Yesterday I went on a bus run to a shopping outlet with 16 others and it took nearly 3 1/2 hours to get there, and 3 1/2 hours to come home. I bought one small Kipling bag, he does make exceedingly good bags.
On New Year's Day, I bought all this lovely fabric without leaving the comfort of my own sofa. And its practically shopping local, from The Village Haberdashery in Hampstead, London.
I have 2 major projects planned for this spring, as mentioned before. A cotton and steel quiltalong with Sue. #helensuecottonandsteelquiltalong and the other is a #houndstoothquilt from Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine, designed by justjudedesigns, These greys will form the basis of both quilts and I feel irrationally excited to have them. The purples are for contrast in the houndstooth quilt.
I dare say some of this stash may well find its way into #supersizeeconomy quilt I am making too as a leader/ender project (I love that phrase, it is my new buzz word. Teach the parrot a new word and he uses it all the time). I am also coasting along with the very lovely Molli Sparkles Honey Pot Bee . The Bee that's not a bee. I'm just finishing my first block and will be keeping these greys in mind for future blocks.
Now I have bought and stashed my stash, I can continue with my aim of "sustainability" this year! I will be trying to use only the fabric I already have, in a sustainable way. In this frame of mind, I passed a lot of fabric and magazines to my neighbour. Mrs S is so involved with the WI (Women's Institute) as to be practically immersed. They have a crafting weekend in the spring and I hope my fabric cast offs will be loved, oohed and aahed over or at least cut up and made useful.
On New Year's Day, I bought all this lovely fabric without leaving the comfort of my own sofa. And its practically shopping local, from The Village Haberdashery in Hampstead, London.
I have 2 major projects planned for this spring, as mentioned before. A cotton and steel quiltalong with Sue. #helensuecottonandsteelquiltalong and the other is a #houndstoothquilt from Love Patchwork and Quilting magazine, designed by justjudedesigns, These greys will form the basis of both quilts and I feel irrationally excited to have them. The purples are for contrast in the houndstooth quilt.
I dare say some of this stash may well find its way into #supersizeeconomy quilt I am making too as a leader/ender project (I love that phrase, it is my new buzz word. Teach the parrot a new word and he uses it all the time). I am also coasting along with the very lovely Molli Sparkles Honey Pot Bee . The Bee that's not a bee. I'm just finishing my first block and will be keeping these greys in mind for future blocks.
Now I have bought and stashed my stash, I can continue with my aim of "sustainability" this year! I will be trying to use only the fabric I already have, in a sustainable way. In this frame of mind, I passed a lot of fabric and magazines to my neighbour. Mrs S is so involved with the WI (Women's Institute) as to be practically immersed. They have a crafting weekend in the spring and I hope my fabric cast offs will be loved, oohed and aahed over or at least cut up and made useful.
Good luck with all your upcoming projects.
ReplyDeleteI love the stack of grey fabrics, especially with the pop of orchid at the top!
ReplyDeleteI like the way your projects are sharing those fabrics! I've just bought some grey for a project too, I wonder if we are 'on trend'? 😀
ReplyDeleteIt's very easy shopping from the sofa..isn't it...too easy, some might say.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to use my yarn and fabric stash....I fear I'm not trying hard enough though!
I do love a good gray! Can't wait to see what you make with them.
ReplyDeleteLovely post as always Helen. Yep we must be on trend with the greys, although to be fair my last quilt was only grey because my nephew chose the colours.😀 I love it though... Excited for our #helensuecottoanandsteelqal.... Although my tardiness thus far is rubbish. Yep and ordering 'stuff' from the sofa is fatal...! It's way too easy lol. Hugs Sue xx
ReplyDeleteI love gray, so will enjoy watching you work with this lovely pile (really nothing beats the sofa if shopping is the order of the day). I too find leaders/enders bizarrely exciting.
ReplyDeleteYou can never have too many grays, I think. I just used five or six different ones for the roofs in a house quilt and my stash is now sadly lacking. Yours are so soothing and pretty, especially with the little pop of purple.
ReplyDeleteLove those greys too! I do not have a lot of grey in my stash, but am slowly and steadily remedying that! The purple in there- woo! takes my breath away, LOVE!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your new projects!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a New Years resolution....about the stash that is!
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