I finally remembered to locate this thread today. I have joined the past few years and have really enjoyed all the tales of our moratorium. Last year was a pretty easy year for me. We moved unexpectedly, so I didn't have much time to shop or quilt so I guess I was about even on buying and using. In our new house my studio is much smaller - but works. I have really been trying to shop my stash. So far - since November - I have made a wedding gift (place mats and napkins), finished a quilt I had started at our previous house, and I'm working on a "thank you" quilt for our friend that helped build my studio. I also used my stash for Bonnie Hunter's MQ this year. Everything was made from my stash. A few years before I retired I bought a lot of kits. The "thank you" quilt is from one of the kits. I will need to purchase backing. I think this year I might actually be able to make this moratorium work! Oh, I forgot. I did buy 12 yards of fabric last week from Connecting Threads for curtains in our hanger. I didn't have 12 yards of one fabric. The fabric was on sale and only cost a little over $2 a yard. Since I had a plan for it I felt OK with buying the fabric.