new fabric part two
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 9:11PM so we're going a bit further back in time, now, to other fabric. not all of it is well-photographed. apologies! anyway, on to part two.
this is my birthday present from my brother- and sister-in-law. thank you d and b! i managed to eke quite a bit of value out of a much-loved voucher to craft depot, including the two anna maria horner prints and two basics. by the way, that green floral? that is curated bloom, from the anna maria horner range called loulouthi, and that color (patina) is one of three i love so, so much. there is a much deeper blue and a candy pink and they are some of my all-time favorite fabrics ever.
i have no plans for these except to hoard them! the spot might make a good blouse for piper, though, if i find a pattern i like enough, and the school paper is going in my low-volume stash to be used in owen's quilt.
oh hi there, melody miller fabric. with arrows.* and sparkly gold dots. yes, i was always going to need some of you in my life.
the plan for this was to make a skirt, but i keep giving that staple dress pattern the side-eye. maybe when i don't need to open my shirt every two hours to feed the baby, i can make this into a dress. (because, amazing.) otherwise? i ordered the esme top pattern which looks nice and roomy. perfect for a new mama who loves ice cream (aka, me.)
now, this requires an explanation. a while ago, i bought the fat quarter bundles from sarah fielke's "on the pond" range (found at spotlight stores across australia). i finally dug them out and committed them to a project, and i discovered how much i loved this pink. and then when i went back to get yardage, i found the greens, which i had somehow missed! so these are now back in my stash.
i really love these and they are unique to australia so i plan to use them in a few bee blocks for the international quilt block swap (iqbs) bee i belong to.
okay. this fabric is a tie for my all time favorite. the white colorway specifically. i found a fat quarter of this two years ago - longer now, actually, since i bought it before my daughter was born - and i went back for more. the quilt shop dug in earnest but had nothing. since then i periodically googled to see if it appeared, and one day, at one lovely australian quilt shop, it did appear. in three colorways.
so: buy buy buy. and revel. and eventually maybe i'll sew something with them.
these FQs were on sale at spotlight for $1 each, which is crazy cheap even if you're not in this country. (quilting fabric in australia is typically $21-$26 per meter). i bought a stack.
most of these went to the sydney modern quilt guild as fun little prizes, since they were so cheap. the rest go in stash and some are going to my best friend.
periodically, i make it south of the bridge, and when i do, i like to hit up remnant warehouse. this time i bought the last sherbert pips layer cake (craft depot has yardage of some prints too by the way), a wee little tin, some low volume prints (posy, comma, posy), an oldie but goodie alexander henry (rolling hills!), lizzy house pearl bracelets in purple, and some loulouthi. boy that looks familiar, gee...
basically i was just stash-building, but i do have secret plans for that posy text print.
all right! last photo for tonight. i went out to cottage quiltworks recently to stock up on some basics. i really wanted dots and boy did i get dots!
the red has been earmarked for kat's quilt but the rest is safely in stash. i can't wait to pull it out and use it though!
so! part three (the epic conclusion) is coming and that's the motherload of fabric purchases - the ones that trickle in afterward will just be tucked into the blog as they come. i love stash-building and i am excited for new fabric, though of course i can't always splurge. i've just been good for a long while so i get to be a bit naughty now!
stay tuned for the big reveal...probably tomorrow! good night.
*i have a bit of a thing for arrows and archers. i blame disney's 'robin hood'. he was such a fox.
Reader Comments (1)
Who does the school paper print? I must have some!
I love seeing you blog! Keep it up :)