We are five months into our fabric moratorium BUT anyone can join at any time :) The official end of the moratorium is 1 November 2011. That’s only 6 months away.

Here’s a quick summary of the guidelines/rules:
* no fabric purchases to start a new quilt top (till 1 November 2011)

“Allowed” purchases include any item required to finish an existing project (either WIP or UFO), including but not limited to:
* batting
* backing or binding fabric
* fabric (if nothing in your stash will work)
* thread or notions
* fabric purchased on a plan prior to 1 December 2010 (e.g. block of the month)

So why are we doing this – the reasons are as varied as there are people involved. Some of those reasons include:
• de-stashing
• focus on finishing WIPs
• financial constraints

Want to bend the guidelines/rules a little? Sure – go for it. Some have chosen to:
• commit for a shorter period of time
• buy fabric if a really good sale comes along
• setting a budget for how much they will spend each month
• use 1 fabric from their stash each month
• purchase new fabric for volunteer projects

Threads that are related to this are:
Original thread: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-79756-1.htm
January’s updates: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-86351-1.htm
February’s updates: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-95818-1.htm
March’s updates: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-103716-1.htm
April’s updates: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-112659-1.htm

So now… it’s update time. What have you been working on? What have you (or have not) purchased?

Cheers

I've been really good. :) Had a few temptations but resisted.

There are 2 projects on the go. One of them is my monster hand quilting project. When I tire of that - I work on piecing a small wall hanging. The wall hanging uses fabric left over from a previous project.

I didn't consciously join in on this, but I have just realised that I have not bought any fabric this year.

I'm on the "financial constraints" "trying to use stash" list. I buy now only if the fabric is $2 a yard or less. I stumble upon those every once in a while, but I'm trying to do less and less as I have more and more stash.

My exception is batting. Even though it is a "legal" purchase, I buy it when it is less than 50% whether I need it today or not.

If I weren't so weak, I'd join. I have no will power.

Congrats to those of you who were strong enough to resist!

I make charity baby quilts, so I've continued buying in my usual way (not much and not too often), but I hope this qualifies as a reasonable exception.

You are my heros! I have tried to do this the last few years, but I am very weak.....

I have been trying to use stash fabrics but I still can't resist buying. We don't want all those fabric stores to go under, do we?

I confess. (Hangs head in shame.) I spent $24.00 on fabric yesterday. Did I need it? NO. Was this something that I could not live without? NO. Was this a matter of life or death? NO..........Then why did I buy it? I swear on someones grave that these just jumped into my cart! Once the neglected fabrics noticed that there was a cart pushed by an unsuspecting shopper, they all followed suit. When I got to the cutting table, there were 12 of these bolts sitting at attention and begging the clerk to give me "just one yard".

In the long run, I will win. I AM the human! You, my 100% cotton fabric fiends, are only a by-product that was planted by human hands. Do not mock me, or I will turn you into a scrap quilt so ugly that even your momma will remark "Isn't that special".