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Mar 12th, 2006 by Ginger
Over at Diary of a Sewing Fanatic it was asked: Are you ashamed of your fabric collection? She goes on to state that she doesn’t understand this or the possible thinking behind it. I do.  I understand.ÂÂ
This was my comment on her blog:
Yes, I am ashamed of my fabric stash.
Now, let me say I have no problem with other people’s fabric stash, heck, have at it. It’s your life, your money, your fabric.
I am frustrated because mine has gotten to the point that it has paralized me. I look and all this fabric and don’t know where to start.ÂÂ
I tend to be a perfectionist and instead of doing things and getting them done I get into the mindset of it has to be perfect. Can’t use this fabric because I don’t have the right pattern for it. Can’t use this fabric because I need to make a muslin first and I don’t have time to do it right. Can’t. Can’t. Can’t.ÂÂ
It is a horrible mindset to get into. Why do you think FlyLady has so many subscribers to her list?
I guess, just because you do not understand another’s feelings does not mean that they are not valid and shouldn’t be respected.
Let me just add that most of the time I appreciate my fabric stash. In 2005 I sewed very little from it, I think a actualy sewed two things. Two. All this fabric, which I will be showing for Flash Your Stash 2006 (I know FYS is originally for yarn stash but, hey, stash is stash) and I only made two items. To my thinking this is so wrong. I am trying to get back to sewing this year and will be using some of my fabric collection, and no, I have now plans on adding to my fabric stash in the near future.
Now, I am sure this will make quite a few people uncomfortable or defensive or just plain mad. I am sorry for that. I’m just another person comming to terms with the phrase ‘embarassment of riches’.
I understand and can relate. Jeanne was giving me crap about some yarn I’d ordered without asking her if she wanted something from there. And I realized I hadn’t told her because, um, well, I had some shame about buying yarn when I already had so much…