A kind of stash report

There seems to have been lots of talk about stashes on blogs recently. I saw today on Sew Mama Sew that they're asking about stashes, as well. I read through some of the answers and found them interesting. Of course, I love the ones with lots of pictures the most.

Last week amandajean linked to this quilt. Holy Cow! I immediately fell in love with it and decided that I had to make one like it that. very. minute. And, in a moment of sheer stupidity revelation I decided to make it using a different fabric in every block. There are 70 blocks. That means 140 different fabrics. And, I was just going to cut bits off of fabric in my stash - meaning, not use scraps.



I now have 52 blocks either completed, partially sewn, or cut. And I have plenty more fabric to choose from so that there will be no repeats.



I don't know what to say.



In my defense, I have thrown some scraps in there.



I usually don't buy more than a yard of fabric, and there are lots of half yards in my stash too.



I buy some fabric at JoAnns - usually with a coupon. I'm always hunting for online sales as well.



The Fat Quarter Shop sometimes reduces it's price to half! And I'm all over those sales.



But yes, I agree. I need to stop. If not completely stop (because I really don't think I can do that), at least slow down.



And sew. I need to sew a lot more. I also need to get over not wanting to cut into certain fabrics. There will always be something out there that I just can't live without.