use what you have
April is use-what-you-have month and I am sworn from purchasing anything for any project (quilting, scrapbooking, painting, crochet/knitting, etc.) . The idea is to use what you have in your stash.
I have already started and have actually not bought a thing since I signed up (March 25). I save myself the temptation and simply stay away from the stores. Yesterday, I needed a particular shade of yellow for one of my dear diary quilt blocks (not any of the blocks pictured in yesterday’s post, this one is not finished yet). Coloring in a yellow on white print from my stash made it just the right shade of pale yellow. I am feeling very virtuous. Even after my shopping fast is over, I will definitely be using that trick more and more often. After all, how many fabric stores make instant deliveries at midnight, 5:00 a.m., you get the picture.
happy quilting!
use-what-you-have links:
Quilt Studio forum challenge page
Simple Sparrow blog
Flickr group
