Waving my hand, me too, me too! Well, not so much the excited, but the rest. Retail therapy. Rolling my eyes. I have been a lot better the last couple of years. Getting fabric out of tubs and into a closet where I can see it made a huge difference. Not only bc I can see what I have when looking for a particular color, but bc I can see that, oh my gosh, I have so much!

Have barely sewn a thing for several ,months. Moved to DD's while remodel at home was happening. It was a win/win: I didn't have to listen to or see most of the mess, and while there I took care of baby grandson. Now I am home, he will start daycare Weds. Still no sewing, most of remodel is done, but the few little things that need done are dragggggging on. The whole house seems to be a wreck with things out of place.

Most mornings, I look at a couple of sites that have daily specials. Rarely do I buy anything. I might even put it in the electronic cart and leave it for a few hours. But at the end of the day, I most always decide against it. Unless I'm upset - that's when that line above hits!

Well....both my favorite sites had 50.00 gift certificates for 40.00 so I bought them with the thought that I’d have that limit for the next three months. There are a few fabric lines coming out that I’m really excited about so this way I can get some without overspending to buy the whole fat quarter bundle. I’m also thinking if I do some project planning, I can keep myself busy with the fabric and projects I already have.

Barb2018, batting doesn’t count against you...UNLESS you have a full roll or 2 already lurking in your closet! Seriously, any batting or backing needed to complete a quilt is okay. Our goal is to NOT buy fabric just to add to our stash. Some people solve the problem of buying backing fabric by making double-sided quilts or piecing the backs of their quilts. Just be sure to shop your stash before buying new fabric. I know many riders of this train have enough fabric to make several quilts with no new purchases.

See this is when I know I am in trouble and need help, when I look at those pictures and think, wow, I would love to go shopping through those, lol.

Several???? I don't want to know how many I could make.

I have a collection of 108...yes 108 quarter yards of Kona solids (27 yards of it!)...don't ask ?'s please....found a quilt I thought would make good use of them...

https://oliverands.com/shop/digital-...m-pattern.html


Oh did I say I can make several from this idea--instead of 5" cuts I may make them bigger, but how much should I go?

I'm in too! Did better last year than the year before. Hope to improve even more this year!
Thank you Conchalea for hosting!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]605990[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]605991[/ATTACH]Two finished quilts entirely from stash fabrics. Another quilt cut out and ready to piece.

So so cute, Linda! Great job on stash use. Love the striped fabric on the elephant quilt. My weakness..stripes and polka dots. You are off and running...

Great use of stash, Linda! I like the bright colors.
Princess, I’m glad you’re joining us, & thank you for having hosted past fabric moratorium threads.