I resisted buying a daily deal off MSQC a couple days ago. It was a layer cake of that beautiful
Coral Canyon line from Robert Kaufman. I loaded my cart with the layer cake and some yardage for a border, was about to submit my order...then I thought, what good is it to spend this money for something that will go straight to my closet and sit for a couple years? Every time I buy things for a new project, I'm pushing back using all that other beautiful fabric I've already got.
I did go a little crazy last month buying stuff on sales, but I already completed a lap-sized string quilt out of some of it and I've got all the blocks completed for another top made from my stash. Learning to do pool-noodle basting makes it easier for me to complete my quilts, since that used to be my most dreaded part of the process other than piecing and pressing those long seams to join all my rows into a top. I tell myself: you only have to do this part once, might as well get it done!