Fabriholics Anonymous -here I come!

A few weeks ago I stumbled across The Elven Garden blog and it struck a cord about my obsessive need to collect quilt fabric.  Every time I am in my sewing  family room, I see this rather glaringly obvious stack of evidence that I buy too much.





So, here's my pledge-

GOALS:

- To use the Stash I already have!

- Finish UFOs without distraction by shifting to other new beautiful fabric.

- Stop the insanity of constantly buying the latest and greatest fabric.

- Save the $$ I spend on stashing. For me, this is going to mean I start saving for something. Maybe a holiday from all this guilt. That dream simply isn't going to happen while I spend every little extra bit of my husband's pay on fabric.

- Destash the fabrics that I realize I am never going to use.

FABRIC FAST RULES:

1) No fabric purchases for 6 months beginning January 1, 2014.   

2) At 6 months reevaluate status and decide whether to keep going for full year.  Evaluation July 1, 2014.

3) Create a UFO list and complete them!

4) Exceptions

• Backing: purchasing a backing to finish a quilt top is permissible.  However, attempting to use fabric in your possession for a backing is preferable.
• Books and Magazine purchases are allowed as they are not fabric.  Notions acceptable too.
• Swap Mama Fabric: if hosting a swap you are permitted to by fabric to execute swap duties, but you may not join a swap simply for the sake of being able to buy fabric!
• Quilts for Publication: if you are making a quilt for a publication and need certain fabric to execute it correctly then that is a major exception - who can blame you?

I felt rather smug as I was reading this pledge - I didn't have any UFOs so it wasn't like I never finished anything, I just had rather ambitious ideas on how  many quilts I could actually make, right? Then I spied this little basket.

 



 

Three basted quilts ready to finish, as well as twelve blocks from Fat Quarter Stars QAL just doing nothing. Hmm, p'haps I do have a problem with finishing.    'course if I looked at my cross stitch UFOs, I'd  know  that I have a problem finishing things.

 

And maybe I have a problem with actually starting anything  cos I have at least 6 patterns already kitted up and ready to start. So maybe my un-started projects are really my UFOs...

 

Hey Aussies- looking for a little 'Boo' in your life?

Then drop by Clare's blog - she's having a strange giveaway!

Photo from Clare's blog.

 

 



Getting ready for Halloween?

Guess what? I'm actually ready for Halloween this year.  Here's the decorations, finally finished and on display.

The Sew Spooky cross stitch was purchased from by Carol at iStitch and Voodoo Bob's chart was purchased from Stitching Bits and Bobs. I started these two years ago, I can't believe its taken so long to finish them and then blog about it. Talk 'bout procrastination!

Happy Halloween!