2018 Fabric Moratorium
#551
Thanks for the much needed chuckles. This group is the greatest.
PaperPrincess glad you had fun.
Ouch petthefabric sorry about the jump in meds.
PaperPrincess glad you had fun.
Ouch petthefabric sorry about the jump in meds.
#552
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Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Southwest
Posts: 738
Well.....I still haven't purchased any fabric...it's getting tougher as the months go by. Missouri Star had free shipping yesterday, so I purchased Mary Ellen's Best Press and 2 cute little souvenier (?) bags to hold stuff in my purse. So, technically.....I'm still on the wagon. But......I can hear the fabric calling to me from the street! So, I'm just avoiding the quilt stores, JoAnn's and Hobby Lobby! Have a good week everyone!
#553
I was on a retreat this past weekend, and took 4 projects with me to finish. But when I started to work on the first one, I realized that I had cut the fabric wrong, and didn't take any extra with me. And that was true of 2 projects (2 versions of one quilt). I thought all was lost - but a fellow quilter hadn't left town yet and was, conveniently, standing in the quilting store where my fabric resides. So I asked her to bring me 1/2 yard of the black & white fabrics I needed, and she graciously obliged. So, a bit of fabric purchased, but used almost immediately, and my retreat plans were saved. Two tops done. The project was a mystery quilt from the PEI (Prince Edward Island) Modern Quilt Guild. I did one with a light background, then decided I wanted to see it with a dark background too, so I did the mystery twice. Slightly different layouts for each - the mystery actually offered 4 layouts/sizes, and I tweaked two of them to come up with these. Once I get them quilted, they'll be donated to Victoria's Quilts.
Not quite a fall off the wagon - and since I didn't do the shopping myself, no risk of additional purchases
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Not quite a fall off the wagon - and since I didn't do the shopping myself, no risk of additional purchases
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#554
Super Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 9,186
Your quilts are awesome. Love them both. So glad that your were able to finish them at your retreat.
#555
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,414
Beautiful quilts! Glad to hear you really didn't fall off the wagon. You had a very good excuse.
#556
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Asheville, previously Lake Vermilion, Tarpon Springs, Duluth, St Paul, Soudan
Posts: 1,651
Good save, Krista!
#557
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Maple City, MI
Posts: 2,135
Been working on my "stash" for a while now....Funny thing, 1/2 of it was gifted to me...yet I feel responsible to use it with every quilt I make!
#558
Power Poster
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Between the dashes of a tombstone
Posts: 12,716
If you like the fabric then using stash fabric is fun...
Like the star quilts, Krista!
Like the star quilts, Krista!
#559
Lovely tops Krista. You were really productive. I understand about the gifted fabric. Though I have found that the longer I sew, the more I enjoy the challenge of using fabric I wouldn't have picked.
#560
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Between the dashes of a tombstone
Posts: 12,716
That is so true elly66..it's fun to get out of my comfort zone, too. It has allowed me to look at new options in quilt making technique as well as design.
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