I was reading Sew News article, October 2005, about how much money we have invested in our sewing stash, threads, fabrics, patterns, tools,etc? Do you know? because I have no idea!!!!!!

Oh gosh...just in machines comes close to 15K and with thread and everything, easy 20K. I feel this way... enjoy the money you're making, because you can't take it with you and your kids will have their lifetime to earn their own. :-)

Simple really, too much to acknowledge and not enough to stop! Guess it's better than drugs, alcohol or MEN! (giggle)

I know that it is over $15,000, but I know it is less than what my husband has paid for his hobby (a '71 Ford Mustang). So I am golden in his eyes.

I have two short answers......
too much and not enough.
Honeychyle and Nama2 have said it all for me.
I have the answer ready at the draw, if I'm ever chatted about it by my Honeybun .... 'It's this or makeup. Which one do you want to pay for most???'
My stash has been 50+ years in the making. How long did the makeup last? :}
AlmaG.

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by mary51 11 May 2010

I think we all are in the same boat not enough designs, threads, fabrics,ect. I whish I could have one more embroidery machine with a larger area, 10x10 but I can not afford it, I am waiting to win the lottery. LOL.

I was really into quilting before I got the embroidery bug. I know I have a small fortune in fabrics. I love "Thimbleberries" and the price is outrageous, plus the quilting frames, but at the time I just had to have it! Now, with the price of my new machine, and stablizer, and thread, and of course the designs, Heaven only knows how much I have tied up in this. I'm afraid to even try to guess, I have more stuff than I could ever use in my lifetime!LOL

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by mary51 11 May 2010

THis website is great, not only help when we need it but to know that i am not alone, I know that I have more designs than I could really use. LOL

Oh gosh, I am like some of these other people, I don't even want to know, or my hubby either-besides, that would take all the fun out of my next shopping trip, I'd have to hold back!

Don't forget your machine or actually machines. Does this include quilting and your quilt frame and accessories?
My thread is over a thousand!
Does this include all your memberships to different sites a year??

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by mary51 11 May 2010

I was subcribed to this magazine, my I have to stop. The article says everything, It continues explaining what an appraisal does, This person divides into dozen specific areas of evaluation, machines, machines accessories, fabrics, publications, tools, notions, patterns, projects, etc. It takes about three hours for Chris evaluates the collection. Then she provides a report.

The article, written by Laura Rintala, continues with a suggestion find a sewing room appraisal and insurance our possessions. She mentions Chris Moline, a certifies quilted textile appraisers, says"Most home sewer are aware of how much they've spent on a recent shopping trip, but few are aware of the value of their accumulation of goods".
I do not know if I will be able to find an appraisal in Dominican Republic, but for those in USA the article continues to visit the American Quilter's Society Web site at www.americanquilter.com and click on "The Quilt World" then "Appaisers List" for an appraiser referral.

In 1999, an arbitrary date but that's when I bought my Designer1, I made a file in Excel in which I enter every penny I spend on machines and their maintenance, embroidery thread, extra hoops and things, per category. It adds up automatically per calender year and total over the years. I don't like looking at those last lines...

I don't enter fabrics and sewing threads as those are not a 'luxury' while embroidery is. But I have a notebook with the price of every machine I ever bought and per year I added up the costs of materials bought, I keep a notebook with costs per sewn item and a rough estimate of what I earned on each item. Done that since I bought my first machine in 1963.

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by mary51 11 May 2010

Good for you, I do not know if I want to know, or if my significant other to find out the value of everything I have.

Same here, would rather not know....forever picking up material, thread and other goodies. Can well imagine they add up to quite a bit...but then most hobbies do !!!

Honestly, I don't want to know. I may just stroke out when i see the numbers. Just the shear volume of designs that i have paid for alone could drop me to my knees. I'll stay in the dark! But I'm dying to know what everyone else comes up with:)
Great question * Sandy