New stash!

Well, I now have 2 more projects in my stitching cabinet. One is the
Rainbow Bridge pattern I was looking for (on sale...yay!) and the other
is Independence Day by Laura Perin.

http://tinyurl.com/ycd65w9z

I'm going to do it on black, though. I think it will set off the colors
better.

Not that I needed more patterns...........

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On 7/24/2017 11:31 AM, Joan Erickson wrote:
Well, I now have 2 more projects in my stitching cabinet. One is the
Rainbow Bridge pattern I was looking for (on sale...yay!) and the other
is Independence Day by Laura Perin.

http://tinyurl.com/ycd65w9z

I'm going to do it on black, though. I think it will set off the colors
better.

Not that I needed more patterns...........

The Laura Perin pattern is beautiful and I agree, on black should
really pop.

Nancy

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On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:31:08 -0500, Joan Erickson
wrote:

Well, I now have 2 more projects in my stitching cabinet. One is the
Rainbow Bridge pattern I was looking for (on sale...yay!) and the other
is Independence Day by Laura Perin.

http://tinyurl.com/ycd65w9z

I'm going to do it on black, though. I think it will set off the colors
better.

Not that I needed more patterns...........

How many do you have in Stash Joan, we really want to know ? lol

On 7/25/2017 7:45 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jul 2017 10:31:08 -0500, Joan Erickson

Not that I needed more patterns...........

How many do you have in Stash Joan, we really want to know ? lol

LOLOL!!!! Waaaay too many and too scared to count! Problem is, I still
like them all, so how do I get rid of any? One just never knows when
one of those patterns will be *just* the thing I'm looking for.

I just hope someday DD will take a bigger interest but she's just too
busy with her horse and DH!

Tonight I need to go through the fiber list for Independence Day and see
if I have any of them.

--
Joan

See my pictures he http://ndjoan.shutterfly.com/pictures

If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace
happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry?

Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance.

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Awesome stash Joan!

I had to pause and consider the person who asked the NUMBER of stash a stitcher might have. That thought made me shudder a bit...I've never counted my stash but I think it's a good exercise to know how much you have.

I have 7 current WIPs...I love finishing more than starting projects so this number is always low. As for patterns I'd guess I have about 20-25 in my stash at this moment. I do go through it about once a year and donate any patterns or WIPS that just don't thrill me anymore. If I did not cull them on a regular basis I'm sure I'd get up to about 75, maybe more.

The thing that frustrates is that my tastes are constantly changing and sometimes what I buy with great enthusiasm doesn't stand the test of time...I REFUSE to stitch something I only feel ho-hum about. To combat this and try to save some money and space in my closet, I usually make myself wait several months before I buy a new pattern (since there are no stitchy shops in my area I don't have to be worried about impulse buying in person). Lately I've also made the rule that I can't kit something up until I'm ready to stitch it, so as not to waste the money if I decide never to do it.

So come clean ladies...how big is your stash? Any tips for keeping it manageable?

On 7/26/2017 6:15 AM, Violet Stitches wrote:
Awesome stash Joan!


I have 7 current WIPs...I love finishing more than starting projects
so this number is always low.
I'm usually just a one-at-a-time stitcher but I currently have 1
knitting and 1 cs project going (and some crocheted crosses that I do
only occasionally).

As for patterns I'd guess I have about 20-25 in my stash at this moment.
I probably have that many in one *file folder*!!! 20-30 file folders,
plus kits...plus my 20 or so years of Just Cross Stitch issues and a few
scattered issues of other titles...well, I'll let you do the math! I
guess I'm more a pattern collector than stitcher.

The thing that frustrates is that my tastes are constantly changing
Guess I don't have *that* problem!

So come clean ladies...how big is your stash? Any tips for keeping it
manageable?
File folders by subject: floral, animals, babies, a couple of
designer-specific ones, etc. (I am a librarian, after all). 2 file
drawers in the bottom of the stitching cabinet I designed and my dad
built for me plus a 3rd drawer for my kits. 4 parts cabinets for my
various flosses & beads with perle cottons hanging on the inside of the
door of my cabinet. I think I have pics of it in my rctnp folder if
you're interested.



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Joan

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If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace
happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry?

Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance.

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I'm usually just a one-at-a-time stitcher but I currently have 1
knitting and 1 cs project going (and some crocheted crosses that I do
only occasionally).


Oh my gosh, you're a monogamous stitcher! A long time ago I used to be one of those, where'd I'd only have one project of a specific type going at a time. Sometimes though I'd get bored with the project or hit a snag, and not stitch for a few weeks or months trying to avoid it. It honestly never occurred to me I could have multiple WIPS. Then several years ago I found Connie's blog (The Spinster Stitcher) and was blown away by how she would work on whatever project she felt like. Boom! I became a polygamous stitcher and have never looked back. Joan, you're the only other monogamous stitcher I've known.

One thing I've done to cut down on space is to not store threads anymore...I just buy what I need at the time for each project and then get rid of the leftovers. I'm always afraid I'm going to run out of the old half-used skeins in the middle of a project and not get a good color match with a new skein. So now I throw out threads after a project is finished and it saves much space. The only problem; I miss seeing all those beautiful threads and petting them for creative inspiration.

It sounds like you have your stash super-organized Joan...I'm impressed! My stash/kits/fabric/notions are in a three drawer plastic bin thing, but I can't say there's too much organization. Having folders for pattern themes sounds like a really good idea and I'm going to consider implementing something like this. That way I don't have to dig through all the drawers to find what I want.

On 7/26/2017 9:38 PM, Violet Stitches wrote:

One thing I've done to cut down on space is to not store threads anymore...I just buy what I need at the time for each project and then get rid of the leftovers. I'm always afraid I'm going to run out of the old half-used skeins in the middle of a project and not get a good color match with a new skein. So now I throw out threads after a project is finished and it saves much space. The only problem; I miss seeing all those beautiful threads and petting them for creative inspiration.

If you're using DMC or Anchor floss, there's no problem with keeping
skeins for years (except for a few colors a number of years ago with DMC
when they had to change their formulas for environmental reasons). I
have floss that's probably 20 years old and they're still the same color
as newer skeins.

So don't throw away those floss skeins! Keep them for petting or
choosing colors for changing a design if nothing else.

--
Joan

See my pictures he http://ndjoan.shutterfly.com/pictures

If worries can cure your sickness, prolong your life, or replace
happiness, then go ahead and worry! If they can't, why worry?

Enjoy every moment of your life...there is no second chance.

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Yeah, but. I found 3 distinctly different greens in 503, and I was halfway through Teresa Wentzler's English Cottage Sampler when I ran out of one. I ended up having to combine one ply of 503 and one ply of 523 (or 524) to approximate the color I'd been using. Moral: make sure you have enough of your color before you start - although not many designers will tell you if you need more than one.

Arliss (waiting to see the doctor about that knee, Joan)

On Wed, 26 Jul 2017 04:15:04 -0700 (PDT), Violet Stitches
wrote:


So come clean ladies...how big is your stash? Any tips for keeping it manageable?

who you calling a lady?

Rich, a man stitcher who has a lot of stash himself.