fabriholics anonymous

So, that fabric obsession. Last year it got a bit out of control. I love to buy stuff, in the past it has been handbags, shoes, saucepans, slings. Last year it was fabric. So. Much. Fabric. I love the thrill of a new line, a sale, a free shipping coupon. I have no willpower. I love planning projects. So many projects. And buying new stuff for them. I love having a stash, being able to just grab things from my shelves and create. I hate paying shipping, no shipping costs from my stash!


This looks alright, doesn't it? I have bought a lot of fabric since this photo was taken ....

But that project list. Works not quite in progress I call them (wnqips). On last count it had about 22 items on it. Quilts, bags, clothes. All stuff that I have the pattern, the fabric, most of the notions for. And they just keep getting overlooked in favour of a new thrill. So after Christmas I took the fabric fast pledge, bravely led by Rebecca and Jess. Obviously I did some Christmas sale panic stashing. So January has been a breeze. Still new stuff arriving. But we're a month in and I haven't made a single fabric purchase. Or a swap. I've even destashed a bit, selling all my guilt inducing scraps in the #greatukfabricdestash on IG. I am no lover of scraps, there are no scrap projects on that huge wnqip list and if there's one sure thing in sewing it is that you will always make more scraps!



I have been deleting tempting emails and blog posts as they arrive but still maintaining an awareness of new lines. Not too much to tempt me yet, I am SO glad that Angela and I snuck in a preorder for Hello Petal on December 31st or I would have fallen at the first hurdle. I quite like the look of Wee Wander, but I can cope. In fact I'm finding the out and out no fabric decision easier than mentally weighing up and justifying every possible purchase.


^ see,who could resist this?


So into February! And starting lots of new projects. With all that stash ...