You know what I love, almost as much I as I love fabric stores? Personal fabric stashes... especially my own, because each piece of fabric reminds me of some project from the past or dream of a future project (or just plain giddiness at finding some incredibly adorable or gorgeous fabric). Up until recently, my fabric stash lived on shelves at my mother in law's house, because I just didn't have space at our apartment or house. I've slowly started keeping my fabric here, and even re-claiming some of my fabric at my mother in law's house. But it was accumulating in bins and baskets and shelves and other random places and was always in mortal danger of being discovered by the kids. I just didn't have a good place for it, and I wasn't motivated enough to do anything with it.
Well my fantabulous friend Ashley went garage sale shopping Saturday, but knowing that I had vowed NOT to leave the house that day, she shopped for me instead of asking me to go along... and brough back a giant trunk of fabric scraps and tassels and cords (which I needed! I needed cord!) for $10. Isn't that awesome? I love her!
Going through that giant trunk motivated me to finally organize my fabric stash, AND we recently replaced my husband's dresser (with another old one), which freed his old one for me to do this
Well my fantabulous friend Ashley went garage sale shopping Saturday, but knowing that I had vowed NOT to leave the house that day, she shopped for me instead of asking me to go along... and brough back a giant trunk of fabric scraps and tassels and cords (which I needed! I needed cord!) for $10. Isn't that awesome? I love her!
Going through that giant trunk motivated me to finally organize my fabric stash, AND we recently replaced my husband's dresser (with another old one), which freed his old one for me to do this
The only thing is, when I painted the dresser, I took the hardware off, and realized in a flash of brilliance that without the drawer pulls, the kids couldn't get into the dresser (I can with some wiggling and maneuvering). I just need to figure out a way to make the dresser look good with no hardware - maybe I can paint some on ;)
So I'm wondering - any seamstresses out there, how do you stash your stash?
6 comments:
What a fun collection!!
I LOVE this idea! I just have a big rubbermaid bin, a crate, and a smaller rubber maid bin for scraps. I will definitely keep this in mind when we have a bigger house. Oh, and I will DEFINITELY be rummaging for fabric now!
Wow! what an interesting idea.... the only thing i have is a sewing kit, black and white thread... the material looks lovely. thanks for the hugs :)
What a score!
I would be seriously embarrassed to show you how I stash all of my fabric. Let's just say it wouldn't fit into ONE dresser. ;) Someday we will have a finished basement and I will have a craft room with a big giant closet. I HOPE I will be able to fit everything in it then. I went to the fabric store again this week and bought more to add to the bounty...like I needed it LOL!
Wow! I should go shopping in your stash to find a fabric to cover my barstools with, ;)
Hey dressers with no hardware - interesting idea! My boys leave theirs open all the time (but theirs don't have handles so that won't work).
Great selection of scraps - that would stress me out because then I'd have to DO something with them. hee hee
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