I have lots of focus fabrics. I would see one that I loved so buy a yard or 2. There it sat. Now my goal is to only buy blenders. So far, so good. After Christmas projects are done, I am going to start using it in between times working on Bonnie Hunters mystery quilt. I saw a Frozen panel quilt kit from equilter today and almost bought to make for my DGD's 3rd birthday in January. stopped myself because have already bought fabric for a big girls bed for her.

I have this reaction, too, to certain fabric. Not that I don't want to use it, but that it has to used in the "perfect" way, the "perfect" pattern..... which I often can't decide upon. I get so hung up on it sometimes that I will use other fabric instead, because I can't make a decision about the favored fabric. All due to a little OCD, I know, and a huge waste of time! ;)

Maybe I'm naïve,but what is ten minute table runner? And where would I get the pattern?

So, I just asked where to get the pattern....but I Googled it and found it on the net!! It's the pattern I saw at a craft show and tried to figure out!! Thanks!!

That's called 'fondling' in my house!

Ok, I'm a stasher and a fondler. I'm going to take Terri D's advice and take baby steps and start using the fabric I love. I'm thinking the 10 minute table runners, I can make lots of them and change them weekly so I can see and enjoy what I made with my beautiful fabrics. I am going to make wine bags for Christmas gifts, I'll use some of my favorite fabrics on those too. I hope the recipient of the bottle of wine will like the wine bag. These are small projects to enable me to ease into using my stash. Maybe a quilt could be my new years resolution.

I know the feeling, but I too have tried to start shopping my stash and minimize my purchases, not always successfully.

I love to use my stash - and I love to share it. Most of my stash is done by theme. By this I mean, I have well over 200 Christmas fabrics, and over 100 Halloween fabrics, this does not include the Thanksgiving fabrics and I haven't bothered to count how many kids fabrics I have because then I may have to admit I have a problem and need an intervention. A friend that started sewing with me was making stocking for a new member of her family, she was making the one with the 2inch squares, she was amazed at my variety, and she needed so little of a variety. In exchange, she sewed the binding on a quilt for me.

Remember if you don't use your stash:

[ATTACH=CONFIG]499039[/ATTACH]

Simple answer, you need a...........

stash to look at, and a stash to use!