Most of the fabric on my local Craigslist is expensive for what I consider "yard sale" fabric-------------often $3 per yard of pretty much "iffy" fabric.

I wanted so badly to stop at Goodwill today and see what they had. But I'm sorting a bag of donated fabric and seeing what I can do with what. got the last load in the washer this evening.

I am a recovering ysfa (yard sale fabric acquirer). I love a deal, but gee, enough is enough for me. I still yard sale, thrift store shop for fabric. I put all what I find in one place (grab it quick as there are the ysfa's grabbing too). then I give each piece a good look, and ask my self the 3 w's. Will I ever use it, What would I use it for, and is it a What ever was on my mind when I bring it home!" piece of fabric. These orphans I put back for the other ysfas to take home.

What is a normal stash?

Hi. My name is Gina and I am also an addict and I love it. I love my fabric too. I was packing it up tonight to move it again and thinking I have to get rid of some, I have so much. But I love it , I love the colors and prints and patterns. I see the quilts I want to make and thought, nope I am keeping it all! Nope, no hope for me!

I honestly don't know. But I don't think mine is "normal" . I think I might be a borderline hoader sometimes!

I'm pretty sure I'm a hoarder. I buy becasue it's there.

Recovering fabriholic
 

[QUOTE=wildyard;6245256]Well, I am a fabriholic and I love it too. However, I do want to share another side of the issue with my quilting friends just as something to keep in mind.

I always have trouble resisting a good fabric buy, but at one point last winter, I found myself unable to resist ANY fabric buy. I would be telling myself NO, the whole time I was filling my basket, and PUT IT BACK. I was spending money we didn't have. But no matter how much I lectured myself, I would be shocked at the check out by how much I had spent.

I became very concerned by how compulsive this problem was getting. And it didn't happen with anything except fabric. So at my next Dr. appt. I laughingly mentioned it, and come to find out, it was a side effect of a medication I was taking.

We lowered the dose by half and the problem was gone within 2 weeks.

So please do enjoy your fabric shopping, but if you ever do really feel out of control, look into it, there could be something going on besides a good healthy love of wonderful fabrics. Hugggggggs and smilessssss.[/

I think this is important. I have BipolarII and having a compulsion to spend money, even if it is on fabric, could be a symptom of a "manic" episode. I actually experienced this myself. Unfortunatly I wasn't quilting at the time so I didn't spend on fabric. But I got some things I always wanted for the house. An
excellent P-Doc prescribed the correct medication. And I have my stash from years ago that I can now enjoy! Be healthy! Then shop til you drop!

The top of my post is a quoted previous post. Not sure why it didn't come out looking right

"Fabric is cheaper than therapy." A wise friend once told me this and it has become my excuse. Truth be told, quilting IS my therapy, and that is probably true for most of us here. I can't make quilts without fabric. I never pay full price for anything if I can help, and I love scoring a bargain, whether from a quilt shop, a big box fabric store, a quilting sister here on the board who is culling her stash, or my personal favorite--the local thrift store. My latest find was a bunch of fabric "bundles" at a 2nd hand shop. Less than $20 all together and when I got it home and measured, more than 10 yards of quality cotton fabric.

ladies this is the way I look at this situation, some people play golf, some people buy flowers for their yard, I buy fabric. In my family I have a brother that buys coins, a daughter that takes pictures, a granddaughter that drinks pedisure and I buy fabric, see everyone NEEDS a vice. Life is not all work.