It happens to all of us! Imagine what we would be like/were like before joining the moratorium! One of my quilting ladies was teasing me and I said that I was continuing to buy thrift store fabrics but that so far this year my only new fabric were a half yard for that Here Kitty Kitty (I would have bought a fat quarter had that been possible), and my 20 or so yards from Walmart for $20. That's amazing for me that the year is 3/4 done and I've spent less than $30 on new fabric. Even with the buys I do get at the thrift stores, there is a lot more I could buy but don't.
Anyway, Grann of 6, next year I'll be diving into my Civil War fabrics so maybe we can spur each other on. I think I have enough for at least 3 quilts.
So far I've decided on one, Gentleman's Fancy which is basically a Rambler/Rambling Rose variation. It will be all over scrappy but based on values of dark corners, light center, etc. I have a lot of my 10" swapping squares and this is the time to use them. I prefer to work my quilts a bit more controlled, so 3-4 coordinated fabrics per block but this the goal will be each piece different in any given block. I will be using each piece of fabric more than once.
All I know is I don't want to do Dear Jane, but I'm not opposed to a sampler either. One of the fabrics I have in yardage is a great stripe and has a lot of potential for use in something like that.
The hostess of my small group finished a hand quilting project this past year. It is civil war type fabrics. A churn dash with a 9-patch in it, and then dark triangles all around to put it on point. It was glorious and she says to go ahead with the concept but I'm not sure. Still, haven't seen much more that I like better!