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| Beemoosie |
Posted - Nov 15 2006 : 02:14:19 AM
Few true sewers, quilters or fabric crafters need an excuse to buy more fabric. We are hooked on cotton. We obsess over silk. We daydream about calicos and ginghams and plaids. But just in case you need to explain to others why you have a million yards of fabric at home, but still need a few more fat quarters and just have to buy yardage of the newest prints ... here's a handy list of reasons you need more fabric! Copy this list and tuck it in your purse for quick reference!
It is a patriotic duty to support cotton farmers, textile mills and fabric shops.
"Oh, it's not for me! I'm buying it for a friend!"
It's on sale.
I need extra weight in the trunk of my car for traction on snowy, icy roads. This is important, even in Florida and Southern California, as you never know when the weather will change.
It's non-fattening.
Like dust, it's good for protecting previously empty spaces in the house.
Because it's there.
It's much cheaper to cover the floor with fabric than new carpeting.
The devil made you do it.
It's the only remotely artistic thing I have ever done.
I can't live without it.
I have new shelves for fabric storage.
It will go with some I bought last year.
It's so pretty, and I'll use it some day.
I want my daughter to have a proper inheritance.
Without fabric, I would have nothing to do with my rotary cutter and my mat and my sewing machine.
It does not promote tooth decay.
It calms the nerves, gratifies the soul and makes one feel good.
If I don't buy it now, I may never see it again.
A large fabric stash is the sign of a creative mind.
I owe myself a reward for that half-pound I lost last month.
From 501 Sewing Secrets 11/15/06
Have a great day!
Bonnie
...she is far more precious than jewels and her value is far above rubies or pearls.
Prov 31:10
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| daffodil dreamer |
Posted - Nov 15 2006 : 6:58:25 PM
Hi Bonnie,
I have a similar list - it was printed in a quilting magazine a few years ago here in Australia. So I cut it out and stuck it inside my sewing cabinet - it is so hubby knows why I need so much fabric!!!
Best wishes,
Jayne |
| candismom |
Posted - Nov 15 2006 : 1:36:22 PM
Hi Bonnie,
These are too funny. I aleays need more fabric. I just sold a bunch of fabric to Sunshine so I could buy more fabric.LOL Once I was in the fabric store looking at fabric and my dh asked me what was I planning to make? I looked at him and said Make? We don't make fabric to make things we buy fabric just to have. LOL He just rolled his eyes and walked away and went to sit down to read a book while I shopped.
Hugs,
elziabeth |
| suzyhomemaker |
Posted - Nov 15 2006 : 12:50:59 PM
I had jsut read some of these in a quilter magazine.
I keep trying to explain to my DH that I need more fabric to 1. match what I have 2. coordinate with what I have 3. or because I do not have enough yardage of what I am using. :-)
Country girl in NE PA |
| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Nov 15 2006 : 10:25:22 AM
I LOVE that Bonnie..hmmm..off to the quilt shop for MORE..haha
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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