Hello all my blog friends!
Those of you who follow my blog know that I've been complaining a lot lately about not feeling good. Sorry you've had to listen to it, lol.
I'm trying to stop complaining and give myself a kick in the rear to just get going.
So, yesterday I spent quite a bit of time going through my stash.
I'm getting rid of a LOT of fabric.
I'm finding that my tastes are changing and I'm finding that when I look at my fabric, it just doesn't inspire me to quilt anymore. I find myself feeling guilty thinking that I should be using up old fabric, not buying new.
This is a hobby for me...a passion, yes...but still a hobby. I want to have fun. I want my fabric to inspire me, not drag me down.
So, I've decided to pack up some priority flat rate boxes with fabric that doesn't inspire me and send it on to you.
There was someone who packed up a flat rate box and the person who won was supposed to take what they wanted, add some more and send it on. I could do something like that, or I could just send it to you.
I already have two boxes stuffed full of fabric and I'm not done going through my fabric, so maybe I'll do a couple of "pay it forward" boxes and a couple of "keep it all" boxes.
So, what do you guys think? Would you like a few more "pay it forward" boxes running around out there, or do you just want "keep it all" boxes?
Addendum:
Looks like several of you are up for some "pay it forward" boxes, so here are the final rules:
- Leave your comment. Make sure if you don't have a blog of if you're a "no reply" blogger that you leave your email in the comment.
- If you win, you may either "keep it all" or "pay it forward" (whatever that means to you).
- Have fun and good luck, everyone!
I'll cut comments off at 10 pm (central time) on Sunday evening (February 13th) and draw the winners from the comments. The number of winners will be determined by the number of boxes that I have stuffed. The more boxes, the more chances that you all have to win.
The boxes will contain mostly fat quarters, but there will be some smaller pieces. The fabric should all be 100% cotton, but there may be some blends in there. It is from all sources. Most of it is quilt shop quality, but there is also some less expensive fabric as well.
If you're a "pay it forward" winner, you may run your giveaway however you like. My suggestion is to go through the box and keep anything you like, then repack it adding anything from your stash that you wish to pay forward. If you want to add patterns, notions, or other items, you might consider that as well. Then, have a giveaway on your blog and keep the box going. It will be fun to see if we can watch the boxes bounce around blogland, lol.
Good luck, everyone, and I'll be working hard to get through all my stash!