PAS (Pattern Acquisition Syndrome) -- Has anyone beat it?
 

I successfully kicked my FAB (Fabric Acquisition Syndrome), but I'm still having trouble with PAS, probably because patterns are less expensive than fabric.

I have continued with PAS even as I have been sorting through my hundreds and hundreds of vintage quilting magazines page by page. Have done thousands of pages so far, "flagging" inspirational quilts and quilts I might want to make some day, and giving to the library only those issues that don't get at least one flag. Maybe someday I will be able to cut apart a magazine to take out only the flagged quilts, but I'm not there yet.

Maybe I should forbid myself to go to eBay. eBay is such a great enabler! However, I'm not about to give up the QB! And the QB is where I keep falling off the wagon. It's kind of like going to a bar with the idea of sipping on some soda.......

...but that might be the pattern I need some day:D ​I guess I have PAS too.

Well sortof, but that was only because SO took me by the arm saying "step away from the pattern" when we were at the quilt show:D

Here's my dilemma. There's a pattern from a magazine on eBay that I looked at before, didn't bid on it, and it went unsold. Kicked myself for not spending the $5 and looked for it a long time. Now it is back, but someone else has placed a bid on it. (I use auctionstealer to snipe at the last minute.)

I could re-create this quilt on my own, given graph paper and a little time, but in reality -- considering the thousands of patterns I already have sitting on my bookcase shelves -- I will probably never actually make the quilt. Even with the pattern, I would make certain changes in the pattern to suit myself. However, it would be easier if I had the original pattern -- especially a good sized photo and diagram.

The pattern's really cute, but I keep seeing a grandma in the bid already on eBay who has decided this is the perfect quilt for her grandchild. And I don't have a grandchild. I feel like I'm going to grab it out of her hands. And maybe for nothing, if I never make the quilt. But then maybe she will never make the quilt. This pattern will probably not come up again anytime soon because it is pages from a magazine.

Sometimes I think too much........

Have not figured out how to kick it other than empty wallet syndrome.

Yeah, this helps me alot.

I not only have ALL the syndromes you mentioned, but few more as well. Let's see, there's TAS (thread acquisition syndrome, comes free with a membership in the Superior Threads Thread Club groups)....and OSMAS (old sewng machine acquisition syndrome, it also comes free with a drop-in or two at the Vintage sewing machines section; and then there's..............well, you get the idea. Now, what are we gonna do about it? Try to cure it? Naw! Regulate it? Naw! Sit back and enjoy it? Yeah!!!! LOL

Yes I have that syndrome as well as GAS(gadget acquisition syndrome). Yes I have a problem luckily I haven't caught FAS

I had GAS, but recovered! :D

I aquire many more patterns than I will ever use, but it doesnt hurt the budget or cause me clutter. I am an internet free pattern saver. Whenever I see an idea, tute on this board, or free pattern, I download it into a pattern file. There it will live forever.

I just think, oh, I like that and may need it. Most of the time when I do want it, cant find it anyway because it isnt named what I thought it should be. LOL

I have a file for photos of quilts I like too. Those I do scroll through for ideas.

The only quilt books I have bought are when the library has a book sale.I check out books then for 15 cents a page I will copy them.. Gadgets I do not buy. And in more than 2 yrs I have only bought 2 1/2 yds of fabric. And that was pink which I never buy so I had no choice. And now I have to get to a real fabric store for baby prints we are awaiting either a niece or nephew coming the beginning of Sept. They are waiting to be surprised.

Whether or not you make the quilt and everyone does their own adjustments to everything, I would go for the pattern. So what if there is a grandma making a bid (you don't know that for sure). Go for it. You may not be a grandma but that doesn't mean you can't make one for a grandma. Just do it. Some people buy things just so others don't get to have it or use it. Then it goes to waste. Just think how many people you could make happy with that pattern.

I have my PAS & GAS pretty much cured. My FAS is under control but will be a lifelong challenge!

It's not normal? I thought everyone did it. At least that's what I tell myself, when I have to buy a new binder to put the printed ones in, or have to make a new disc for the downloads.

Between this great site and free pattern sites I have more patterns then I could make in several hundred years. Does that keep me from downloading more? No! I have every one of the syndromes listed above but have learned to live with them, and yes, enjoy them. Recently started a first applique project, means a whole new set of patterns I just must have.

<Raising hand> I too have PAS .. Sigh.. now I know LOL

I have PAS, FAS and EPS-need to get GAS and TAS. Maybe next time!! LOL

Count me in! Sorted all the fabric, started going thru all the magazines. OMG love a pattern, copied it and taking those mags to resale shop. Like more than three patterns - keep magazine. So now I have more patterns than ever and my 3 ring binder is overflowing. So really how much did I really clean up?

You guys are no help! I won the pattern on eBay and have gone on to purchase I-don't-want-to-admit-how-many more patterns since then. I may need to stay off eBay altogether.

At least I'm getting to the point where I am considering cutting out patterns from my magazines that I have gone through and flagged only one pattern. Somehow I am seeing shelves of 3-ring binders in my future........

Quilting Book Acquisition Syndrome; Pattern Acquisition Syndrome; Gadget Acquisition Syndrome; Fabric Acquisition Syndrome; Tote Bag Acquisition Syndrome; Works In Progress Syndrome; Dreaming of Quilting Ideas Syndrome; etc.

It's almost 1 August so I am going on the trail to a healthier hobby syndrome: reading each of my quilting books and then determining whether or not to keep individual books. I have something for which I want to save my money so that carrot will be dangled in front of my nose. This should help limit my expenditures. Best of all, spending more quality time each day sewing --- err playing with fabric!

I released some of my fabric in order to work on other materials. I found out today that another sewing sister has done the same thing with flannel, certain prints, and homespun. However, she even cut quilt kits from the fabrics to give to friends and new sewers before before totally releasing the fabric! Now, that is a thoughtful, generous quilting sister...... Bravo!

I think I have that problem also. Each of the binders is full to overflowing. I got hooked on a free pattern site, http://www.freequiltpatterns.info and went to town with the printer.

I have ALL three problems and then I inherited everything from my mother who had the same problem... We gave away 6 paper grocery sacks pack full of just patterns... We are working now on the fabric that will never get made up.

I scan all my paper patterns and send online patterns to cloud storage. I can access them from any internet device when I want them and they are easy to browse. The small cost of online storage is worth it to me. I distributed most of my older quilt magazines to hospital waiting rooms when I realized no one would want to deal with them when I'm gone, they would be just tossed in the dumpster. I like to think someone will get the quilting bug when they browse through the magazine. Sort of a captive audience. LOL. My quilting friends have too many of their own to expect them to save mine.