You did great if that is all you spent.

We're headed up your way for a vacation this summer. I may have to get some shop names and towns to liven up my vacation!

I don't really spend a lot on quilting (at least I don't think I do) and hubby does not say a word. He is a salmon fisherman (just a hobby not a job) on Lake Michigan and the gas alone that it takes to fill the boat keeps his opinions about my quilting to himself!!!

I kept all my receipts too. Mostly if I needed a certain fabric that I needed more of. But not to long ago I decided to throw them away before I did add them up and make myself sick. I've been real good on not buying much fabric, and I sprained my hand which closed me down on sewing. But I watched tut's and now have spent money on "TOOLS" oh well. Life is short, might as well enjoy it while I can.

The price of cotton is going through the roof. My daughter works for a costume manufacturer in Indiana and has been keeping with the industry news. I guess China bought up many of the cotton producers here in the states and am not sure about all the particulars but prices will soar. I also heard a report in the news a few days ago stating that apparel of all types can be expected to rise in price.

I exceeded $2000. Wish I had more quilts to show for it.

i'm with you!!!! making from my stash in both quilting, knitting and crochet..... listening to the new and thinking about all that's going on right now, just makes me realize i need to do something with all i have!!! We are coming to a time when you can vacation a bit.... (in 43yrs. only 2 with hubby)... don't dye my hair... i'm just a low maintenane girl... so i say.... let's get in those rooms and start making things....(that's mostly a cheer for me.... i can barely move in mine,, so many things in progress, it's a wonderful space,,, i just need to go in, shut the door and create!!!! Enjoy your stuff girls... it too me years to figure out that my hobby was becoming "shopping" not creating... ( :lol:

I have a "train" husband also. We made a pact I don't ask what he spends on G gauge trains and he doesn't ask me.
That works pretty good. I have thought about it and the engines are in the hundreds and everything in that hobby is high priced.
So i think they spend well more than we ever could.
kjym Kathy

Haven't mortgaged the house yet. Actually, I'm working almost completely from my stash right now. Prices are too high and I'm blessed with a LOT of stash.

That's less than $20. a week. Pretty cheap entertainment if you ask me. He He...

If you've seen the pictures I just posted of my re-organized stash you know I spent way more than you. I'm on a total fabric withdrawal, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Jo-Ann is having a sale on the 25th - OMG

Doesn't seem that excessive, but if you have a stash, why not use it and save some $$$ this year at the same time.

I try not to think about it!! Probably around $1,000 if retreats etc are added in. I usually go to around 6 retreats in a years time, plus AQS show and IMQA show in Kansas.

In november i joined the fabric moratorium so
I Am using stash and only buying backing or batting, I also buy the minimum for swaps.

lol////I would rather do with food.....water...or gas...and be able to buy my quilting stuff....

I spend way too much as compared to what i actually finish, which is almost nothing. On the other hand, I don't have any actual guilt about it, because I like piddling around in my sewing room. It makes me very happy.

I keep telling my kids I want gift certificates for any occasion. they are finally getting it. At 76 I pretty much have anything else I need or want. :-D

I have never added all my receipts up - you'd have to be standing by with a defibrilator! I am also trying to use up what I have and purchase limited amounts of new quilting supplies. There is a great sense of satisfaction from using stuff from your stash. Keep on trying!

I have the opposite problem. I have nothing in my town so when I go somewhere that does I want to go crazy. I tell myself get it while you can once you get back home there is nothing.
Robin in TX

Go with it while you can.
Robin in TX

Lol...this is so funny!
I BEG my kids and I have 4,every year to just go by joanns and get me a gift card. I don't care what you put on it I say. Just please get me one of those...And that has only happened from one kid one year.lol
If our relatives only understood...they can't get us a better gift than to fund our shopping spree in the fabric stores!.lol
Tammy

Could you tell us more about the longarm you bought? Brand? Model? Accessories? How u like it? Etc? Thanks.

I (like everyone else here!) love to buy fabric. So I got a job teaching quilting at a LQS. It varies...some months I teach 1 or 2 classes, some months 5 or 6. This allows me to have some income, but, more importantly, it allows me to take tax deductions for the books, magazines and fabric I buy and the classes I take. I was even able to depreciate a percentage of my machine last year. I also get an employee discount when I buy thread, feet, bobbins, etc. and every little bit helps. Something to think about....

This year I plan on using stash I have. However, today, Fabric.Com had good sales on and I only spent 45.00. I kept taking fabric off the cart. I say-I needed this. Don't have that in my stash.

Thanks for the tip. Will have to check this out when we are up in N.H. in August.

I don't want to know!

I allow about $25/week for quiltIng needs. I have also earmarked my tax return for quilting. I plan to buy a new machine that is lighter than my Bernina, and the accucut go. The reason for the expensive cutting system is to cut accurately. My eye movement is paralized and I am hoping this will cut better than I can.

Last year I spent more than that ... $600 on a new machine, and approximately $100 to $200 each month on quilting and other crafts I do ... this includes craft classes ...

I am now refusing to go into craft shops unless it is for something specific ... I won't go into a quilt store unless I have a plan too ... I have definitely got to get my spending undeer control ... I do know how you feel ...

Why do you want to know how much you spent on quilting stuff? Just enjoy!

DH an I raised a family of 6 on a limited income; started keeping track long time ago and haven't gotten out of the habit. What it taught me was how much useless stuff is out there not to buy. I have a more than adequate stash now and want to keep my "fabric" weight under control, so I now set a $ limit and enjoy.

Hello,
I go to Marden in Lewiston do they have material?

Unfortunately a lot of quilters and others with hobbies are under a budget crunch. Prices are going up on every thing from food to gas to necessities. That means our "wants" have to take a back seat. That does not mean we don't enjoy our hobbies. It just means we have to be more creative about how we get more fabric. I can see from the board that a lot of us gather, reuse, repurpose fabric. That is great.

I don't want to know what I spend in a year. I probably spent $2-300 just this last week with books 40% off at Joann's, ordering sale fabric for two projects, and a few tools and patterns this morning.

Well golly----if NH is a good spot to live if you quilt, hope my daughter and huggy build their home on the land they own there very soon!

I'm among those who have spent freely in the past, but now the time has come to make quilts...not buy fabric. Finished one this week from 24 ten-inch circus blocks so I am quite proud of myself!

I don't keep track of what I spend for quilting. It would probably scare me. LOL

Same here!!

Fabric is going up - Buy Buy Buy
LOL

This is an interesting topic. I have a great job so I don't feel guilty. Probably spent about $5,000 last year but with that being said I am a relatively new quilter, am building up my stash, bought a new machine that will allow me to grow into and with it. Currently I take my quilts to a longarmer to be quilted but I am hoping to learn on this new machine to be able to do my own. I pieced 6 quilts last year and have 2 WIPs currently with several in the que. SO, I don't really feel guilty about the amount. and....going to Paducah in a few weeks. I guess if I did not have such a good job and or we could not afford it...it would be a different story.

My DH's attitude is don't add it up, you don't really want to know.