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Old 07-17-2011, 06:30 AM
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kheliwud
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Here is what worked for me: have husband get new job 3 hours away. Realize you have to 1: move and 2: sell house. Drink margaritas as the realization of putting your house on the market sinks in. Clean out your closet (who needs all these clothes anyway?). Clean the kitchen (where did all these mismatched plastic containers come from?). Clean and declutter the whole house while basking in avoidance of the FABRIC. Cry through the fabric intervention. Have a scrap give-away on your blog, at work and in your guild. Then, swear to finish all WIPS, UFOS, and PIGS before purchasing another thing. (This is made easier by the fact it will take your house a while to sell in this market.) Sew every evening, since you and hubby are living apart during the week and what else do you have to do anyway? Finish quilt after quilt after quilt as the time creeps along. Soon you will find 2 years have passed, your stash has shrunk and you have finished projects. THEN, you get an offer and you have to MOVE!!!! So in the packing stage, you realize you really don't like this fabric anymore and give selected pieces to several quilting friends. THEN, you find a new place, move in, get settled. And realize how very tiny your stash is, and how very disciplined you have become. Yep, just lived through it. ^_^! And my fabric habits have changed! Good Luck!
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