The 12 Steps for Fabric Addicts
07-19-2007, 12:50 PM
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Hi, my name is Sue, and I am a Fabric Addict.
These are the 12 steps to recovery that I wrote....but I've only made it to #2! LOL
● We admitted we were powerless over fabric—that our quilt studios had become unmanageable
● Came to believe that a new storage system could restore us to sanity
● Made a decision to turn our will and our stash over to the care of a professional organizer
● Made a searching and fearless inventory of our stash
● Admitted to ourselves, and to another quilter, the exact nature of our stash
● Were entirely ready to donate our old fabric to our Philanthropy Chairperson
● Humbly asked the Philanthropy Chair to come take the old fabric
● Made a list of all projects we had left unfinished, and became willing to complete them all
● Made direct efforts to complete such projects, wherever possible, except when to do so would require buying more fabric
● Continued to take stash inventory and when we were tempted to create another UFO or PIG, promptly admitted it
● Sought through classes and guild workshops to improve our completion rate and have the willpower to carry that out
● Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to fabric addicts, and to practice these principles in all our shop hops ●
These are the 12 steps to recovery that I wrote....but I've only made it to #2! LOL
● We admitted we were powerless over fabric—that our quilt studios had become unmanageable
● Came to believe that a new storage system could restore us to sanity
● Made a decision to turn our will and our stash over to the care of a professional organizer
● Made a searching and fearless inventory of our stash
● Admitted to ourselves, and to another quilter, the exact nature of our stash
● Were entirely ready to donate our old fabric to our Philanthropy Chairperson
● Humbly asked the Philanthropy Chair to come take the old fabric
● Made a list of all projects we had left unfinished, and became willing to complete them all
● Made direct efforts to complete such projects, wherever possible, except when to do so would require buying more fabric
● Continued to take stash inventory and when we were tempted to create another UFO or PIG, promptly admitted it
● Sought through classes and guild workshops to improve our completion rate and have the willpower to carry that out
● Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to fabric addicts, and to practice these principles in all our shop hops ●
07-19-2007, 12:58 PM
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LOL. Good one Sue, you gave me a good giggle. I'm at about step 5 but that's about as far as I'm prepared to go. THey should have health warnings on those pretty little coordinated packs that get you started :lol:
07-19-2007, 01:20 PM
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Location: Arizona....now.
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12 steps are too many!
Would say this though...
Qulter's Healing Phrases.
1. I am in a productive relationship with my fabric.
I try to produce ...it keeps on producing.
2.I share my stash.
I share with others....it shares inspiration.
3.Agreement is my motto.
I agree to finish my projects....it agrees to supply me with more.
4.I am assured of my sanity.
If ever I question....my stash remains adamantly silent.
5. I am a quilter.
I am hopelessly addicted.....it is impossible to cure...I don't want one...my stash is my best friend....I find it late at night , or early in the morning...I .....gotta go.....it beckons once more.
Would say this though...
Qulter's Healing Phrases.
1. I am in a productive relationship with my fabric.
I try to produce ...it keeps on producing.
2.I share my stash.
I share with others....it shares inspiration.
3.Agreement is my motto.
I agree to finish my projects....it agrees to supply me with more.
4.I am assured of my sanity.
If ever I question....my stash remains adamantly silent.
5. I am a quilter.
I am hopelessly addicted.....it is impossible to cure...I don't want one...my stash is my best friend....I find it late at night , or early in the morning...I .....gotta go.....it beckons once more.
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