I also have a bit of a confession to make, although I feel it's not my fault!
My Mum asked me to make her a little quilted purse to take to her card games - big enough for her phone, a hanky and her winnings. I went through my stash and pulled fabrics and she chose three she loved (two for the outside, one for the lining). Sounds like a win so far, right?
But... I needed to get some foam "batting" (the batting I have just doesn't have much structure) and of course you buy it off a bolt so I got 1/4 yard at $45/yard. I now have enough of this for at least two more purses (if I'm still sane at the end of this process). And I also needed to buy a magnetic clasp ($13!!!). Oh, and some cordage for a strap. More purchases!!! I also found a tutorial on how to use the magnetic snap and it turns out you also need heavy-duty iron-on interfacing. Massive eyerolls happening at this point because I will need two 2-inch squares of this. That's it. Happily my quilty neighbour came to the rescue with a large bag of interfacing in which I found exactly what I need (or at least I am telling myself it will work beautifully).
Let's not forget that I didn't actually like any of the free patterns/tutorials I found online so I'm adapting several of them into the purse Mum wants. I hope. :-) And I'm going to keep my fingers crossed that I don't suddenly see something "perfect" in some store one of these days. I keep telling myself that even if I did, it wouldn't be the unique, made-with-love (and probably liberal curses by the time it's done) item it will be.
At least all of the fabric came from stash! :-D