coopah

The Row by Row Experience has me breaking the moratorium all over the eastern USA! The only "extra" fabric I bought was in VA. It was light blue background with little blueberries dancing around on it. Who could resist that? But I've stuck with buying just the kits in the other shops. (There have been 7 so far.) Oh, wrong. I did buy fabric and a lining to make a bag for my SIL who lives where we're staying. But that was from a quilt shop 2 blocks away. Does it count if you live within walking distance? (Whine, whine!)

lclang

I've been on a moratorium for two years now...I've done quite well, only bought a few jelly rolls and charm packs and a couple of yards of black and white fabrics needed to finish a quilt. Still have three cupboards and a shelf unit full of fabrics so I can shop at home most of the time.

Snooze2978

I usually break my rule of no fabric buying when I'm making a quilt and the fabric I have on hand just won't do. Happened just this past Friday. Two weeks before I had stopped by a local fabric shop (15 miles into the next town) just to see what she had available. Found a nice blender collection called Shadow Play by Maywood Studios. As I'm always in the market for blender fabrics I kept it at the back of my mind for future reference. I didn't have the blender colors I needed so decided to check out her fabrics again. I emptied out 4 bolts and came home with 22 new blenders plus 4 fat quarters with veggie prints that I didn't have for this quilt I'm working on. All my fabrics are now folded onto comic book boards which I'm about out of again. I've folded over 1,000 boards so far but I can't believe I have that many fabrics. But now I'm really going to have to be careful for the rest of the year about buying fabrics as that killed the credit card dead, dead, dead.............:-)

meanmom

All kinds of thing cause me to break my no fabric buying rule. The biggest thing that makes me break it is pretty fabric. I have been doing pretty well for 2 years but I still just can't resist sometimes. Also I can usually put a quilt together from my stash but i often need just one more to complete it. This usually means I will buy at least 2 fabrics. I am weak when it comes to resisting fabric and chocolate!

noveltyjunkie

I agree with your DH. Also, space is an issue for me so haven't bought anything for ages. When I finish a WIP I'll be allowed a backing, which is likely to be a sheet.

Nammie to 7

I break the rule when I find a fabric on sale and it is just what I need for a project. I have been working hard at using up what I have if that counts for anything.

pjnesler

For sure a great sale price would break my rules - I just saw that Kaffe Fasset fabs were on sale at Canton Village Quilt works - I've been planning on starting my "Kaffe Collection" for a while... I knew I'd never find a better price and selection than what they were featuring today, sooooo lots of Kaffe is on the way to my house!!!!!

Silver Needle

I was on a moratorium and doing quite well UNTIL....the quilt store I long arm for Pine Needles Sewing Center in Cedar Rapids, IA has me quilting on a 102x102 quilt they will be doing as a project this fall. If I can do it in a different color way or pick out my own fabric I WILL be breaking the moratorium. I love star blocks and they are all around the border the inner part is neat sampler blocks. Can't wait to get back from vacation and quilt it!

sewbizgirl

Those JoAnn's flyers and emails will get you every time!

katesnanna

Broke mine when BFF told me about Fairy Frost for $3.60 and $4.40 per yard. It starts at $25.00 per metre down here. We bought 28 yards between us and shared the postage. We are in Australia.
The exchange rate has kept me on the straight and narrow but so has realising just how much fabric I really do have. DH has always said I have enough to start my own Quilt Shop - I'm afraid he may be right.