Wow, not sure I want to divulge that information...hubby might stumble onto this site and find out! LOL Actually, he knows what I spend on my addiction and supports it to some degree. Now if I was to not pay the bills and spend the money on quilting stuff, he would sing a different tune. lol

My most expensive venture was 585.00, for a quilt I had quilted. That one hurt! Couldn't buy fabric for over two months after that... I went through withdrawl! LOL

I have to say I was a good spender at my LQS last year...this year I have had to be better:))My theory is there is always a snow storm coming and I have to stock up:))(even in July)I averaged prob around 500-600 a month last year:))The bright side is my LQS allows you to turn your reciepts for every $250 spent, turns into a $25 gift card....does help the ouch of spending more:))I just cashed in 2 of them this morning on thread!:))Skeat........who will tell any vendor if they get greedy at over 10 a yard...I keep walking! I so love the clearance racks!

After reading all this I don't feel so bad. $100.00 a trip is about right and I try to keep it to once a month. Darn it, the fabric store is right next to the grocery store I shop at so once a month seldom happens. :D :D :D Who needs groceries. LOL

I think the average is $100 per trip. Needless to say the trips are not very often. I pay cash so I will go a long time between trips.

Now, my ebay- about $50 a week. Sometimes more, sometimes less. But, I think I've finally built enough stash of fat quarters to make some of the really scrappy quilts I want to make. I do so love the boxes of fabric- I could just play in them. But, I can stop, I just did last week. I go a couple of months and then look again to see if I can get some bargains.

Today I'm buying a bolt of batting. Never thought I'd get to this, but once I calculated the per yard vs. the lqs, I'm saving close to $2.00 per yard. And I don't have to carry it home, the UPS guy will put it on the porch.

I spent over $250 for fabric and notions on one trip last year. I normally spend $30-40 each time I go to my LQS. I've been trying to be good and haven't been fabric shopping in more than 2 months. :roll:

I am so lucky my husband does not give me a hard time about it. He supports me.

I cannot imagine spending 40,000. in one day. Yikes! Is that figure correct? Or is the decimal in the wrong place?

LOL!! I know that shop! M&L Fabrics at Ball and Knott Street. Used to be a vice of mine when I live in SoCal!
Most I've spend is $200. That included a Moda quilt kit. Love Moda! Another vice of mine.

I know that shop to.
I,ve spent alot of money ther e
when I lived in LA

oh girls... you made me miss that shop. I haven't been there for over a year!!! I'll be home for x-mas so I'll just have to make a stop. Now if only the darn airline won't charge me $15 for extra baggage, it'll be even better.

I belonged to a club where we would order rolls of batting. You have to be really careful with those. They are shipped vacuum-packed. The moment you open the outer packaging, air gets sucked in. Your package will very possibly double in size. I sure hope, if yours is like that, that you have adequate storing!



My answer to the question is almost too modest to mention. I think the most I've ever spent on fabric or notions was 44.00 at walmart once for 10 yards of fabric, but I needed it for a specific project. I just don't have it in the budget to get fabric for the heck of it. When I'm down to the last few stitches on two projects, I start saving for the fabric to start the next two. The purchases are always twice. First trip to buy the needed yardage for the tops and some modest borders....the second trip to purchase batting, backing and binding.

MY HUSBAND, however, has spent more on one trip than I ever have. 4 years ago, (our anniversary is in December too), we had decided to just open our anniversary presents at Christmas too. I was trying to stay close to budget. I had gone and bought him some smaller Craftsman tool things. I had circled in a JoAnn's ad two different sewing machine caddies that they had on sale. I told a friend that I couldn't decide which one I wanted, but Randy could choose one as a gift for me and I would love whatever he gave me. He went and bought BOTH!! So his total was close to 100.00. I use one for one of my machines ALWAYS and it has a top piece for holding notions. The other, I keep my wips in so they are always close.