I pulled out one of my 'standbys' the other day to snip a piece for a little swap wallhanging I'm making and was pleased to see that I still have a lot of that particular piece of fabric. In my stash I have several pieces like that -- bought several years ago (most of them at estate sales) and now so out of production it's not even funny. In particular I have several that are so good I eke out little bits in various projects, trying to make it the yardage last as long as possible. One piece is perfect for tree trunks. Another is just perfect for greenery and still others are just really good worked into a background or added as one piece of a block. When I use up one of my favorites, it really makes me sad. For instance, I just ran out of my favorite batik that I use for flames or feathers or autumn leaves. Nothing else is quite as perfect, in my eyes.
So here's the question: do you have favorites in your stash, valuable pieces of yardage that you snip here and there, adding to projects in little pieces and making the original yardage last as long as possible? Oddly enough, when I got out the three pieces I really have put into almost every project I have done, all three were made by Samash & Sons fabric company, and all three from the late 1990s. (Obviously these were from estate sales and somebody had great taste.)
Pitch in, I want to hear all about your favorite pieces of fabric.
Sunny