When I worked at Joanns, strangely I began buying remnants of fleece. I am a dyer so I guess that that was my reason. I just spent 5 hours total today cleaning my quilting room and dyeing area in the basement. I have decided to go through the pile of fleece, measure and sell on Craig' list as a lot. I also bought some knitting stuff when I was recovering from surgery. Now that I am mostly better, every knitting thing is going out ala Craig's List as well. Having "free space" is so refreshing.
SUGGESTIONS.
1. Your finished quilt tops - pay to have the ones you want to keep quilted by a long arm quilter - edge to edge design is the most economical usually.
2. See if there is a trade school or classes for women to learn skills and better themselves. You can donate machines or items for a tax discount.
3. I decide how much per year I am going to spend TOTAL on quilting. I go to the bank on the 1st of the month and get my "allotment." We don't use credit cards and my husband has the only debit card. I have cash only for the week for ALL expenses. You would be surprised how much you pass up if you can only use what you have on hand.
4. If you haven't touched it for a year, get rid of it. Maybe someone would barter with you for a finished top etc.
5. Make a list of the UFO's. Stick it next to where you sew. DO NOT do the grocery bag thing. If it is put away, you will never finish it.
5. If you have moved from one style of quilting to another, or some of your color choices have changed etc, have a sale, list stuff on line...most of all, try to be organized. I try to spend an hour or two each week, usually after dinner per week to try and clean.
GOOD LUCK.