tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post1057500688208181398..comments2024-01-13T23:37:54.008-05:00Comments on Hungry Zombie Couture: I Refuse to Apologize - EverShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109120743751725861noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-21238491287483766762007-11-07T10:08:00.000-05:002007-11-07T10:08:00.000-05:00What can I say that has not been said here before?...What can I say that has not been said here before? I love fabric, I really do! I have limited space or else I would have a closet full of good memories too! But what I really envy is your husband! I am not that lucky! My boyfriend was dead bored while I and Isabelle were floating around the fabric bolts!Tanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01073735708031525696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-82234603826898601842007-10-31T15:51:00.000-04:002007-10-31T15:51:00.000-04:00That is such a beautiful, Shannon and I entirely a...That is such a beautiful, Shannon and I entirely agree. My only limits are space and budget. Nothing else. Before I started sewing, I used to paint quite a bit. It dawned on me one day that fabric was now to me what oil colours used to be in the past. You can't paint if you don't have a wide enough palette to choose from. You can't be creative in sewing if you don't have fabrics to pick up and pair with a design in a whim.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your sharing your fabric memories! Beautiful post.Kitty Couturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366261017869630923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-58491575397578265772007-10-30T14:21:00.000-04:002007-10-30T14:21:00.000-04:00When life is extremely busy, and you really can't ...When life is extremely busy, and you really can't do much actual sewing, you can still build your stash collection and dream of what might be! That is where I am right now, building up momentum for when I can actually sew some of what I have collected. Well said!carolyndhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01085075682140767412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-35944903327430562702007-10-29T17:40:00.000-04:002007-10-29T17:40:00.000-04:00Well said all! Plus, it is not like a stash has a ...Well said all! Plus, it is not like a stash has a time limit on it - fabric doesn't go out of style (for the most part). I am using a flannel plaid that I bought at least 10 years ago to make McCalls 5466. To me, that seems a lot less materialistic than loading up on a bunch of RTW clothes that will go out of style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-1958967365897181672007-10-29T17:05:00.000-04:002007-10-29T17:05:00.000-04:00Shannon...that first group from Timmel is looking ...Shannon...that first group from Timmel is looking very SWAP-like! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-43340934584627735872007-10-29T00:34:00.000-04:002007-10-29T00:34:00.000-04:00Yes, it's the dream of what can be...the possibili...Yes, it's the dream of what can be...the possibility of what you can do with the fabric, the hope that you will 'do' it and how good you'll feel when it's done. And the comfort in it all...I feel more 'secure' knowing all my precious little fabrics are tucked away waiting for me to take out, consider, touch, hold close, and put away again. My idea of 'stash reduction' is not buying anything new...A couple of weeks ago my daughter, who is a tutor at UNR's Autism Program, volunteered my stash for a project. When she told me she said, 'My Mom has more fabric than she knows what to do with and will LOVE to get rid of some.' I had to stare at her with my mouth open for a moment. Then that little twinge of anger at the thought that my precious stash was something that I was eager to part with, and how very, very wrong her take on it truly was...I don't mind contributing, but NOT because I can't wait to get rid of it! It's my security bankie, after all!!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14734986694732036354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-3248610807242300302007-10-28T23:06:00.000-04:002007-10-28T23:06:00.000-04:00Everyone has their vices. For us, it is collecting...Everyone has their vices. For us, it is collecting fabric and patterns that shout out possibilities for lovely garments. My DH is very understanding and supportive of all aspects of my sewing. He is my biggest cheerleader. I don't "fuss" about his pipes and custom tobacco and he doesn't "fuss" about my growing sewing machine collection and fabric. Here's to all the great guys out there who so willingly and lovingly help us with our fabrics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-86746187698436738882007-10-28T21:38:00.000-04:002007-10-28T21:38:00.000-04:00Well, yes, there's the garment fabric stash, the q...Well, yes, there's the garment fabric stash, the quilt fabric stash and the yarn stash. Like the resta ya, I can't quit.<BR/><BR/>It's embarrassing how much I have stashed, but I love every centimeter of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-80304799480595979322007-10-28T17:21:00.000-04:002007-10-28T17:21:00.000-04:00Shannon great post. Fabric to me is the possibili...Shannon great post. Fabric to me is the possibilities, the dreams. One day a piece of fabric can be one thing and then the next day something else. <BR/><BR/>And I have to agree with you as I have just bought 24 new dreams for my stash!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01529416439720810403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-3736729295430962112007-10-28T17:09:00.000-04:002007-10-28T17:09:00.000-04:00I think I walk up the middle of this road - I can'...I think I walk up the middle of this road - I can't seem to give away anything I have, for the very reasons you mention. But I also find that having the totes full of fabric, all with amazing ideas attached to them, the "voices" tend to get overwhelming. I avoid going to places I might find more things calling too me, because I have SO.MUCH.TO.DO. <BR/><BR/>I think I just have to get faster at sewing ;).<BR/><BR/>tumblinaThe Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09477006840858840353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-75066270906963479452007-10-28T15:35:00.000-04:002007-10-28T15:35:00.000-04:00You go girl! I really appreciate what you said an...You go girl! I really appreciate what you said and can so identify!Linda Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655695696943452993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-51581144866469779392007-10-28T14:16:00.000-04:002007-10-28T14:16:00.000-04:00Yes I totally agree with you. I've felt the same ...Yes I totally agree with you. I've felt the same way for a long, long time but I'd never have been able to word it so eloquently. You really do capture the romance of fabric. I know that when I look at a particular piece of fabric, my mind begins to explode with possibilites and that's not even to say the feelings it evokes of the discovery of said fabric. You tell it sister. Besides, there's alot worse things we could be addicted to, right?Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16504855018934043734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-48865797472536604162007-10-28T11:24:00.000-04:002007-10-28T11:24:00.000-04:00Yeah Shannon. Stand up and shout it out for all o...Yeah Shannon. Stand up and shout it out for all of us fabric lovers out there. Every piece is a promise and a dream and wonderful just for itself. <BR/><BR/>I just had to stick my head in and joint the throng.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-39318421138579877252007-10-28T08:35:00.000-04:002007-10-28T08:35:00.000-04:00Sing it sister! Never give in, never surrender is...Sing it sister! Never give in, never surrender is my motto! Of course, I'm on a serious stash reduction jag right now, but that doesn't mean I'm not supplementing my stash for every piece that goes out. And more....Gorgeous Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00105281854898289918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-33758512776591767352007-10-27T22:36:00.000-04:002007-10-27T22:36:00.000-04:00I love textiles and I love shopping for fabric. Le...I love textiles and I love shopping for fabric. Let me say that again; I love fabric. I don't have the many associative memories like you though. Since much of my fabrics have been purchased at Joann's or Hancock's, or just digging through a bin at a local fabric discount store, they are not what I would consider "magical" moments, to say the least. However, I love to imagine the possibilities of the fabrics I do have and opening my fabric closet always a revelation. The countless times I have reorganized have been opportunities to reengage my imagination with different pairings of fabric to pattern. Feeding the creative side of myself is what I cherish, and having a massive stash is simply an imperative one cannot ignore.rosannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821550574752151039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-91529408366058798062007-10-27T20:03:00.000-04:002007-10-27T20:03:00.000-04:00Its always good to know there are others like your...Its always good to know there are others like yourself-I love textiles-the searching, the dreaming, the feel and the care. I love to get ot my fabrics when dreaming up possibilities for fabulous clothes and love to see the cut out pieces become a wearable garment. And being realistic I have more fabric than I will actually ever sew.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113030586660040856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-45227746971058785762007-10-27T19:27:00.000-04:002007-10-27T19:27:00.000-04:00Excuse me---the Anna Sui wool!Must have been havin...Excuse me---the Anna Sui wool!<BR/>Must have been having an anxiety attack--he he!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-63044823225199023912007-10-27T19:23:00.000-04:002007-10-27T19:23:00.000-04:00Hey, I'm a therapist and buying fabric is my thera...Hey, I'm a therapist and buying fabric is my therapy.<BR/>Fabric connects me to generations of women and lets me be free to express myself. <BR/>I have to go order the lavender Lepore print now that Carolyn ordered! <BR/><BR/>MaureenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-70003990099315672442007-10-27T16:59:00.000-04:002007-10-27T16:59:00.000-04:00Thank you for this lovely entry on your blog. You...Thank you for this lovely entry on your blog. You have given romance to fabric collecting. As you said, the fabric stash is your future (as well as many of us who collect)--that statement certainly puts a positive note on collecting fabrics. Fabrics speak to me, telling all their possibilities. Fabric usually is the starting point and inspiration for all my projects, the patterns come second.MarilynBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065506338445261303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-60096445662419835822007-10-27T15:02:00.000-04:002007-10-27T15:02:00.000-04:00All I can add to this is "Amen".All I can add to this is "Amen".Julianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904044412392069096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-51864471660150686972007-10-27T14:46:00.001-04:002007-10-27T14:46:00.001-04:00and a hearty AMEN to everything said:)Fabric is my...and a hearty AMEN to everything said:)<BR/>Fabric is my palette.<BR/>ShannonG4dShannon Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280752380170354867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-76381934800888909872007-10-27T14:46:00.000-04:002007-10-27T14:46:00.000-04:00I ordered 23 yards of fabric right before logging ...I ordered 23 yards of fabric right before logging on to your blog (could it be that I associate you with beautiful fabric and great productivity??) I feel simply joyful! Possibility thinking abounds!! Then....I read your blog entry, and now all I can think of saying is "Amen." Linda M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-43345729630105026832007-10-27T14:31:00.000-04:002007-10-27T14:31:00.000-04:00Now you know you just called out a Fabricaholics c...Now you know you just called out a Fabricaholics convention, right! Yeap, we are all lining up at the door, getting our badges, practicing our stories so that we can share with like minded sisters, just how much we love fabric! *LOL*<BR/><BR/>Hey, you know how much I love fabric and is that the brown doubleknit I see from Fabric Mart! You are going to LOVE this piece. It has a great hand and a great weight. I was over the moon when it arrived.<BR/><BR/>And you know that I am an UNREPENTANT Fabricaholic...I loves me some fabric! Great post!Carolyn (Diary of a Sewing Fanatic)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02204627216540667980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-62736206393216337012007-10-27T13:27:00.000-04:002007-10-27T13:27:00.000-04:00Shannon, Other than the following me around the fa...Shannon, Other than the following me around the fabric store...he will drive way out of the way though, I'm married to a guy like yours. (35 years next Feb.!) I think, and this is after two years of reading your posts and blog...I am truly your alter ego...soul sewing sister...call it what you will, but I'm there. I revel in my stash and visit it daily! Makes me happy just to imagine the possibilities and remember where I was when I made the purchase. I have a piece of raincoat stuff from San Francisco that may never get made into something...but I was there with my Dad and have such great memories of our trip that I can get misty when I see it up on my shelf. Almost every piece of cloth has a story...So let's add to the stash and the memories!<BR/>MargueriteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5405339236965946425.post-40118409819465955322007-10-27T13:13:00.000-04:002007-10-27T13:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for sharing! Yes, oh yes, on the possibili...Thanks for sharing! Yes, oh yes, on the possibilities. Health problems currently keep me from sewing very much, but I keep buying fabric. I may not be accomplishing much but oh, the possibilities. My mind and imagination are engaged. Plus when I CAN sew, there are gorgeous fabrics from which I can choose. Or I will reorganize and discover fabric anew. <BR/><BR/>My husband is thrilled when I make a fabric purchase I like. He cheers when those boxes of fabric arrive. He came with me to the Sewing Expo and stood there smiling, holding bolts of fabric while I went to choose more. I was the envy of everybody in line!<BR/><BR/>MarieSusan from the Pacific Northwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910439859917160063noreply@blogger.com