Ruby the Quilter

I'm trying really hard to only buy fabric for a project I will work on and not put it in my stash. I'm going to get my UFOs completed and the quilt kits I have put together done this year -- OK - maybe not all but -------

Bamagal

I'm a sucker for fat quarters. Then I start something and dont have enough. Recognizing my addiction, I buy all the fat quarters available. Only I bought waaaaay too many today but I'll have enough for what I have in mind. lol

quiltsRfun

In answer to your question . . .

Do You Buy Fabric With/Without a Plan?

Yes

hperttula123

I can always "make a plan" for it if I want the fabric. Lol...I buy it if I like it. Maybe that's why I have so much fabric.

Nantie

Yup, that's me to

Lori S

I rarely have a specific project in mind when I buy fabric. But often the fabric inspires the project.

gotta-sew

You should pat yourself on the back. I work at a quilting store and on so many levels it would be nice if we could just keep the fabrics in colors. But....8 out of 10 customers don't have your eye. Soooo....we keep them in their groups as much as possible. They tell us it is way to hard to find fabrics that go together and they get overwhelmed. As a rule, we keep all the Modas together as some people just want Moda fabric and they get angry if they have to look for it. After a period of time and as the group dwindles, it is then put into colors.

So, again I repeat...pat yourself on the back. I have been at my job for many many years, You are the exception not the rule.

Caroline S

I buy without a plan if the fabric is totally awesome and I would be sure I would eventually regret not making the purchase. I am always looking for a good OBW fabric (sort of an addiction). Thrift store fabrics are different. I buy them if they are of good quality and good stash builders. But I hope that I don't fall off the Fabric Moratorium this year.

BETTY62

I wish I did but sadly the majority of the time I do not have a plan/project in mind. I will buy fabric if I see a piece I like even if it's not on sale. Since I don't have a plan/project in mind, I usually buy far more fabric than I need and it sits around for months before I use it. I would like to break this habit and start buying fabric only after I have selected a specific pattern that I want to make. My goal for 2012 is to stop buying fabric without a plan/project in mind and to use more of the fabric in my stash.

GrannieAnnie

Once in a while I'll buy something that strikes my fancy just because I want it.

UNLESS I'm at a thrift store or yard sale or rummage sale, then I lose my mind.