Originally Posted by Conchalea
(Post 8487841)
I've been absent from the board for an extended time, due to very long rides with my motorcycle group, and I attended my grandson's high school graduation, 9 days after his 2 year college graduation. That one was all virtual. But I found time in between all this to buy some fabric. K & I found a quilt shop in Stephenville, TX, about 40 miles from home! Sadly, she was in closing down mode, but lots of fabric was on sale. We each got FQ's, yardage, & I got some 108" backs & a TX panel to make a square pillow to go with the western quilt I've started. I bought the first fabric for it when Covid shut-down first began & have added to it since moving here.
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I was biting at the bit when my sister called me this morning and told me about an estate sale that had everything from a quilting machine to fabrics and frames and book and so much more. Selling what ever will fit in a bag for $5 tomorrow. I had to take a deep breath and remind myself, do I need any of these things? Or do I let common sense? Today common sense rules. No fabrics or other things. My sister bought 2 large containers of buttons and many brand new books. She is very happy with her purchases. Of course this sale is on the sidewalk right next to a LQS. To much temptation for me to even get close. The plan is not to get dressed today.
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Originally Posted by acheela
(Post 8489001)
wow!! I used to live in S’ville years ago. I ride as well... moved to Wisconsin a couple years ago.
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Well I did it....went on 10 days of vacation and didn’t spend a single cent on quilting. First time in 20+ years we didn’t visit a single shop, it was a very nice vacation, traveling through Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota. Stayed in a cabin in South Dakota took lots of pictures and came home with over $1000 in vacation money- that’s never happened before either. I am ready to load up the next quilt on my stack to be quilted and continue using what I have.
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Congratulations, ckcowl. That is an amazing milestone.
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Originally Posted by Conchalea
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My paternal g-parents had a farm on the Lingleville Hwy when I was small, then moved to town. My parents met at Tarleton. S-ville is a booming town these days.
Oh my god! I used to live on the lingleville hwy. that house in between Lingleville and Desdemona on the south side of the road. Crazy small world!! |
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happylab: You got a great deal on those scrap bags.
acheela: Very pretty quilt! juliasb: Good restraint on not checking out the estate sale. ckcowl: Way to go on saving your money and still enjoying your vacation! I finished several tops for my church quilting group. They are 60” by 80”. I also donated some fabric to a fundraiser garage sale so the fabric stash is going down a tad. 🙂 Here are 2 of the tops: First one is a Log Cabin setting. 2” black strips were found in a donation (I needed a minimum of 1.5”) and they were close to the length I needed. The colorful strips were in my 1.5” drawer. A learning lesson: I sewed some that started with dark logs and some that started with light logs. Oops! Oh well! I made the same number of each style and put both styles in the block and it created an interesting design. In the second picture, the bigger blocks were leftovers from a Wanda quilt by GEDesigns and extra blocks from Accuquilt’s Crazy Quilt die. |
Retiredteacher09, Very interesting version of the Log Cabin. I don't think I have ever seen it with the black logs that create floating colored strip "flowers". A creative concept that proves everything old is new again.
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Great use of scraps in both, Connie.
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Oh I really like the Log Cabin, Connie. Kudos to your continued sewing for your church group!
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