:002015-10-10T11:15:58.960-04:00Great post! I'm guilty of not being able to c...Great post! I'm guilty of not being able to cut into a fabric I like (particularly batiks) and I'm going to make an effort to overcome that so I can create beautiful quilts using your guidelines.NeverBoredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05703903476556114028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-60327022681303460172015-10-10T10:20:46.249-04:002015-10-10T10:20:46.249-04:00A wonderful, helpful post. I just wish all the pic...A wonderful, helpful post. I just wish all the pictures had shown up. Love your work and your philosophy!lartistehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09585319715086336966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3766891572053927127.post-45637377608681408442015-10-10T08:47:21.867-04:002015-10-10T08:47:21.867-04:00Excellent post !!! I would take that "bring ...Excellent post !!! I would take that "bring your precious fabric" class :-)Quiltdivajuliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15593385265961892847noreply@blogger.com