There...I admitted it! I love fabric of all kinds - I love to look at it and stack it and touch it...I love to make things out of it and give them away.
But, for 2014, I'm taking a break from buying fabric. AT ALL! Well, I have a couple of gift cards to Joann that I'll use but those don't count since it's not my money, after all. So, there are rules for the non-buying fabric challenge...see below:
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.
- 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 or a Contest: 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?
