...while a flood raged in my basement at home. Oh how the problems keep coming like relentless waves these days, knocking me back down just as soon as I get to my feet. I spent yesterday reminding myself that these are all first world problems - I have a loving family, supportive friends, a roof over my head and food on the table - but I'd be lying if I didn't admit that all I wanted to do was curl up on the bed and have a good cry.
Instead, I kept active. Yesterday, in between bailing out the basement with my Wet Vac and arranging for a plumber, I started systematically going through my fabric stash with a merciless eye. I read recently that having TOO MUCH fabric (gasp! is there such a thing?), can stifle creativity. I can see how that just might be true in my case; my sewing room is so crowded that I have to move stacks and piles around just to work on a project. And honestly, scrap quilter that I am, I first go to my precut scraps when it is time to start something new, not to my yardage. Maybe some of my yardage has to go. I made it through three (of 13) drawers of fabric, and picked out 28 fabrics that I can live without. I think. We'll see. I put them in my ETSY shop, and if they sell, great, I can use some help paying for all the expenses that keep piling up around here. If not, well, I guess they were meant to stay mine. So that is my goal, destash another 20-25 fabrics per week and see if that makes a difference in the flow in my creative space.
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| Ever love a fabric but can't figure out how to use it? |
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| I actually have two pieces of this, so it wasn't so painful to list one. |
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| I've had and loved this for YEARS! Why, oh why, haven't I used it? |
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| I have quite a few Judie Rothermel prints; time to share, I guess. |
But for now, as the plumber is busy tinkering in the floodwaters of my basement, I'll go make another sailboat block and envision my destination if I could get on board and sail away...
(If you are interested, I'm selling my fabric at a $5/yard basis, $3 shipping for first items and an additional $1.25 shipping for additional items in an order, but only shipping to US. Check it out. More fabrics to be listed every week. Sigh. I'm doing the right thing, right?)
