I don't know what is wrong with me!!! I need to make a backing for my split nine patch quilt and I am having a great deal of difficulty choosing which fabric to use. I have plenty of fabric to choose from - lots of variety in design and style - so it really shouldn't be too hard. I kept pulling fabric off the shelves and then immediately putting it back because I didn't want to 'use it up' because you know...I might need it for another quilt. What the heck!! I did end up pulling this selection from the shelves and initially I was going to use the fabric on the bottom but I can't let it go.
Is it the quilt that is telling me it is not the 'right' backing or is it me hoarding?
Because I can't seem to let go of my first choice fabric I think I will use the fabric 3rd from the bottom. It is similar in colour and could be used for a masculine or feminine quilt but more importantly it seems that I am able to let it go. :)
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I am like that too but now I'm finding it easier to let fabric go. If I haven't used it in 5 years, it's time to put it to good use.
I usually think about why I bought the fabric. Was it bought for a particular project? Yes. Do I still want to make that project? If not, it's freed and usable. If I love a fabric, I will love it even more when I can show it off to others via a quilt. But that's my way of thinking.
Personally I would use the bottom one. The third from the bottom is very nice and can be use if you need to make another Seven Sisters quilt as it is a good print to fussy cut. If there's no Seven Sisters in the future, well then, go for it. It will be awesome! ;^)
Very pretty quilt in the last post. I'm thinking you have something in the back of your mind for that fabric you don't want to use yet......Good luck.
Not a hoarder--a curator! If you were a stamp collector or a coin collector you wouldn't be expected to spend those coins or paste on those stamps, so why should fabricologists* use up the fabric they love?
*fabricologist: one who has perfected the art of stashing fabric
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