Don't you just love a good sale?
The top batch all come from Andover Fabrics. Mostly their Little Blessings line. A couple from the Wish on a Star line which blends well with the LBs. The colors may not look right to you, but they are brighter than pastels and softer than brights. My buddy Mimi calls them sherbet colors. I've already decided on one quilt to make - sort of a one patch with a twist - has a few pinwheels and four patches thrown in for visual interest. I've been cutting for this all morning and am about to sew. I still have more than half the yardages left over, so there's plenty for a second quilt.
I picked these little goodies up (along with about 16 yards of white, 4 neutral and 4 versatile dark green) for about $2.25 a yard this weekend. I don't shop for fabrics often, but when I find really useable yardage at a good price, I do stock up.
This one took my fancy as soon as I saw it. (It's a Makower but no longer available on their site.)
I built up a palette around it on the spot. This will be a $20 queen size quilt top with enough bits left over to piece a simple back from. I haven't figured out a block pattern for it yet, but I'm thinking something fairly traditional in a two-block layout. (ideas and suggestions welcome!)
Ew. Looking at the photo, the pale green with oriental characters on it (2nd from bottom) looks sickeningly yellow. Trust me, it's pale green like the center of some of the leaves on the Makower print.
Just wanted to share some of the excitement. Back to making pinwheels for me.
The top batch all come from Andover Fabrics. Mostly their Little Blessings line. A couple from the Wish on a Star line which blends well with the LBs. The colors may not look right to you, but they are brighter than pastels and softer than brights. My buddy Mimi calls them sherbet colors. I've already decided on one quilt to make - sort of a one patch with a twist - has a few pinwheels and four patches thrown in for visual interest. I've been cutting for this all morning and am about to sew. I still have more than half the yardages left over, so there's plenty for a second quilt.
I picked these little goodies up (along with about 16 yards of white, 4 neutral and 4 versatile dark green) for about $2.25 a yard this weekend. I don't shop for fabrics often, but when I find really useable yardage at a good price, I do stock up.This one took my fancy as soon as I saw it. (It's a Makower but no longer available on their site.)
I built up a palette around it on the spot. This will be a $20 queen size quilt top with enough bits left over to piece a simple back from. I haven't figured out a block pattern for it yet, but I'm thinking something fairly traditional in a two-block layout. (ideas and suggestions welcome!)
Ew. Looking at the photo, the pale green with oriental characters on it (2nd from bottom) looks sickeningly yellow. Trust me, it's pale green like the center of some of the leaves on the Makower print.Just wanted to share some of the excitement. Back to making pinwheels for me.
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For the second batch, you have 6 go withs... You coul dmake a Yellow Brick Road Quilt and use the main print as a border... That is my fall back idea... Especially when I like the "main" print & want to see it as it is instead of cut up on blocks...
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find it?
ReplyDeleteColor therapy, good for the soul! Thanks for the fix, love that Makower print, too!
ReplyDeleteTirane,thank you for visiting my blog. I will need your email address to send you the files. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you got some great bargains.
ReplyDeleteScore! Can't go past fabric that cheap, can you? We usually pay between $24 and $27 a metre for our fabric in Australia, which is why I want to use every bit of it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment on my stashbusters post. I was considering a rival ring - how about Stash-swellers - seems like your kind of thing!
ReplyDeleteWonderful stack of fabric!!! Nothing better then a new pile of fabric for a great price. Love the sherbert colours!!
ReplyDeleteReally pretty fabrics. See my blog for one I'm searching for!!!! Can't find any left on the face of the earth.
ReplyDeleteWow! You hit the jackpot. How fun!!! Next time I want to go with you. ;)
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