part of my role as an official "stashbuster" is to confess the size of my stash in my birthday month, so here's part I, my books. i have a small bookcase, 3 shelves, and do have a few books that i keep. mostly i heavily utilize libraries as i think buying a lot of books, DVDs, videotapes, etc. is a waste of money and requires lots of space, which i do not have. so, i limit my stash of quilt-related books to one shelf; if i want to add one, i first go through and see if there is one i can sell or donate. occasionally i will add one without flinging one, but not often. if it doesn't fit on the shelf, it doesn't come into the apartment. reason? there simply isn't room. so here they are, all neat. the large book on the left was a gift from DD and is a real beauty, one i would never have bought for myself; the 2 binders on the right are printed patterns/magazine ripouts. tomorrow, part II.Wednesday, August 24, 2011
The Stash, Part I - Books
part of my role as an official "stashbuster" is to confess the size of my stash in my birthday month, so here's part I, my books. i have a small bookcase, 3 shelves, and do have a few books that i keep. mostly i heavily utilize libraries as i think buying a lot of books, DVDs, videotapes, etc. is a waste of money and requires lots of space, which i do not have. so, i limit my stash of quilt-related books to one shelf; if i want to add one, i first go through and see if there is one i can sell or donate. occasionally i will add one without flinging one, but not often. if it doesn't fit on the shelf, it doesn't come into the apartment. reason? there simply isn't room. so here they are, all neat. the large book on the left was a gift from DD and is a real beauty, one i would never have bought for myself; the 2 binders on the right are printed patterns/magazine ripouts. tomorrow, part II.
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My book stash is about that same size--mine is actually 1 1/2 shelves, but they seem narrower than yours. They are in a small corner of my sewing nook. I am trying to limit my purchases of books, too. I will never get all of these quilts made in my lifetime. There are already enough patterns on those shelves to keep me busy. I have to quit looking and then it is easier not to buy.
ReplyDeleteI also have two binders full of magazine ripouts and internet downloads.