I'm already doing this. My only difference is that if it is for a specific item,such as matching jackets for Olivia and me, I will buy. I stocked up on batting Friday. Shouldn't need any thread for a long time. I want to sew my "room" full of fabric down.

Oh no just came out of one and have been shopping. But best wishes to you and those that join you. I did make several quilts over the last year from sraps only or scraps and then backing from Wally world or the sales rack.

I'm going to. This is going to be history making for me. I'm feeling actually very nice about the whole thing.

And as for folks that say "they can't do"...it's ok. You don't have to DO anything you don't want to. But for me? I'm a sucker for a sale, so if I said "only if it is a really GOOD sale"...heck, I could justify ANYTHING!

I *am* allowing myself trades, because there's no net gain, kwim? ;)

ETA: I was gonna say, perhaps some people are addicted to blue fabric. If you're turning this over in your mind, maybe your "thing" would be to not buy any blue fabric. Or dot fabric. Or stripe fabric.

I totally could do this one too... great idea.

I'm in! I was really, really good this past year. Caved when Roberta was selling her batiks, but I can do this.

Well, I'm out of this one. I don't have a whole lot of stash, so I really do "need" more. I pledge to remain a frugal shopper though.

Connecting Threads will miss me but I'm in. I like the 3 for 1 plan. We can use it as a rewards system for our purchases next November.

OK I am going to dip my little pinkies in this dangerous water. I made a similar promise to myself this year to just use my stash. I made 12 charity quilts, all single bed 58 x 78 inches, pieced most of the backs and could not see a dent in my stash, I also made 40 small quilts, 26 inches square along with numerous bags, table runners etc etc etc :oops:
THEN the aussie dollar almost reached parity with the US and my darling husband said "you should take advantage of this and buy some fabric" now he didn't specify exactly how much I should purchase. I am just waiting on the last of my parcels to arrive (thank goodness he has left for work and won't be home for a week) as I bought over 100 yards. SO count me in, I am going to delete all e-mails that scream at me to buy buy buy when it is free shipping or 50% off. I don't know if I need a moratorium or an intervention :roll: :cry:

Nooooooo! I just started quilting. And I will be moving in the next few months, so I have been thinking about ANY purchases in terms of "Do I really want to move that?". So I don't have much of a stash. And once I move, I'll need to start building one. Of course, I know exactly where to come when I need advice on how to accumulate fabric!!

Oh I NEED to try this but darn, there's no way. I'd just be setting myself up for failure. My husband is no help, either. He suggested our last trip to Borne Quilter in Lafayette, then the crazy guy almost forced me to buy fabric for two purses when he saw a really nice one on display. Who could resist that kind of temptation? Not me certainly. Does this make him an enabler or a pusher?

I'm going to join you. I have such a large stash it's frightening!

life is too short to go on a fabric diet ~ I can't do it. I love fabric too much but I will cheer you all on that can :)

I did really great not buying until November when a couple of quilt shops closed and I had to help them get rid of leftover fabric. Wasn't I nice?
Then all these special sales I just had to help.
Then black Friday and cyber Monday, I just had to do my share!
I'll do better next year!

I'm a newbie and only have a small stash, but I wish u the best of luck.......

Sorry but I would be a bawling idiot lying on the floor going thru withdrawals if I couldn't buy new fabric for new projects.

No thank you. I don't have a problem. I can quit any time. Really I can. I just don't want to.

I also have a pre-order coming - from Favorite Fabrics. Can't remember the name of it, but it's an absolutely gorgeous floral stripe that made my heart melt. It's not coming until April, and who knows what else I'll find!

Hey Kiwi! Several years ago I promised myself not to buy anything for a year and to use only fabric I had on hand. That year I made the most creative quilts. It was really fun and it felt good to save money too! I'm in.

Do you want to kill me. I would die of withdrals.

I would do this IF I thought I could succeed but I KNOW I won't so I won't. :-) Besides I have to buy while I can so that in my retirement years when I won't be able to afford to buy as much and as often I will already have a stash to last me a very LONG time.

Hey Fleur, I am home for a month so if you make a trip to Borne Quilter in that time let me know, maybe we can meet up. :)

It's the "fabric if nothing in the stash works" that defeats me EVERY time. <ggggg>

Been fabric fasting since April 2010. Getting worried that my Joann's might go under--LOL. Seriously, I can actually walk in my sewing area now and not have to leap over bags of mysterious fabric--and am actually using quite a bit of my stash.

I'll bite on this one. I think I have enough to last for at least a year or longer. Actually, I don't have any space left to put any more right now. I've been taking advantage of good prices when I catch them, knowing the price is going up up up... So, if I saw something I liked that was a good price, I grabbed it. About the only things I will be needing will be thread and batting. Tommorrow going to try to order batting so that just leaves thread...

This was going to be one of my New Year's resolutions anyway, so might as well start now. (I can do this!!!! Right????)

It's been so fun reading the posts on this. I'm in. I have SOOOOOOO much fabric but I'll just have to stay out of all fabric stores. Oh wait, I take 2 classes a month at my LQS. That might be hard and ALL I've ask Santa for is gift certificates to my LQS....I'll try really hard.

I'm kind of there already, almost. I don't have any more space to store stash without taking over another room in my house. I still buy for special projects and sometimes just because... but I really need to just QUIT. I will have to live to be 150 to use all of what I have now and I know that just isn't gonna happen.

I'm in!

I did this a few years ago. I made myself a deal I wouldn't buy anything except thread,needles backing and batting for a year. Those things I was allowed to buy had to be on sale.

It went so well I lasted 18 months. It felt so good to use the fabric I had been hoarding. I made lots of scrap quilts, tons of donation quilts for the preemies and several really nice quilts for gifts and for our home.

I saved a lot of money in the process.

I will do a fabric moratorium on florals for the whole of 2011. I like florals, but they are not really my favourite...however...I have so many florals in my stash it is ridiculous. I just can't resist fabric that is a real bargain and this year has been a bumper year for florals. So, no more florals for me...even if they are totally, unbelievably or incredibly cheap.

oooh, i have visions of fabric swirling around and about my head; couldn't possibly handle it. do you realize how many fabric shops are on line? i must browse, just to see what they have and whether or not i should book mark them to pick and choose later, but end up picking and choosing then and there. have a long way to go .... the list is never ending. there is always another reference to another shop.

Maybe those of us who are going to do it should form a group ( I don't know how to do this on this board) so that we can keep track of each other's progress, encourage each other and show and tell our creations. How does that sound?

What are you thinking????????????

Remember that you can buy backing and binding fabric, altho I'm really going to try and get that from the stash if i can.

I'm going to give this a go!! I have enough fabric for quite awhile, maybe years. It's stashed all over the house and basement. I've curtailed spending somewhat sporadically over the past year, some months I do better than others. I'm going to put up a big sign in my sewing room that will say, "Use what you've got in the house and make yourself and someone else happy," or "Need fabric, shop at home!!" Actually, I've rediscovered fabric that I forgot about in bins in the basement while looking for something else. This will be a good thing for me to do.

Don't know how to do that either but I like your idea. :thumbup:

I figure gifts or gift certificates don't count. YOU aren't buying those. You are just picking out the gift.

Can I stock up first??? Ha Ha!

Great idea. Does anyone know how to contact an Administrator to discuss options?

Count me in. This seems to be a good idea for us hard cash strapped folks. I am going to start from today 1st December until March 1st 2011 in the first instance. Thanks for such a good idea. Can we come on the board for support?

I actually started this a few months ago! It was difficult walking into my LQS the first couple of times after that decision, but I made it! I must admit that I 'fell off the wagon' twice, but I climbed right back on!

The reason that I made this decision -> I hit my limit of 'stash'. When I realized that I could not possibly use up what I had in this lifetime, I let go of the daydreams of more, more, and still more.

Even if I gave away half my stash I would still have an 'obscene' amount of fabric so count me in.

Well, it seems that everyone on here just cannot even think of not buying fabric.... I have been blocked for a couple of months but I keep going through my fabric to see what I have and what I need to put together another quilt. I did order flannel for the backing of a quilt that needs to be quilted. My sewing space is about to be turned into the Christmas tree area so I will have to stop playing in my fabric soon. Also have family for New Years and a week later Baptism of little Lily.... then I start baby sitting her three days a week. Oh, when will get to find that perfect material to go with all the other material for that perfect little quilt? Simple answer to the question..NO WAY!