So, I guess you thought that since I live in a 34′ travel trailer that I would have nowhere to store a fabric stash? Dream on! I could not live without fabric. Even if I don’t have time to sew for several months, I MUST have fabric with me at all times. I would probably perish from fabric withdrawal if I could not at least pet it once in a while. You know, take it all out, arrange it in different combinations, think about what I want to do with it EVENTUALLY, feel it. You know, all the things a real fabric-aholic does.
That photo up there? Is the fabric I have stored in my “linen closet”. The “linen closet” is two shelves in an overhead cabinet in the bedroom. My fabric takes up one shelf in there. Who needs towels anyway??? I also have a wicker trunk in the living area that doubles as a coffee table. It is full of fabric. And a two drawer Sterlite storage container. And a shopping bag in the wardrobe closet. But, with all that fabric on hand, I still didn’t have the exact piece that I needed to finish a couple of projects.
I bring this up because we had to go to Tuscaloosa for yet another medical thing for FabGrandpa today, and on the way home we stopped by the Carolina Lily Quilt Shop. And when I say we, I went in and bought stuff and he sat in the truck and slept off the anesthesia. I figured if he didn’t know what was going on it didn’t matter. Right? (Oh, and by the way, his colonoscopy turned out fine.)
I can’t tell you how much I spent, because I didn’t look at the bill, just handed over my debit card. That was a rather brave thing to do, but it was very necessary.
When I went in there today, I bought two charm packs and a jelly roll. Charm packs are precut squares of a variety of fabrics that all coordinate. Same with the jelly roll, except that you get 40 precut strips. The ones I got today are the Birdie 5″ charm pack; the Animal Alphabet 5″ charm pack; and the Soiree’ 1 1/2″ strip jelly roll. Having the pieces precut saves a lot of time and makes making a quilt so much easier and faster.(plus, if I don’t actually use it for a while, I get to see so many fabrics all at one time!)
I got the background fabric to be able to finish Sarah and Seth’s quilt. I wanted a brown but could not find one that matched this very well. The green looks very nice with the other fabrics in the star.
Back during the summer I won a charm pack of precut 6″ squares in a giveaway. I have been wanting to do something with them, but needed sashing fabric. I got a nice yellow to tie them all together. Don’t know exactly what it is going to be yet, but at least now I can start seriously thinking about the possibilities.
And this is what I actually went in there to buy. I have all the pieces cut for the blocks, sashing, and border of the quilt for my bed. The only thing I needed to be able to get it sewn and ready for quilting was the backing. I found this deep brown that looks really good with the other fabrics. I’m thinking I am going to have it quilted with turquoise thread, so it will show up nicely on the back of the quilt.
So, now I am set to be able to complete several projects. Let it snow! See if I care!
Kelley @ Magnetoboldtoo says
I am like that with chocolate.
(LOVE the fabric though, so pretty!)
Geogypsy says
Wow, sure glad I collect smaller beads that I think take up less space but probably weigh more. I really like the brown and turq for your quilt. Glad to hear FabGrandpa is still passing his tests.
diane says
You are addicted. Surely all that will keep you going for ages.
FreelyLivingLife says
Here you are!! I lost the FabGrandma blog for awhile?!! It was in my favorites but listed as: https://fabgrandma.com/blog so it wasn’t loading when I clicked on it. I was starting to get fabric and gluten-free recipe withdrawals! So I decided to just type in: https://fabgrandma.com/ and BAM I found you! 🙂 *smiles* If we are ever in the same area as you I would love to get sewing lessons from you! Are you for hire? lol You are very crafty. I’m fixing your link on my favorites list right now so I don’t misplace you again! 😉
Fab Grandma says
I have tried to leave a trail so people can find me here. I’m glad you found me and came to see what I’m up to!
Susan Adcox says
I’m like that with office supplies! Paper, pens, sticky notes–love them all! I like looking at beautiful fabrics but I know I’ll never get around to using them. Paper and pens–I use them every day.