So much fabric love, so little time to make quilts. All these fantastic new fabric collections are calling out, "Buy me! Buy me!" I will go broke, and run out of storage space, unless I develop a plan that builds in some impulse control.
My plan is called the 30-Day List. If I see something online that I like, it goes on the 30-Day List. Rural Jardin, Bar Harbor, Kaffe Fassett, Lakehouse teacups and birds - all on the 30-Day List. Whenever I fall in love, it goes on the list, along with the date. If, at the end of 30 days, I am still in love and have a plan to use the fabric in question, I can make the purchase. If it was just a passing fancy, it gets struck from the list, no purchase made. Exceptions will be made for anything I need right now, to complete a specific project. Exceptions will undoubtedly be made when I go to the Quilt Fest of New Jersey in March.
Let's hope it works.
Monday, February 15, 2010
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Love your plan! I've been doing something similar and have found that I don't purchase as much as I used to. Or if I do purchase it's usually enough for a Schnibble quilt or something similar.
ReplyDeleteDo you think those fabric companies could give us a break for a month? Save our pocketbooks a little? No, we wouldn't want that! Your idea is great - I may try it - just need a little willpower. Do you ever worry it may be gone in 30 days? It happened to me with a French general FQ pack. I waited a weekend to think about it and it was gone!
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