Fabric Fast

My stash is not that bad, but, after spending a couple years stock piling fabric.  That madness is coming to an end.  The time I spent  wasted looking through fabric sites will now be spent blogging or sewing.  (And on Etsy - that't right I set up a shop!)  My goal is to complete a whole year.  So this is my public decoration to stop buying fabric in 2014.  

LET THE FASTING BEGIN ... 

GOALS: 

• Use my current stash
• Finish UFOs before starting new quilts
• Stop constantly buying fabric (even if it's on sale!)
• Make my not so favorite fabrics into charity quilts

FABRIC FAST RULES: 

1. No fabric purchases for 12 months beginning January 1, 2014
2. Create a UFO list and complete them
3. The Exceptions: 

• Backing & Batting: purchasing backing and/or batting to finish a quilt top after I have exhausted any possibilities in my current stash
• Notions: needles and thread on an as needed basis
• Books and Magazines: As long as they get used ... and not sit lifeless on a shelf
• Quilts for Publication:  Currently that is not an issue, but a girl can dream!   

I would like to make it the whole year without purchasing fabric, but in reality I am not sure if I have THAT much willpower.  Just in case, I made two "Get out of Jail" passes to allow me the following: 

• One pre-cut purchase (charm pack, layer cake, or jelly roll)
• One fat-quarter bundle

Image of pre-cut ticket.

CURRENT UFO LIST: 

1. Father's Dream - top done
2. Notting Hill - top done  
3. California Girl - top done
4. Remixed Geese - top done
5. Swell Quilt - top done

List is in the same order of image from top down.

Based on this list it's pretty clear where I run out of steam ... no joke basting is no fun! 

Thats all for now, 

CHELS