I had a lot of little bits of fabric, the last scraps from "precious" projects or fabrics that I was saving for the right project. Over the last few years I've been working on the concept that the perfect project is any project that can use that piece. I have a little memory ceremony, use it and move on. It's helped a lot.
Likewise, this last year I've been pulling out the pieces in the stash that speak to me and go together into a "potential projects" box. These haven't been decided on what exactly to do with them but that I wish to use them and here's a start. So when I see a project I like, I first think of what is in the box that would work.
I pulled out my various metallic fabrics and am figuring ways to use them, one quilt top down, one quilt planned, at least one to two quilts worth of fabric still available.
Likewise, I am also going to be working with my civil war fabrics this year. Again, one project planned, it will be very scrappy and use up at least some of my 10" swapping squares. Another project semi-planned. And yes, probably 4 quilts worth of fabric total.
Sometimes when I'm working on collections of fabric I need to really carefully curate each piece. Other times, it's everyone in the pool! Here's a picture and the story the first of my metallic stash projects, made mostly from 6-10" swapping squares.
2019 Fabric Moratorium