This week’s SBQ is interesting, even if it is a bit longer than usual. It was suggested by Heather, and I will suggest visiting the original SBQ posting to read the full details about the questions presented.

What would your stash tell others about you?

That I am a procrastinator and don’t finish things? And that I like sparkly hand dyed fabrics.

Most of us stitchers joke about having reached SABLE (stash acquired beyond life expectancy), but have you thought about what you’d like done with your stash after your death? Do you want it to reach other stitchers who will love it, too? Would your family know what to do with it or recognize its value?

I haven’t reached SABLE yet, my stash is actually kinda small in comparison to a lot of stitchers I know. Only because my budget and space are both seriously limited … if I had more room and more dollars to spend I’d have reached SABLE twice by now

If I don’t use all my stash I would like to see it go to my kids if they are still interested in it, otherwise the family is instructed to divide up among my message board members here at STNA ~ yes I plan on having the message board in existence forever and ever and ever.

How well organized is your stash –would someone be able to come in and put together a sale easily, or would it require lots of organizing work ahead of time? What would you like to see done with the funds collected from such a sale, i.e., should funds go to your family, to a charity or charities of your choice, to a charity or charities of your family’s choice, etc.?

At the moment it’s not very well organized at all. It’s in a large moving box where I neatly piled it all over the summer when we moved to this townhouse. I haven’t yet found the perfect spot for it here.

Are there certain items in your stash which are rare and highly desired by stitchers that might make a much larger amount of money if sold on eBay? Have you done anything to designate which items these more valuable ones are to guide your family in how to handle them? Who would you tell your family should handle such a sale so that they don’t have to do it themselves? Have you done anything to make these thoughts known to others, either through discussions or through a codicil to your will?

I don’t think I have anything rare. I have some autographed Fantasy Faire patterns and another autographed chart booklet from Jennifer Aikman-Smith. I wouldn’t sell them on ebay even if they were worth lots of money because they are more about me enjoying them and having charts signed by my favorite designers.

I can only hope that whoever gets them when I’m gone will appreciate them and love them like I do.

Have you ever attended a similar sale of a passed stitcher’s stash? How did it make you feel? Did it encourage you to make any changes in your stitching lifestyle?

I’ve never been to one of these. I’ve seen a few random pieces at estate sales, just never an obvious stitcher’s stash out for buying.

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