What's wrong with me ?

Feb 01, 2008 16 Replies

One of our local quilt shops honors JoAnn's coupons the last week of the month. So I went to buy some expensive quilt-shop quality fabric this afternoon. Couldn't find anything I liked and left emptied-handed. Well, not quite -- I still had my coupon in hand.


I know what's wrong with you. You were alone. You needed an enabler and there are heaps of them here. Before you get into such a disastrous situation again, make yourself a list of basics that you would enjoy having on hand. A creamy background? Nancy Crow's crush is lovely. White? Michael Miller makes one with just a little bit of dazzling sparkle . . . and there's always basic black. (I don't do basic black but can get carried away with black made happy with pindots of color.) Hang on to your coupon, we can help. Polly

Me too!!!! I wanna go!!! I am really good at spending someone elses money!!

Marsha says while jumping up and down waving her hand

I'd be right there with you. Nothing like shopping under the influence of other quilters (or SUI as I like to call it).

Jenn > yup, i'd go. :)

Have you seen the doctor recently, Kay? I'm worried .... ;)

Well, I tend to buy less when I am with someone so that I don't embarrass myself! When nobody's looking, I can blow it all!!

Yeah, I even had fun at work this work. Something is definitely wrong. . . .

I s'pose I'd have to come there this time though since you've already been shopping in the states?

While I've been there before, I have found that if you sit down and put your head in the nearest quilt book while breathing deeply for a couple of minutes, the condition will generally clear up. If not, let someone in the shop know that you are having a quilting emergency and to quickly show you a new technique that you won't be able to leave without purchasing project supplies for! There ARE treatments available!!! lol

Mary in Mesa

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Kay Ahr wrote:

Well, I do go to a UFO group most Sundays. It meets in the classroom of a quilt shop. Starting today, all the already marked down fabric was 50% off the lowest marked price. There was stuff I had been looking at for months, so I was able to buy today. No walking out of that place empty handed! So maybe now I'm cured?

Well, you can't be too cautious with these things. Perhaps another shopping trip or two...if you do well and find a lot of fabrics to buy.... But I would say that you are at least on the road to recovery!

Mary in Mesa

Kay Ahr wrote:

I'll do more shopping online. Shopping's not a contact sport there. I'll have less to recover from!

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