I never say no to anyone that asks if I want their fabric they want to leave their home as in when they clean out their Mother's stash. Thanks Lenita and Carol's children. Also to Laura who moved away and wanted the children of the Christian Academy to use her fabrics as I taught them how to sew. (Unfortunately closed now, but will still teach.)
I've had friends to find fabric and yard sales and grab it for me and GIVE it to me even though they paid a price and refused to let me pay. Thanks Margo
I've had friends to buy a box of fabric from online just for one item out of the box then asked if I wanted the rest. Thanks Edith
I've had friends that just didn't want their fabric or scraps and thought of me. (along with a quilting book). Patty multiple times.
I've had friends to donate fabric, scraps, curtains and sheets for benevolent projects such as face masks and overseas children's clothes. Thanks Patty, Nadine, Lenita and Kathy F.
I've had friends to donate leftover scraps from quilts made. Thanks Earlene multiple times.
I've had blogging friends that so generously pay for postage to mail me piles and boxes of fabric, and hexie pieces for and entire quilt (see yesterday's post). Thank you Barbara and Kathy (and I think there is another?)
I've had clients to leave me their scraps after I made their quilts or memory quilts. Thanks to more than I can remember.
Then of course for Christmas I've been given bundles of fabric. I remember my daughter gave me the most beautiful shower curtain for the fabric, because she decided not to use it. I've trained her well to think of me/fabric? Thank you Phyllis and Amy.
So when I think I just can't take anymore, I do find a place to stuff them. I'm also motivated to use them up to make more room for my thoughtful friends' gifts.
No, I don't worry about my family getting rid of it all some day. I think they'd rather I be busy and happy right now. I'd also rather give away fabric in an altered sewn up form.
As I give away, it comes back to me, makes me think of Luke 6:38 (Read the EASY version on the You Version app)
"Give to other people and God will give to you. He will give to you even more than you gave. He will fill your pocket until no more will go in. It will be so full that it will come out over the top. Think about how you give to other people. God will give in the same way to you."
I'm so "THINKFUL" OF MY FRIENDS.
I like seeing that things are being used by passing them on to those that can use them.
ReplyDeleteI finally had to cry 'uncle' when it came to accepting denim from people because my little sewing room was bulging at the seams. I also was on the receiving end of a lot of creative fodder when I was more actively involved in crazy quilting. I finally had to just start saying 'no' because I had no place to store any more and I couldn't sew fast enough to keep up. I passed a lot of my stash on to other people. Luckily we have a 'free for the taking' table at our quilt guild and I got rid of a lot of it there. I suspect my remaining stash will be pretty much enough to last me the rest of my sewing life.
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