AUQuilter

Spring cleaning the sewing room and closets housing sewing stuff. Although it is a huge task, it reinforces why I need to keep at this moratorium. After I got off the wagon this winter at a LQS closing business sale, I decided I must stay on this wagon. I even passed up going to a quilter's estate sale recently after I had started pulling out the sewing stuff....

SillySusan

Good for you, AUQ! Passing up a quilter's estate sale had to be really tough, but you did it!! I'm sure glad I haven't heard about anything similar. I'd be tempted to break my vow of no more fabric...

I've been doing a pretty good job of sewing down my huge stash lately. If I can keep it up for another year or two... maybe three or four, I'll be down to a regular sized stash!

Teen

Tho, I'm good on the fabric moritorium...my own personal pattern moritorium is another matter. Ugh!! I bought a pattern to make for my nephew's wedding this summer but decided to not make it when I got the pattern so...in the hoard of patterns it goes.....until I make it for me....then, today, I bought an applique quilt pattern...I couldn't help it....it grabbed me around the throat and choked off my air until I hit "check-out". The good news is that I may have all the fabric for it in my boxes. Oh....I forgot, I bought a Jen Kingwell Pattern 2 weeks ago, too. Geesh! I forgot about that one. Alrighty then...I've come clean... I need to quit surfing the web....that "search" box is a killer.

oksewglad

Oh Teen I can commiserate with you, except my patterns have been "free" from various fabric manufacturer websites that I have downloaded as PDF's. But you gotta have a pattern to help use up the fabric! Right?

grann of 6

Ok, folks, I guess I must explain the 51 yards. First of all 10 yards was backing for the Wildflowers IX, and that was not on sale. But all the rest was $5 a yard, Four of the fabrics were at least 9 yards for backings, so you have about 46 of the 51 yards, the rest was about 1 yard pieces that will be used in blocks I have planned for the near future. And most important of all is that my friend, Carol, who is manager of the store says they will go out of business if I don't help her clear out the "old" stuff. And she tells us to go around the store looking at fabric we would like, and if it is 2 yards or less she will give it to us at $5 a yard. My quilty buddy, Judy, and I are known as "double trouble" when we walk in the door. I make mostly donation quilts, and quilts for the Cancer Center where I received treatment 4 years ago. So I know the large pieces of fabric will get used fairly soon. And my friends are also encouraged to "shop" my stash.

And i also have a problem with free PDFs. And since I have discovered Jordan Fabrics I have been getting patterns from there, and my friends and I share our patterns.

Belfrybat

Wow! Lots of busy people on here. I've been away for a little time so read up on the last three pages. Great going, everyone. And I love all the pics. I haven't exactly fallen off the wagon. I did stumble a bit while at a thrift shop and purchased 4 sheets to use as backers. But I've already used one. I have quite a few sheets but it amazes me how many times I can't find one to match the front. I might have to start making quilt tops to match the sheets I have. The other purchase was 4 FQs at Joann's sale when they were 89 cents. I need to make 2 children's quilts and didn't have any kid fabrics. These will make great corners for a D9P quilt.

I just counted and I'm down 18 yards in March. So little by little I'm making progress on reducing my stash.

retiredteacher09

Way to go, Belfrybat!

I download free patterns to my iBooks.

pyffer3

I’m having no trouble following this moratorium as I have lost my mojo and can’t seem to get in the quilting mode. Maybe I should do like some of you and spring clean. Maybe something hiding will inspire me!

Allysgrandma

Hello everyone! I'm new and totally in. I am doing a No Spend Year and that includes fabric. I announced to my family I was not buying any fabric for a year and the only one who thinks I can do it is my 10 year old granddaughter. My 3 adult daughters, my son-in-laws and of course my husband all laughed like I said the funniest thing in the world.

My husband and I went on a cruise to Alaska last September for our 40th wedding anniversary. We drove up the coast of Oregon to Seattle from Northern Coastal California where I live and hit every shop on the way we could, then two in Alaska and then a few on the way home down I-5. When I got home I did not have anywhere to put it. I was so mad at myself, the same feeling I had been having when I bought new fabric. I don't need it. I have enough to last the rest of my quilting life (I'm 61). So I have been doing really well since then. I have to admit I just blew it though today. That 10 year old granddaughter of mine was the lead in Alice and an old local quilt shop owner who moved away and does on line sales, had a kit with Neverland for $22 and I caved. I am planning to give it to her for her 11th birthday.

I made two Dr. Seuss aprons for 3 year old twins, a boy and a girl, children of my middle daughter's close friend. I made not one, but two baby quilts for former coworkers who did not know the sex of their baby so I felt compelled to make a baby boy AND a baby girl quilt for them. They had a boy a week after the shower. I was too sick to go but apparently everyone loved them. They reminded me of why I am never buying minky again! I made the quilts out of Little Dickens fabric that was leftover from my first son-in-law's sister's baby girl's quilt.

Also because my husband was afraid I would be having withdrawals, he bought me a $200 gift certificate to a local quilt shop. Grrrr....... I don't want more fabric!!!

I am spending the next 10 days with my oldest daughter 6.5 hours from home and I am using it as a quilt retreat!!

SillySusan

Belfrybat, You have only 18 yards in your stash!? I have 18 yards in each of about 20 tubs, totes, shelves... That's about 360 yards, not counting the scraps! You are so good!!