Sunday, June 3, 2012

Feeding my addiction!

As noted yesterday, I am a "swapaholic"! It has been much easier to feed this addiction since I found this Flickr group


It was set up by Sew Sane Jane and is a place people can list swaps they are hosting.  Pure genius! Check it out if you like to swap fabric.  Just be prepared to get addicted!

I am addicted!!!

I have a new addiction thanks to Flickr.  Swaps! It doesn't seem to matter what type or size of fabric we are swapping.  Post one that I see and I'm in. I love seeing all of the fabrics posted in the group pools.  I love opening the package when it arrives.  I got my "brights" package today.  5 yards of beautiful fabric to play with!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/spectrumbrights/

But most of all I LOVE shopping for fabric!  Yesterday I went to 5 shops looking for just the right "cotton candy" pink and "lemon" yellow for a swap.  And I finally found them.  (Or so I thought!)  Today I went back to a couple of the stores so I could get different prints because my previous selections just weren't right. I'm glad to say I now have the fabric I want and will be cutting it into 5" squares (56 per yard) tomorrow.

Amelie Yellow Dot (Henry Glass Fabrics)
Penny Lane Swirls in Pink (Riley Blake Fabric)

My family has noticed my addiction and suggested I take a break from swapping until I assemble some quilts.  I had to laugh since I have yet to complete any tops this year (or last or the year before that ...).  Lots of blocks and lots of plans.  Just nothing ready to put together into a top.  The funny part of this?  I am on a fabric diet this year.  I proudly declared that I was not buying any fabric but solids for 2012 on January 1st.  I think I placed my first order of the year the next day - so much for my resolutions!  My new goal is to not join any more swaps for the rest of June.  Give myself a chance to get caught up and maybe even put together a quilt top using the goodies from previous swaps.  And to not buy any more fabric this month (except, of course, what I need for the dot swap :))  It's only 27 days.  I can do it! Right?