No More Quilting Purchases!!!
07-30-2011, 01:11 AM
#261
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Queensland Australia
Posts: 1,388
Originally Posted by jean1941
May have do like me on fixed income just stay home and work on what I have and stay out of stores It is hard but we can do it if we stick together and keep telling ourselves that we can do it LOL
07-30-2011, 01:45 PM
#263
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Louisville, KY
Posts: 54
I know EXACTLY what you mean! It's so difficult to pass up buying new patterns, fabric, you name it! Right now I have so many UFO's that it's crazy, and I have somewhat committed to working on several of them as they are close to being done anyway.
However, with that said, look at it as an investment, you know, for retirement. If you retire and don't have lots of money to spend on quilt stuff, you can dig thru your stash! When you consider that fabric prices are going up, up, up, this make a TINY BIT of sense!
However, with that said, look at it as an investment, you know, for retirement. If you retire and don't have lots of money to spend on quilt stuff, you can dig thru your stash! When you consider that fabric prices are going up, up, up, this make a TINY BIT of sense!
07-30-2011, 03:16 PM
#264
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Bluebell
Posts: 4,291
I truly beleive I am stashing for retirement! :) I stopped by Thursday nite 10 minutes before Hancocks closed. Just got some material for backing and thread. Didn't do to bad. I gave a quilt for a birthday gift last week, and today I made some blankies and such for a local motherhood shelter! Also, made a few pincushions for Christmas gifts. All this takes time and money and a much dreaded trip to the fabric store, I guess I got to do it!:) I need to make a few more things before I can do more purchases! Unless I find a great sale or my car steers it's way into a quilt store!
07-30-2011, 03:17 PM
#265
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Originally Posted by amymarieski
I know EXACTLY what you mean! It's so difficult to pass up buying new patterns, fabric, you name it! Right now I have so many UFO's that it's crazy, and I have somewhat committed to working on several of them as they are close to being done anyway.
However, with that said, look at it as an investment, you know, for retirement. If you retire and don't have lots of money to spend on quilt stuff, you can dig thru your stash! When you consider that fabric prices are going up, up, up, this make a TINY BIT of sense!
However, with that said, look at it as an investment, you know, for retirement. If you retire and don't have lots of money to spend on quilt stuff, you can dig thru your stash! When you consider that fabric prices are going up, up, up, this make a TINY BIT of sense!
07-30-2011, 03:49 PM
#267
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Posts: 957
My main approach is setting a cash budget, and shopping with cash. Leaving credit cards and checkbooks at home. (Just like others have said).
I personally avoid going to quilt stores. I have unsubscribed from quilting store emails/flyers. They are both HUG temptation points for me.
I'm currently participating in the fabric moratorium (on this board). It's been going since November last year, and ends this November. There are a number of options, depending on areas that you want to focus on. It doesn't need to be a "don't buy at all" approach.
My preference is to purchase backing, batting and a small amount of fabric to finish WIPs or other projects purchased but not yet started.
Some have decided that they will spend when really good sales occur. "Really good" is dependent on their own budget.
I'm afraid the only real answer is self constraint. But in that you can express great creativity with the resources you already have.
Good luck.
I personally avoid going to quilt stores. I have unsubscribed from quilting store emails/flyers. They are both HUG temptation points for me.
I'm currently participating in the fabric moratorium (on this board). It's been going since November last year, and ends this November. There are a number of options, depending on areas that you want to focus on. It doesn't need to be a "don't buy at all" approach.
My preference is to purchase backing, batting and a small amount of fabric to finish WIPs or other projects purchased but not yet started.
Some have decided that they will spend when really good sales occur. "Really good" is dependent on their own budget.
I'm afraid the only real answer is self constraint. But in that you can express great creativity with the resources you already have.
Good luck.
07-30-2011, 04:04 PM
#269
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: western NC
Posts: 175
Every time I resolve to stop buying I, too, see something I can't live without. However, the stash is now obscene, I'm out of storage space in my made to order quilt studio and I haven't finished anything in several years. I tell people that my hobby is buying fabric and starting quilts. Perhaps we should start a support group similar to AA. Commit to completing a UFO before setting foot in another quilt shop unless you need something for that particular UFO. Take a buddy with you to squelch your tendency to start check out any other stuff there. I have a similar problem with chocolate and make it a hard and fast rule to never have it in the house.
Jane (Kit's mamma and I'm Rocky's mamma too.)
Jane (Kit's mamma and I'm Rocky's mamma too.)
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