SewCrazy4Quilts

Such good tips! Thanks Ladies, and THANKS for making me feel like I'm not alone!

DebbE

I've moved my fabric purchases to Goodwill and yard sales, etc -- much, much cheaper, and I'm looking for kids clothes for our grandkids, too, so it justifies the shopping. But I'm not buying anywhere near what I used to as I have so much, and am using a lot of scraps to make quilts, which are my favorite kind of quilts.

Scraplady

Quit my full-time job, stay away from fabric stores, stay off Connecting Threads...

koigirl

I have only just started. It's been MANY years since I've even had a fabric stash and am working on building it. So far, I have really been hitting the Goodwill store and my husband's closet. Poor man.

From what I have read, I may be in trouble. Sorry I don't have any tips to help a person with their fabric addictions. LOL!

JanTx

tuscon quilter - that's the deal here, but it's my husband who retired early. The cut in his pay was our extra - for my fabric and his model trains. Now, somehow he continues to buy train things, but that forces the reduction in my fabric buying even more. Sigh. But it forces me to be resourceful. If I think of it like a game it helps. I give away a lot of quilts - made 7 in the last month - but now all from my stash. Now I did have to get a bit of black for sashing, but am allowing that. All that crazy buying in the past is getting me through this time now. Good luck.

Stay out of fabric stores is a given, but I live in a small town and work two jobs. The only store in town closes while I am at work, but ... the internet sites don't! So far - at least 3 whole weeks! - I've managed to stay away.

A friend and I do shop-hops together. There's one at the end of the month that we have never missed - it involves leaving work on a Friday afternoon and driving about 3 hours ($$), staying in a motel ($$$) and shopping in 6 shops as we drive back the next day. ($$$$$). We simply will not be doing that this year. And ... the world will continue to turn, the sun will still come up in the morning, I will still have fabric to play with. All good.

Grandma Peg

I have been pretty good the last two years trying to pick put fabrics from my stash and sometimes having to add just a bit to complete the process of making quilt. Fabric has gotten just to expensive so have to try to cut corners where I can.

irishrose

http://www.quiltingboard.com/quiltin...m-t209802.html

You are not alone. Join us here. It does make you stop and think.

MimiBug123

I had to retire early for medical reasons and my income was cut in half. That slowed me down, but I think the only way to stop completely is for me to die!

deedum

Good question. Not sure I can say, I brought more fabric today.well the price was super great, now wish I had bought more.it certainly is an addiction!

GrannieAnnie

I screwed up and went in for just one spool of thread and came out with two pieces of fabric-----------------but now I have to go back for a few more pieces from the same collection. And I generally don't do collections. Oh, well, it's on sale for 50% off