With summer coming in just two days and all my sewing plans changing from the cold weather projects I didn't quite get to, to summery fun projects that I plan to sew, there was a near crisis in the Craft Lounge this week. The fabric situation started to get out of control because of my recent acquisitions.
You see, after all the travel in the last 5 months, my glee to be back in the Craft Lounge with time to sew manifested itself in a bit of a fabric binge - 31 yards of fabric somehow came home with me in a two week span.
Plus, I still hadn't made room for the 12 or so yards of wax cloth my pop brought me from Ghana.
My stash has been in a happy equilibrium for some time. I buy a few yards and then sew a few yards, never outgrowing the chest of drawers and sweater box where my fabric lives. But because I had purchased fabric for the winter projects that did not get sewn as planned, there was no more space in the stash.
Something had to be done.
So I sorted the fabrics that I have no immediate plans to sew, plus a number of winter weight fabrics that will not be sewn this summer into a few piles.
And Phin has found a place for them in the basement for me. I have to confess, I'm a little nervous about my fabric not being within arms reach in the Craft Lounge. But I'm glad to have a bit more room. Um, especially considering that I didn't buy fabric for a few of the projects that I will be sewing soon.
So, it looks like I will now have to do a seasonal changeover of fabrics. Do you do any kind of seasonal rearranging of your fabric stash?
Oh, and speaking of seasonal, I rewarded myself for a job well done with strawberry sour cream ice cream, made from berries that Phin and I picked on Saturday... recipe here.
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| This is just some of the binge fabric: jersey prints |
You see, after all the travel in the last 5 months, my glee to be back in the Craft Lounge with time to sew manifested itself in a bit of a fabric binge - 31 yards of fabric somehow came home with me in a two week span.
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| Rayon Challis for a summer dress |
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| Boucle for a jacket/blazer to go with this lining |
Plus, I still hadn't made room for the 12 or so yards of wax cloth my pop brought me from Ghana.
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| Wax Cloth |
My stash has been in a happy equilibrium for some time. I buy a few yards and then sew a few yards, never outgrowing the chest of drawers and sweater box where my fabric lives. But because I had purchased fabric for the winter projects that did not get sewn as planned, there was no more space in the stash.
Something had to be done.
So I sorted the fabrics that I have no immediate plans to sew, plus a number of winter weight fabrics that will not be sewn this summer into a few piles.
And Phin has found a place for them in the basement for me. I have to confess, I'm a little nervous about my fabric not being within arms reach in the Craft Lounge. But I'm glad to have a bit more room. Um, especially considering that I didn't buy fabric for a few of the projects that I will be sewing soon.
So, it looks like I will now have to do a seasonal changeover of fabrics. Do you do any kind of seasonal rearranging of your fabric stash?
Oh, and speaking of seasonal, I rewarded myself for a job well done with strawberry sour cream ice cream, made from berries that Phin and I picked on Saturday... recipe here.
