Sew, Mama, Sew Questionaire

Friday, February 13, 2009

This little quiz came from Sew, Mama, Sew. Here are my responses:

• What do you usually sew?

Purses and totes. I used to quilt, but don't have time any more. To me, quilting means hand quilting with tiny stitches, not that machine done stuff.

• When you shop for fabric, what size cuts do you usually buy? (i.e. If you see something beautiful, but you don’t have a use for it right away, how much do you buy?)

5 to 20 yards

• Do you buy on impulse or do you go out looking for something you need?

Need? I could go the rest of my life without  'needing' another piece of fabric and never get all I have sewn, but then there's desire.........................

• Are you a pre-washer? If you are, do you wash your fabric before you need it, or only when you’re ready to use it?

If the fabric can be washed, it gets, washed.

• Do you iron it?

Always.

• How do you sort it? (color, print size, collection, etc.)

Sort it? Once I get it home, I may never see it again for months.

• Do you have any special folding techniques?

The fabric usually remains in the bag to keep it clean, so it's folded however the salesperson folded it.

• How do you store your fabric?

In the bags it came in. In a closet, on the dining room table, on the kitchen table, draped across furniture, etc.

• What tips do you have for building up a well-rounded stash?

Who needs tips? If you love fabric, you buy it.

• When do you say enough is enough?

Enough? What's that?

• What are some of your favorite stash-busting projects?

Purses.

• Do you have a current favorite print in your stash? Let’s see it!

I love them all!

• What’s your definition of the perfect stash? (Consider sharing a picture or two of your stash & storage, or direct us to a pic on Flickr!)

To have every piece of fabric that I love and to have all the coordinating pieces that go with it.