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ElisabethGrace
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Ok Ladies,
How do you decide how much fabric to purchase? Please don't tell me you only purchase what is required for a specific project! 
I am so inspired by all of the lovely fabrics out there, that the temptation is to overbuy. 
I am sewing some clothing (mostly for my daughters), things for the home (pillows, etc.) & craft-type projects. There are some great craft blogs out there for inspiration!
So if you do not have a specific project in mind right away do you buy fat quarters, one yard or some other measurement? I seem to fear using a lovely piece only to find something else that that fabric would have been perfect for.
We live in the country & I hate to drive into town for project supplies. This is my justification for stash building! 
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I was always told to buy at least 2 yards, 3 if you are thinking of clothing for that particular piece. HTH
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Well, if it is a fabric I would use for my dds, I buy a good 9yds. I have three dds, and I like to make sure that have plenty of fabric for "oopsies" and mistakes, as well as anything leftover that I may be able to use for other projects.
if it is a fabric specifically for me, I buy about 6 yds. That is the most ANY of my patterns calls for...so even if I end up making a different pattern out of it, I'll definitely have enough, and some leftover for "other stuff".
I like to hit the clearance racks. If I find a good fabric, and yet don't have a specific pattern or project in mind, but have some general ideas..well, then I am more likely to buy all of it, up to 10yds. Never know what I might come across pattern/project wise....and if it's on the clearance racks, it's either $1-2, so it's not a HUGE investment at any given time....
I'm pretty stocked up on fabric, lol..
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If I think it's going to be for clothing, I usually pick up about 2 yards. That's plenty for a dress for my dd, or a skirt for me (currently (over) using the "cute skirt" pattern).
If I'm buying the fabric because it's cute and I have no idea what I'm going to use it for (but probably a bag/purse/home dec pillow or something) I buy 1/2 yard. It seems to be plenty to work into a project.
If it's on sale and its cute, whatever I feel like. I bought some cute flip flop deoorator weight fabric last year at Joanne's for 1.50/yard. I pictured summer totes/bags so I bought 3 yards of it.
Clear as mud?
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Thought you all would get a kick out of this post.
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I just packed and stored boxes of material and of course I now want/need a bunch of it. Of course it's in the back of the storage unit with the "needed" school books  - Annie
Oh yes minimum of 2 yards though once when a beautiful linen was on clearance for 25 cents I of course bought 10yds
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Linen for $.25???
Where's the swooning emoticon? I can only DREAM of that! Here all they sell are blends...
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