So here are the fabrics I ordered to make the king-size quilt for our bed. Aren't they pretty?
I guess all quilters do this, but it's getting out of hand around here. I mean, buying more and more and more and more fabric when I have so many projects in progress and so many others that I've bought fabric for and haven't even started yet. Sometimes I just wish I would give everything away and start over with one stack of fabric, one pattern. Finish that, then buy another. But I won't. Heavens to Betsy! When we have fat-quarter swaps at guild, I can't even decide which one in my stash I can do without. I usually just end up buying one for the swap rather than part with one of my treasured pieces of fabric. Isn't that awful!
And it's not just fabric either. If I outlive Methusela, I would not have time to make all the quilts in all the books, leaflets, tearsheets, magazines, etc., that I have filed away to "make someday." But on a recent visit to our local quilt shop, I saw the one above. Could NOT resist buying it, especially since I had a $25 gift certificate that was burning a hole in my wallet.
You know that old saying: "The one who dies with the most fabric wins"? Well I think it's more like: "The one who dies with the most fabric has a bunch of confused kids." I know mine are going to call the Hannah Home truck (sort of like Goodwill). They've had instructions to call my guild president and announce a giveaway, but I know they'll forget. Guess I should start giving it all away now, and relieve my kids of a headache. But I just can't. It would be like giving away Sophie. It's just so hard to part with people, dogs, or fabric that you love.
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On 04/19/2007, Nellie said ...
I'm in the same boat and try very hard to stay out of fabric stores. To top it off, the quilts I'm making right now are made of only scraps. Hardly a dent can be made in either my stash or bags of scraps no matter how prodigeously I crank them out.
On 04/19/2007, Rian said ...
oooh yeah, baby, but to have an enviable package like that with all the coordinates--that's what *I'm* talkin about!
(I have stopped stash building. I buy fabric when I need it.)
On 04/20/2007, Patti said ...
You sound like a completely normal quilter to me. It's a disease, yes, but we have a wonderful time while it runs it's course. I could no more give up most of my fabric than I could give up my husband!
On 04/20/2007, Lori said ...
I know somebody who is probably going to need lots of practice fabric..........got any green? ;-) Signed, The Green Quilter
On 04/22/2007, Nicole Reed said ...
I ordered the Chelsea's Boutique fat quarter bundle too! I just love those yummy teal and rose colors.
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