And The Stash Bash Continues...

And the fabric rehoming continues. 

And it likely will for a good long time – but there is no better time than NOW, is there?

What I’ve set aside here are half-yard cuts of neutrals that may need a different system than sticking them in with the yardage due to limited shelf space.  The jury is still out on whether they should be relocated and kept in with the neutral fat-quarter boxes.

Neutrals are my favorites – they always have been!  And I need a great variety, so if I find myself purchasing anything…..this girl always gravitates toward the neutrals.

And then there are those “not quite neutral, not quite a color….” kinds of fabrics that I am finding myself pulling into a subcategory of their own.

And then there are those “not quite neutral, not quite a color….” kinds of fabrics that I am finding myself pulling into a subcategory of their own.

These are the pieces with quite a bit of color to them that could read as neutral, but are more on the lighter side of medium.  I tend to overlook these when pulling backgrounds for blocks -

I love this print – and it is so fun when you come across friend’s names along the selvage.  Isn’t this a pretty piece?

In your world, do you classify this as a neutral or a color?  I know it depends on what I pair it with, so I start looking at it as a value, and it reads “medium intensity” to me.

What about this one?  The background is cream, the very pretty print is on the medium side – if I pair it with something really DARK it will read as light – but I don’t really classify this piece in the same “neutral” realm of others I use more.

My mind is wide open for something to make with these pretty prints that are neither really light nor really dark.  Light mediums.  The challenge is on!

And this is where I am so far.  There are still empty shelves as I have not finished with the neutrals, and the blacks and greys still need a place to go.  There may be shuffling and re-arranging of color order.

I have been asked many times how I am folding my fabrics, so I flipped back to the blog post I wrote in 2012, the last time I went through everything. (Once a decade is good enough, don’t you think?!)  You can find that original post HERE.

This is what works for me, and I know there are many other ways to do things to fit your own situation.  

My cabinets are 20 years old.  They came from Home Depot.  I doubt I could find the same ones out there any longer.  The shelves are 15’’ deep. I fold my fabric to take up the full depth of the shelf so there is no wasted space, no stacks in front of stacks blocking my view of what is in there.  I love that there are full doors on these cabinets so no light will fade my fabrics, and no dust can get in there either.  

Fabric wrapped on comic boards and left on open shelves looks pretty - but light WILL fade your fabrics.  Dust WILL settle on your fabrics if they are left in the open.

Find what works for you – and go with it!  And then, if it no longer works for you, allow yourself to try something new.  Don’t just stick with it because it is the way you have always done something.

 

Blacks & greys and some random stuff are pretty much all that is left to tackle.  There are some yardage pieces coming from the cabin that will be added back to the cabinet stash as well.  And then there is some stuff that will remain in tubs – Christmas and other holidays, novelties, etc. 

All in good time.  I'm going through it ALL and reevaluating.

Zoomed in shot by Jason who was sitting on the couch at what was happening on my legs on the ottoman.  LOL!

There is no SPACE for my legs. Ivy was stretched out, Zoey was on there too, her head on top of Ivy just looking like SHE couldn’t believe that Ivy was taking up all of the room as well.  SO funny.

I am 3/4 the way done on the binding for this one. It’s getting there, but slowly.  My eyes were closing while sitting upright in my chair, I was that exhausted.

Today I’m a bit stiff and sore so will be taking it a bit easier. 

Quiltville Quote of the Day -

What you focus on is what you will find again and again and again.

Look for the good in every day and you will find it. There is so much good!

En Provence quilt was an earlier Quiltville Winter Mystery and is available as a PDF download booklet in the digital pattern section of the Quiltville Store. 

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!