Too much!

I signed up for the Stashbuster (a Yahoo group) No-Buy Challenge in Nov, 2007. I have done well. Not perfect, mind you, but *much* less than I bought in the previous year. The no-buy year is not over yet - it continues through the end of Oct. Why did I join this challenge? Because I cannot believe just how much fabric I have and how many projects I have started. It seems like I keep starting projects, but few get finished. I know by the size of my stash that I have bought a lot of fabric; and if I have this much fabric on hand, then obviously I have been buying more than I have been using.

Well, that ends today.

In addition to continuing with the no-buy challenge, I am challenging myself with:

For the rest of 2008:

1. I will not start another new project. If it is a project I have already started, I may keep working on it. A project counts as "started" if I have started cutting fabric. But if it's nothing more than a collection of fabric plus a pattern, it will have to wait.
2. I will keep true to the no-buy challenge: no more fabric will be purchased; nor will another piece of fabric enter my home, regardless the source or the reason.

Before the end of 2008, I will
1. finish the bindings on 4 quilts before the end of the year.
2. finish the pineapple wall hanging before the end of the year. (finished top)
3. finish the small applique wall hanging. (finished top)
4. add borders to my Tennessee Waltz quilt.
5. finish reorganizing my stash

Four quilts done-done, 1 bed quilt top completed, 2 wall hanging tops completed.
Plus any sewing that I do during the remainder of the year. Not a bad goal.

I have lots of UFOs to pick from, but for now I will continue to work on 2 quilts I recently started. They are quilts that will be made from fabric gifted to me by my guild as a "thank you" for serving as President. So, these are 2 (or maybe 3) quilts that I would like to get finished to show the guild how I used the fabric they gave me. Since I am keeping these 2 quilts a secret until the tops are done, when I attend quilt retreat with guild members, I will need to select projects from my UFO collection.

If I meet the challenge, I will reward myself with being able to work on any quilt that is calling my name, whether UFO, planned project (not yet started), or shopping my stash and creating a totally *new* project.

Well, I think I have set a significant goal for what remains of 2008. Wish me luck!

Kathy