tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post7611732287643284266..comments2024-03-28T21:43:37.607-07:00Comments on from blank pages...: Hi. My name is Diane, and I'm a fabric-addict.Diane Bohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649721277737051930noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-81138212360068929932015-07-04T11:52:37.271-07:002015-07-04T11:52:37.271-07:00Thank you so much for this post. Just thank you v...Thank you so much for this post. Just thank you very much.Myra @ Busy Hands Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17387315332836767140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-39634616698686746062015-02-06T22:19:38.471-08:002015-02-06T22:19:38.471-08:00Thanks for sharing: you are really brave! I'...Thanks for sharing: you are really brave! I've been feeling guilty about my "stash" lately, and I need to use your words to realize that it is a problem. We can afford it, but it is probably more than I can use in my lifetime!! Hope you are doing well: I'll pray for you, and maybe you could pray for me! Hoping that you have a wonderful weekend! Hugs from H in HealdsburgHelen Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11262129294254896564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-80715425543433548432015-01-24T16:57:39.345-08:002015-01-24T16:57:39.345-08:00thank you for your honesty and for helping us all ...thank you for your honesty and for helping us all face the demon rather than enabling more purchasing, which so many people do! why can't more people say "enough is enough" rather than pat me on the back and excuse my bad behavior? it's a real problem. addictions of all types are everywhere. i thank my Heavenly Father i was raised with the Word of Wisdom so i don't have hydeeannsewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995021008434563956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-77085505198445438452014-12-07T10:10:21.093-08:002014-12-07T10:10:21.093-08:00I have a fabric addiction also. I have so much fab...I have a fabric addiction also. I have so much fabric and I don't know where to start. I can't even put a pattern and fabric together to start a project. I feel so guilty. Now I cannot even go into my sewing room to work on anything. Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10231171665004633025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-84526126188861550512014-09-10T19:23:47.327-07:002014-09-10T19:23:47.327-07:00I feel myself wanting to cheer for you. I want pom...I feel myself wanting to cheer for you. I want pom poms and banners and fireworks. Thank for you honesty and your willingness to share. <br /><br />Depression runs in my family, Dad, my Sister and Brother all suffer with it and so I went with my Mum to a day class for people supporting someone with depression. It was an interesting day. We learnt a lot but one thing they said that often plays Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893126547416817727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-36656088674250652782014-09-10T06:03:43.393-07:002014-09-10T06:03:43.393-07:00I commend you for your honesty and bravery. By re...I commend you for your honesty and bravery. By reading all the comments above mine, it sounds as if you have touched a nerve with many women, including myself. Thank you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660158822401932244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-84601504195459177022014-09-10T04:18:28.711-07:002014-09-10T04:18:28.711-07:00I have decided that when I first see a new collect...I have decided that when I first see a new collection if I go, O M G I love that then maybe I will think about buying it when it goes on special! If I look at it and go Meh, like I did for Briar rose for example ( which everyone seems to rave about ) then I'm not going to buy it. Only fabric that I love love because it is easy to get caught up in the instagram Hype! I have five children and Laurellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16548127428918469842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-10560449544995127432014-09-09T15:57:34.192-07:002014-09-09T15:57:34.192-07:00Wow! Thank you for your transparency, something th...Wow! Thank you for your transparency, something that is truly lacking in many blogs. I admire you for your openness and willingness to share your journey. I think we can all relate to one degree or another. Bravo!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-62286289911938773182014-09-09T10:28:54.058-07:002014-09-09T10:28:54.058-07:00Thank you so much for the honest, heartfelt blog p...Thank you so much for the honest, heartfelt blog post. I to have purchased an extremely large stash of fabric, rubber stamp paraphernalia and scrapbook supplies. I will never ever be able to use all of it in my lifetime. Though we are not rich, I have been able to make these purchases without there being a negative impact on our finances. The sad part of this is that most of this excess will Nanaofckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14793256715031908645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-80516973856879175602014-09-09T08:31:36.116-07:002014-09-09T08:31:36.116-07:00Thanks for your post (I linked over from Pretty Bo...Thanks for your post (I linked over from Pretty Bobbins). I read through the comments and obviously you have touched a nerve. I loved the perspective from Pippirose (above) also commenting on our compulsion to "over make" which of course feeds the "over buy" fabric addiction about which you wrote so well. I learned long ago that my tiny brain is no match for the wizards of OPQuilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622702911207665333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-55739632602737745662014-09-07T07:13:12.895-07:002014-09-07T07:13:12.895-07:00Wow, bless you for your strength and honesty. You ...Wow, bless you for your strength and honesty. You will probably reach and help more people than you will ever know, i am sure.<br />Thank youShellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809073179468417776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-80600206342748957582014-09-04T16:32:12.804-07:002014-09-04T16:32:12.804-07:00Awesome thanks for sharing. It's so easy to ge...Awesome thanks for sharing. It's so easy to get pulled in. And buying online it doesn't feel...real I guess!Kleephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953587180152234394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-9538921615127566602014-08-31T13:45:22.594-07:002014-08-31T13:45:22.594-07:00Thank you for your candor. Until we actually say ...Thank you for your candor. Until we actually say it out loud, or write it out, it is so easy to be in denial. Coming to terms with a problem is to acknowledge it.<br />We were so broke in our first decade of marriage, that I only bought fabric and wool and craft supplies when it was deeply discounted. I saved it for *the day* that I would need it.<br />25 years later, I still have stash I pippirosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434077761560911345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-4619041774019350772014-08-31T08:39:45.919-07:002014-08-31T08:39:45.919-07:00Thank you for this brave and moving post. Like Lis...Thank you for this brave and moving post. Like Lisa, who commented above, I feel that the quilting industry have a lot to answer for. I wish you all the best for the future. Bouts Choisishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430596259440499206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-44951858984768206182014-08-31T04:32:09.274-07:002014-08-31T04:32:09.274-07:00Obrigada por ter escrito este post, eu realmente e...Obrigada por ter escrito este post, eu realmente estava precisando ler algo assim.<br />Bjs<br />Marlene from BrasilAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14878250613581037018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-35260804927941880192014-08-30T20:33:06.107-07:002014-08-30T20:33:06.107-07:00I am so like you in so many ways. I always push p...I am so like you in so many ways. I always push people away. I don't know why. I've worn glasses since I was 5 (I'm 67 now), and was a chubbie little girl. I was always made to feel fat and not good enough. REALLY poor body image and self esteem. I'm morbidly obese now, and, even though I've been married twice, with 7 kids and a lot of grandkids and great grands, find Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-50330090041946035942014-08-30T17:21:39.417-07:002014-08-30T17:21:39.417-07:00Thank you for writing this post. Now many things h...Thank you for writing this post. Now many things have happened in the recent years that I have realised the close connection between my need to buy something new and thinking that it will make me feel better. I am trying to break away from this. Not having money to spend has made me have to face this problem but I am still trying to find a balance. Your post has given me lots to think about and Ella and Nestahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00880966538731815593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-46418990791336714462014-08-30T14:04:13.410-07:002014-08-30T14:04:13.410-07:00I cried reading this, because I saw myself so much...I cried reading this, because I saw myself so much in it! Thank you for being vulnerable!lisacraftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377100159111576286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-51853082303965572312014-08-30T12:20:11.442-07:002014-08-30T12:20:11.442-07:00You have really given out a piece of your heart to...You have really given out a piece of your heart to support the rest of us and I thank you for that. I have struggled with shopping addiction for years. First it was on the kids (easy to rationalize), then thrifting and garage sales, finally fabric and quilting stuff. It didn't help that my best friend has a virtually unlimited budget to indulge her quilting hobby. I can't tell you why kimberjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11413135775615237377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-4313751760264544022014-08-30T10:52:32.118-07:002014-08-30T10:52:32.118-07:00Wow I totally love your post, so impressed of you ...Wow I totally love your post, so impressed of you telling all this. And you are so right. I was always the person who used her stash up, finished all her projects before starting something new, but since now nearly a year, its getting in the wrong direction. With each wonderful collection released, I feel the urge to buy it, its really horrible, coz I cant afford it. I always told my husband what*Cornelia*https://www.blogger.com/profile/13520808595582494101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-16635076944981309962014-08-29T23:55:20.915-07:002014-08-29T23:55:20.915-07:00Thank you for sharing your story so openly and hon...Thank you for sharing your story so openly and honestly. I hope you find the strength to overcome this buying tendency for good. You have been blessed with a lovely family and that is something truly special. You are a wonderful creation on this planet, and as soon as you allow yourself to believe this and feel it in all it's glory, fabric will be just another thing, not what defines you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18249920877010870629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-91299288079217375302014-08-29T23:40:53.793-07:002014-08-29T23:40:53.793-07:00This is sic a brave and raw post. Thanks for shari...This is sic a brave and raw post. Thanks for sharing yourself with us!! ❤️❤️Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843904873770292619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-34957347076144942292014-08-29T22:19:02.608-07:002014-08-29T22:19:02.608-07:00Nothing is more powerful in fighting our demons th...Nothing is more powerful in fighting our demons than God's love, the support of others who understand us, and the truth. Your honesty is like a light shining on the part of us all that that would prefer to cower in the dark. At least, that is what this post has been for me today. Thank you for allowing yourself to be so open and vulnerable. I feel less alone in the world because of what you Nelly Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12796612599303703756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-26069281415210116332014-08-29T21:31:27.397-07:002014-08-29T21:31:27.397-07:00Thanks for being brave, you're entirely right,...Thanks for being brave, you're entirely right, there are a lot of us who do this! I'm one too and I have to really watch myself because I don't have the means to keep getting fabric as much as I want it. I will say that quilting for me actually started off as something life changing and saving at a very horrible time in my life, so it was a Godsend. But soon I got your symptoms so I&#Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14768849311390150310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005037273184467640.post-6613703570635272782014-08-29T20:29:07.635-07:002014-08-29T20:29:07.635-07:00I read this last night, and have been thinking abo...I read this last night, and have been thinking about it off and on all day. While I'm not in your situation, I have a deep admiration for your honesty and bravery in sharing this post. I'm guessing that you have helped a number of readers with your heartfelt post. This may be a long journey for you, but if you continue to turn to God and your husband for unconditional love and guidance needle and nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051168892312750022noreply@blogger.com