fayza

Okay..... As I've said I have only been quilting or even sewing for about a year. I began in Jan. 2010 I have finished 15 quilt tops to date.

Now for the confession..... I am addicted to buying fabric.

However, I must say my fabric stash is not very large at all. When I buy fabric I usually try to purchase enough to do a quilt and I will NOT leave it in my fabric tote I have to cut it up and have it ready to be sewn. And let me just say it worries me to death when its laying in my sewing room and hasn't been cut. I loose sleep over it!!! Finally when its cut I can bounce back and forth from project to project until its finished. (I'm going to make another post listing all of my current projects, maybe if I share their status I'll hurry and finish them.) After a year of this madness the projects are really building up on me!!! And my fabric shopping addiction is not slowing down :)

fayza

I'll list my current projects here: (All of which are quilts)

1. Tennesse Scrap
2. Farm Friendliness
3. Trip Around the World (Christmas Gift for Aunt)
4. Dresden Plate
5. Plaid Block Pattern
6. Hour Glass Variation
7. 3" Scrap Squares
8. In Flight
9. Churn dash
10. Hannah Montana

HELP!!!!! Maybe this will motivate me to finish (ALL OF THEM)

fireworkslover

Holy Cow! You've made 15 tops in a year? You must not have a job outside the home. Or they are crib size or smaller. Just wait, your fabric buying seems to get worse the longer you have this hobby (love/obsession). I've been quilting for 10 yrs. and about once a year I redo the boxes my stash is in and move them to larger boxes. The one kind of fabric I have the most of is for OBW's. I've at least 12 hunks for just those. Good Luck!

JenniePenny

My confession is that when I'm sewing and my husband has made a nice dinner and he calls out that dinner is ready, I secretly wish that I didn't have to bother with eating! Oh for heaven's sake, I am just getting these seams to line up for the first time this afternoon, and now to be called away!

But I know it's not good to complain that he made a nice dinner! I'm very fortunate.

ann clare

WOW You have been busy.

fayza

No, I don't work outside the home, and I should have also said I do all sewing on machine. I have 3 small children all of which are in school, but are very active in school with sports, and such... If they didn't want to play sports and participate in everything the school does I could have finished some of these projects already..... Haha

I love sewing.... I think I have already became obsessed with it. If I'm not cooking, cleaning, tending to the kids, or the husband... I'm sewing... If I'm letting my sewing machine take a break and cool down I'm reading a book or cutting more fabric to sew. I am always doing something I can't stand to not be into something.... Sounds like another confession!

clem55

I can't believe you have only been sewing less than a year! And 15 tops?!!! Wow! You must be in perpetual motion!! Of course, I remember when my kids were little, I managed to get a lot more done. Had to work fast and when I could. Now it is just the two of us and it takes me forever to do what I use to do in a couple of hours. Of course, I'm a lot older now and have back and leg problems, maybe that is why. Nope! Just got as lot slower in my old age.LOL Where in KY are you?

grammyp

My goodness, do you ever sleep? You must be the world's most organized woman. I'm afraid to say, no matter how you try, you will never be able to use up all your fabric on a project. There will always be some pieces left. If you must have a project for them, I suggest you start a collection of 4 or 9 patches, pinwheels, friendship stars, or some other simple blocks and keep them together. When you have enough, make a lap quilt to have on hand when needed.

fayza

I am in east Ky in Johnson County. Nearest known city is Paintsville.

littlehud

15 tops in a year. I'm impressed. I always said I wouldn't have a huge stash. But here I am with totes of fabric. Mine started with my youngest daughter bringing home fabric she bought for a quilt. It has just snowballed from there.