Another: No More Fabric Pledge

Once upon a time long, long ago I made a pledge of honor to my husband that I wouldn't buy any more fabric. For 6 months last year I fabric fasted and only bought yardage when I needed it for a specific project. Each trip to the craft and fabric store was an exercise in restraint (read my story from Stashtacular last year to get a flavor of what I mean). It was hard but I did it. I made it though 6 months and come December 2011 I was ready to hoard again.

And boy did I. For Christmas I was gifted lots of fabric. A fat quarter bundle of Heirloom by Joel Dewberry. 4 total yards of some really pretty dark flowery fabric my husband picked out and bought for me all by himself at the Fabric Depot. $50 worth of fabric from SewPo in red, aqua, yellow and grey.

Then there was the trip to Jo-Ann's where I got a few DS things and some other stash worth prints.  And recently I went seeking Flea Market Fancy II only to come back with a rainbow fat quarter pack, a few prints from A stitch in color by Malka Dubrawsky for Moda, lovely linen and some misc. stashings.

It's not that I went over board....okay maybe I did a little. But it's more that ALL of the fabrics are still in the craft cave just waiting to be cut and sewn. I have ideas...I have books...I have blogs...I have inspiration. What I don't have is the time to make all those ideas, patterns and projects.
And I already have a handful of quilts in progress that are beckoning me to sit down and stitch. There's the

1. Warm/Cool QAL with my vintage stash
2. Calico nine-patch which I've been happily working on the past few weeks
3. Cow boy quilt for Baby J using the Storm at Sea pattern
4. A lovely box of vintage bow ties given to me by my Grandma a few years ago
5. Fun things just for me
6. Along with any custom work that comes my way

That's a hefty list...a list that will probably take me through the end of the year if I'm honest about it. Without cutting into all the above beauties!

So once again I am pledging to not buy any new fabrics for the stash until 2013. Eight whole months of no new fabrics. I'm already excited to get reacquainted with my new purchases and see what the year brings.

Cheers!
Kelly

PS. I thought I'd add in my fabric pledge from Stashtacular last year...(edited just a bit)

I pledge to use my stash, no more fabric for this lass.
My shelves are overflowing with fabric I've been stowing
just waiting for the perfect chance.
Cut it up, stitch it right, quilt it nice and tight.

These designers beckon cutting!
Those patterns don't need coveting,
on the fabrics I've been hoarding.

I pledge to use my stash,
and go a whole 8 months without spending cash.
Instead I'll sew a quilt for my cousin, 
or donate a dozen until my fabric has been slashed.

Then I'll go shopping to fill my stacks with more cotton
and start my fabric stashing scores once more!