Fabric buying moratorium... it's time for an update!
12-13-2011, 04:02 PM
#75
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Location: washington
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I"m tickled to say that I didn't buy just because I loved a fabric. I bought a few super clearance fall pieces to go with a project I was finishing, I bought some plain yardage at a going-out-of business shop for backings/setting together. Even though I had several months when my mother passed away that I didn't sew, I used up lots of stash. Right now I'm using stash on the orca mystery quilt.
I for one, plan on not fabric shopping this 2012 year too!
I for one, plan on not fabric shopping this 2012 year too!
12-13-2011, 04:06 PM
#76
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Back home in Louisiana for now....where next?? who knows....
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Weeeeellll, it is like saying I am gonna go on a diet for me. If I say I am not gonna buy more fabric it is like it becomes a magnet and I just HAVE TO BUY!!!! Like food, the more I say I have to watch what I eat the more I crave the things I say I am not gonna eat. So, why fight it.....I just became more frugal on what and how much I bought. So about the last half of the year I only bought fabric I actually had a need for unless it was a great sale that was too good to pass up. I did come across a few of those sales and even though I did buy I was very careful and bought wisely. I intend to try and do the same thing for the upcoming year.
12-13-2011, 04:07 PM
#77
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Location: Clearwater, FL
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I confess I am the same way - fabric has become like chocolate for me - & I am one heck of a chocolate-maniac - Will diet after the new year???
12-13-2011, 06:03 PM
#78
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Santa Rosa, CA
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I think I did pretty good. I used to spend an average of $200 a month on quilting. I probably spent about $300 for this entire year.
I was making the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt during the year with a group here. I did buy fabrics for that, but mostly fat quarters and only on sale. I also buy from Thousands of Bolts, 5 bucks a yard and Connecting Threads.
As the FWS took all my quilting time, I didn't do much on the UFO's. I do have a list of 20 UFO's that I've started. I put them in order of which one is the closest to finishing and start there. Beyond that I probably have about 30 other quilts that I've already bought all the fabric for that will take up another few years.
I will continue this until I've made all those quilts and continue to only buy what I need for a UFO to finish. I just stay away from quilt stores and this year stayed away from online stores too.
I find I'm just as happy working on UFO's as any other quilt. A quilt's a quilt; as long as I'm quilting I'm happy!
I was making the Farmer's Wife Sampler Quilt during the year with a group here. I did buy fabrics for that, but mostly fat quarters and only on sale. I also buy from Thousands of Bolts, 5 bucks a yard and Connecting Threads.
As the FWS took all my quilting time, I didn't do much on the UFO's. I do have a list of 20 UFO's that I've started. I put them in order of which one is the closest to finishing and start there. Beyond that I probably have about 30 other quilts that I've already bought all the fabric for that will take up another few years.
I will continue this until I've made all those quilts and continue to only buy what I need for a UFO to finish. I just stay away from quilt stores and this year stayed away from online stores too.
I find I'm just as happy working on UFO's as any other quilt. A quilt's a quilt; as long as I'm quilting I'm happy!
12-13-2011, 07:21 PM
#79
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Queen Creek, AZ.
Posts: 624
I stuck to the moratorium for the most part. I bought fabric for only one complete quilt because it was on sale! I made quite a few quilts this year and only bought 1 or 2 fabrics that I needed to finish each one! I'm going to stick with it for next year because I really want to use some more of the beautiful fabrics that I have!
12-13-2011, 08:12 PM
#80
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: AZ/Utah border
Posts: 2,345
But ladies: Think of those old stashes with that funky non-usable 70's or 80's looking fabric - it's so hard to find a pattern that they look good with. Use it up while it's current and modern. Even 10 year old fabric has a yesterlook type look. Even in scrappy it looks old. So my motto is use it before it looks out of date! Think of what you would do with that $5000. You surely wouldn't leave it sitting on the shelf as cash. . . .
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