I keep messing with my blog. Trying to make things easier to read. A few weeks ago I changed the font and a few colors. Yesterday I attempted to adjust some of the widths of the columns. That didn't work. When I got on my phone and looked at the blog it didn't fit as well. So today I've hopefully put it back where it was. I also tried to install the "Pin it" thingy. I followed the directions to the letter. No, it didn't work. So when I tried again it wouldn't let me because I had already installed it. This making a blog do what you want is not as easy as one might think.
On a different note. Bonnie Hunter's mystery "Grand Illusion" is getting ready to start at the end of the month. I had already decided that I don't want to use all of the same colors as she is using. For one thing I don't have those shades of color in my stash. Anyway, I NEED some more fabric. But at $12.00 and 13.00 per yard it's hard for me to get enough fabric to make much difference when I'm trying to make a scrappy quilt. So I decided to buy some online this time. I am now, and have always been a clearance shopper. A few years ago I had bought some fabric from Connecting Threads. At the time I was unsure of the fabric that I got. It had a heavier feel to it. Well I have used every single bit of that fabric. I've not had one problem while pre-washing, cutting or sewing with it. I've also washed some of the quilts I've made with it and those quilts have washed just fine. Anyway, I headed back there again. Look at all I got!
There is over 13 yards of fabric here. They were having a sale of their fall fabrics and they had a great selection of clearance fabric. One thing I really appreciated is that I was able to buy 1/2 yard cuts of the sale fabrics. Most of this is going in the new mystery quilt. But some of it (oranges) I just couldn't resist for the price. I paid less than $60.00 for all of this. The only fabric I have some question about is the black piece that can barely be seen. It's a batik and it wasn't printed very well. But as small as the pieces will be cut that won't matter. This has all been washed and it washed well. It also has a good feel to it.
Where a quilter buys their fabric is a personal choice. To me it's more important to have some fabric I like then it is to do without because of the price. I'm the kind of quilter who is willing to risk that 20 or 30 years from now my quilts might be a little more faded than someone else's quilt. Okay, I've been on this soapbox before and I'll most likely get on it again. But enough for now.
As far as what I'm working on goes - I'm still quilting. But I'm farther than I was a few days ago. I plan to get a lot of sewing in tomorrow while all that snow falls outside.
Have a great day!
Julie
On a different note. Bonnie Hunter's mystery "Grand Illusion" is getting ready to start at the end of the month. I had already decided that I don't want to use all of the same colors as she is using. For one thing I don't have those shades of color in my stash. Anyway, I NEED some more fabric. But at $12.00 and 13.00 per yard it's hard for me to get enough fabric to make much difference when I'm trying to make a scrappy quilt. So I decided to buy some online this time. I am now, and have always been a clearance shopper. A few years ago I had bought some fabric from Connecting Threads. At the time I was unsure of the fabric that I got. It had a heavier feel to it. Well I have used every single bit of that fabric. I've not had one problem while pre-washing, cutting or sewing with it. I've also washed some of the quilts I've made with it and those quilts have washed just fine. Anyway, I headed back there again. Look at all I got!
Where a quilter buys their fabric is a personal choice. To me it's more important to have some fabric I like then it is to do without because of the price. I'm the kind of quilter who is willing to risk that 20 or 30 years from now my quilts might be a little more faded than someone else's quilt. Okay, I've been on this soapbox before and I'll most likely get on it again. But enough for now.
As far as what I'm working on goes - I'm still quilting. But I'm farther than I was a few days ago. I plan to get a lot of sewing in tomorrow while all that snow falls outside.
Have a great day!
Julie
1 comment:
Glad you're happy with the fabric! I'll remember to try it when there's something I need.
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