Fear of buying fabrics?
#1
Does anyone else have this or am I just crazy??? I know so many of you have huge stashes, but I actually HATE buying fabrics unless they are for a very specific project. Not because I don’t want to, but because I am scared. The only thing I can think when buying is, what the heck will this go with? Why am I buying this? This will never match any of my other fabrics, so it’ll never get used. I actually freeze up and end up buying nothing, even when it's a GREAT sale. Whenever I look at fabric pictures people post, I love them so much, but then when I go to buy them, I start hyperventilating. I do have a stash of sorts that is big chunks of leftovers from previous projects and big chunks that I got from the leftovers bin at my LQS, but other than that I find it very difficult to buy fabric that has no current purpose!
Am I crazy?!?!?
Rachel
Am I crazy?!?!?
Rachel
#3
You could be. LOL I really am teasing, because I am the total opposite.LOL. Wish I were more like you. Luckily I don't have much money or our house would be a "House of Fabric....Good Job, I admire you.
#4
I admire you for your will power also...I do not have the will power at all. My stash has extended to a second bedroom. My dear husband takes me fabric shopping about once a month and tells me.."buy what ever you want"
Rachel you aren't crazy!!!!
I have started to go thru some of my fabric and am going to purge some of it.
Rachel you aren't crazy!!!!
I have started to go thru some of my fabric and am going to purge some of it.
#5
Originally Posted by I go To The Sea To Breathe
You could be. LOL I really am teasing, because I am the total opposite.LOL. Wish I were more like you. Luckily I don't have much money or our house would be a "House of Fabric....Good Job, I admire you.
Rachel
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Originally Posted by I go To The Sea To Breathe
You could be. LOL I really am teasing, because I am the total opposite.LOL. Wish I were more like you. Luckily I don't have much money or our house would be a "House of Fabric....Good Job, I admire you.
#8
Oh girlfriend!!! We need to talk! :lol: :lol:
I've got stuff that is 15 yrs old and just recently found the perfect quilt for it to go into. You just never no when something is going to hit you. If I really love something and I don't know what I'm going to do with it, I get atleast 3 yards. That way I can incorporate into borders.
Oh by the way, took the pictures of the fabric for you and son tried getting it on the computer and lost everything on the disk!! :evil: :evil: Will try again. So sorry!!
I've got stuff that is 15 yrs old and just recently found the perfect quilt for it to go into. You just never no when something is going to hit you. If I really love something and I don't know what I'm going to do with it, I get atleast 3 yards. That way I can incorporate into borders.
Oh by the way, took the pictures of the fabric for you and son tried getting it on the computer and lost everything on the disk!! :evil: :evil: Will try again. So sorry!!
#9
Originally Posted by Bluphrog
What you might want to start doing is collecting particular fabrics -- batiks, florals, black & whites, etc., because you know that when you decide to do a project, they will all go together.
Rachel
#10
Originally Posted by sewcrafty
Oh girlfriend!!! We need to talk! :lol: :lol:
I've got stuff that is 15 yrs old and just recently found the perfect quilt for it to go into. You just never no when something is going to hit you. If I really love something and I don't know what I'm going to do with it, I get atleast 3 yards. That way I can incorporate into borders.
Oh by the way, took the pictures of the fabric for you and son tried getting it on the computer and lost everything on the disk!! :evil: :evil: Will try again. So sorry!!
I've got stuff that is 15 yrs old and just recently found the perfect quilt for it to go into. You just never no when something is going to hit you. If I really love something and I don't know what I'm going to do with it, I get atleast 3 yards. That way I can incorporate into borders.
Oh by the way, took the pictures of the fabric for you and son tried getting it on the computer and lost everything on the disk!! :evil: :evil: Will try again. So sorry!!
Cheers!
Rachel
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