Originally Posted by
b.zang
I definitely understand the feeling of being overwhelmed with all the things I'd like to do. I seem to have spurts where I don't purchase fabric or collect any new patterns and then - BAM! - I run out of neutral or am gifted a box of old magazines. Worse yet, I see quilts that I'd like to make, blocks that look intriguing, and great ways to 'use up some scraps' and the collection grows. I think it's good to be interested in new things. Sometimes, though, I have a little talk with myself about the reality of doing everything I want to do. I've been on a 'no new fabric' ban. However, I bought four kits. And I'd never done a kit before purchasing these. Sigh.
Your statement about kits reminded me of something I said to my husband years ago. I was going to a Sheep and Wool festival and told my hubby I didn’t need any yarns or patterns but was going to drink in inspiration. I came home with 4 or 5 kits. Hubby laughingly said “ I thought you said you didn’t need any yarns or patterns and yet you came home with both”. I told him kits didn’t count because there was a concrete plan for them as opposed to just random yarns and patterns with no plans in sight. So if this true then your kits don’t count as stash acquisition because there is a plan. 😂