Category — Fabric Purchases

I received the wrong item in my order from Hancocks of Paducah. The wrong item was suppose to be the fabric for Nathan & Koren’s Wedding Quilt–one of my WIPs that *needs* to get done. I had ordered the Oak Leaves and Reel Fat Quarter pack by Terry Clothier Thompson. I think it has about 48 FQs in it. I got the Oak Leaves and Reel Convenience Quilt. Definitely not the same thing–it’s like a cheater cloth panel thing-ey that’s suppose to make a quilt top that looks like appliqué. [sigh] Not at all what I had in mind for a quilt for them. Their’s needs to be something with a more contemporary feel.

I hope this project doesn’t end up being one with quite a story attached. I don’t need “one of those” projects right now! Hopefully a call to customer service tomorrow will get this all straightened out. Quickly!

I found a magnetic bowl to use for my pins at the machine quilting frame. I’ve wanted to purchase one for a while now and read in the latest issue of Love of Quilting magazine where they were available at auto supply stores. I went and checked at one here locally… the guy behind the counter had no clue what I was talking about or why you’d want such an item. LOL Just on a whim, I thought I’d check at Wal-Mart back in the automotive department and I found this one for less than $5. You’ll notice that it’s sitting sideways on the bar and all the pins are holding nicely to the magnetic bowl.

Another recent purchase was a few items for what I have in mind for April’s 12×12 Portfolio Challenge. The Angelina fibers aren’t quite the color I was looking for–I wanted gray–but sometimes you just have to compromise when you live in a small town and there’s only one place to shop…

And finally, one of my children’s friends was involved in a bad car accident about 6 weeks ago and has been in a coma. He’s recently been moved into a rehab center. The “mom” in me feels that a quilt is in order. Several quilty friends and I have made quilts with scriptures on them and given them anonymously with a “Quilt of Comfort” label attached to the back. So I think that’s what I’m going to do for Josh.

I found a pattern in Evelyn Sloppy’s 40 Fabulous Quick-cut Quilts called “Homeward Bound.” When I saw the title, I knew that was the quilt I had to make.

The blues and golds go together to make log cabin squares that are surrounded by red and cream flying geese. You can click the pictures below to get a better look at my fabric choices.

I think the only thing I’ve managed to accomplish this week is to spend all of my extra money at the LQS. I *did* only buy fabric that I needed for current projects. I found backing material for Jessica’s Montana Hugs & Kisses on sale @ $4 a yard. (She leaves on 17 February so I need to get busy on her quilt!) Since she is my missions-minded world traveler, I found fabric that has world famous landmarks & “around the world” printed on it. I got all the material I think I’m going to be using for the Psalm 8 quilt background. I will probably need a few other small bits of fabric for some of the applique figures I have planned but I should be able to get quite a bit done without spending more money. I also got the grocery shopping done this evening so I don’t have to worry about that for another 9 or 10 days. Tomorrow, I quilt!

I managed to make it to the grocery store to get the bulk of the shopping done for this week. I made a detour to the LQS while I was out. I bought this:

These are my fabrics for the small Broken Dishes Wallhanging I’m making to hang on the wall in the quilt studio. I also bought this:

I needed more of the border material (on the left) to make the second small wallhanging for resale that will match the one I’m making for my Mom. The other fabric is the backing for hers. (The picture is a little grainy.) I’ll just use muslin as the backing on the one for resale.