Originally Posted by CBAKER
I'll give it a shot, I just need to stop going to the fabric store. Where I buy more fabric and sign up for more classes. So far No classes and only 2yrds of fabric. :?:
After nearly twenty years of being fascinated by quilting and practicing this fine mode of creativity, I have a boat load of supplies including a fabric store (almost) of fabric and darn near that many years worth of most quilting magazines and books! Oh! Let me tell you about the books!
About two weeks, while perusing through a box of magazines to see what to share and what to put back into storage (for someday) the truth of the craft dawned on me:
The patterns were all about the same. The most difference came in the lines of fabric being highlighted.
Unless I need to spend twenty five dollars (today, how much tomorrow?) to learn a new technique, I have purchased my last book or magazine.
If I absolutely HAVE to spend some money on quilting, I head to the thrift store and purchase a bunch of good quality shirts, blouses, skirts, dresses, curtains - - whatever fabric that is of good quality and suitable for quilts.
Some of us will always purchase fabric for simply one project at a time - - these might be considered the conservatives of the bunch ... if you don't have a plan for scraps, you had best find one:
http://www.quiltville.com
If you only have two yards of fabric, do you really have any Un-Finished Objects? You may be well ahead of the quilting game:thumbup: .. if so, good for you.
Most of us have quilt tops that we have never matched to a back or even considered how to quilt it - - unfinished.
Many of us have pieces of quilts waiting to be turned into quilt tops ... hence, the reason for this thread ...
I can almost guarantee that if you hang around with us very long, we will not be picking up your good habits, but your sewing area WILL begin to look like ours! (just something to think about <g>) <wave>