S.A.B.L.E.

While browsing through the sewing lawyer's blog I discovered there's a name for it. What I have, or rather, the state I'm in. This state of having way more fabrics and things than can realistically be made and finished within my lifetime, even if I worked at it every day. It's S.A.B.L.E. Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy. Oi!

Am I there? I have about 6,000 days until I reach the same age at which my mother died. I think I have ~200 fabrics. That gives me about 30 days per fabric. That's not SABLE yet!! Woohooo!!! In fact, it is about right, at my current level of cluelessness it does take me about 1 month to make each item I attempt. Of course if I add the ~70 yarns in my knitting stash I'm down to a bit over 20 days for each project... Or if I am not as lucky as my mother and my time comes sooner...

Back to positive thoughts, let these good news not be an excuse to go on a shopping spree. Keep focused: one garment at a time. One beautiful item at a time.

Later that day... yup, it sounded too good to be true and it was. Saying "about 200" is true only if "about" means "85% off"! I just counted the fabrics in my stash and the number is about 378 (a few fabric lengths might be hiding here and there). So, with this revised figure I'm down to ~15 days per fabric and given my current level of cluelessness that is not realistic.

So there you have it, I am veering dangerously close to SABLE. Oh wait! This doesn't count all the gorgeous clothes from my mom that I hope to alter to fit! ... Ugh ...

Then it's official, I'm fully in SABLE territory.

Sigh...

I did see some rather ugly fabrics during my stash check. Maybe I can donate some to the charity shop...