Tuesday 30 April 2013

Happy Days

In all my blabbering on about Sunday that I did yesterday I failed - unbelievably - to tell you that I bought a tiny amount of fabric. I had a small budget but wasn't tortured too much as the stalls tended to be catering to a  more traditional section of the market. It kept the fabric lust down to reasonable levels.

First off I bought from the Pin It and Stitch girls - Natalie and Tracey. If you have never met them and you live in the UK then I urge you to look out for them. Two of the nicest people out there, with impeccable taste in fabrics. They'll be in Wimbledon in less than two weeks, and Malvern for the quilt show in a few weeks time.


The two Odds & Ends cuts on the left I got a great deal on as they were end of bolt cuts. As was the bit of Posy that I got, shown in the middle. Honestly, this may be Aneela's best line yet, though I am sure there are lots more good lines still to come. And then on the right I have the pink from Lucy's Crab Shack and two cuts from Type. No plans for any of these fabrics other than the firm understanding that life would be incomplete if I didn't buy them.

From another vendor (I cannot remember who) I bought a stack of Simply Color FQs.


The eagle eyed amongst you will notice that the pink isn't actually Simply Color, but the man didn't have any cuts of the pink left so I thought this piece of Heaven or Helsinki went just fine. There is a plan for this but I am awaiting a delivery from my fabric mule before that can proceed. In the awaited fabric are half yard cuts of the Simply Color ombres I bought in an Instagram sale from Jennifer at Knotted Threads (another incredibly nice fabric seller - modern fabric sellers are predisposed to niceness I think). Shipping was included if you lived in the USA so I had the fabric shipped to my fabric mule's LA address.

On to other news. I sold two quilts in the past few days. Really!! I am trying to act mature about it but, honestly, I am squealing like a two year old on the inside. Both quilts are small baby quilts that I have had for ages, dating back to the very early days of the blog, when I started experimenting with doing my own thing. They have sat here doing nothing ever since. Now they can go get drooled on and that makes me exceedingly happy.


The sun is shining. The birds are singing. It's a good day.

Susan

42 comments:

  1. That typewriter print is tugging at my credit card... I think you did well with your shopping. And CONGRATS on selling those quilts. I would squeal too! Do a happy dance!

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  2. Happy days indeed! Love the fabrics, especially the paper clips and typewriters! And congratulations on selling two quilts! You must be chuffed!

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  3. The Simply Colour fabrics are new to me and look very nice together. I'm pleased you came home with some treasures!
    How wonderful to sell your quilts too, so encouraging, they are beautiful little quilts too!

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  4. Woohoo! Congrats on your sales! More fabric money! LOL! Jxo

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  5. That other shop was called Beyond Fabrics. I rummaged in there for a long time and only came away with half a yard. I was very good ;)

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  6. hooray!!!!!! You're officially a professional ;-)

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  7. Yay congratulations on selling the quilts.
    Very nice fabric stash enhancement.

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  8. Wow shopping and earnings all in the same post. You are doing great.

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  9. Yay for selling! And I like your fabrics, but I do get the feeling I saw them before somewhere?! :o)

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  10. Happy day, indeed!

    Drooling over your fabric purchases, Susan. So glad I'm not the only one that buys for the future (and not just for a specific project ;o).

    Yay! Congrats on your sales. Both quilts are gorgeous and are destined to be loved and cherished for years by wee ones.

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  11. Well done for being so restrained in the shopping, and huge yay for selling the quilts!

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  12. Congratulations on selling the quilts! They're both lovely.

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  13. Well done on the sales, helps feed the purchases ;D

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  14. Well done you selling your quilts!!! That's fantastic!

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  15. Oooooh pretties! Glad you picked up some fun fabrics. Great news on the sales too!

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  16. Fun fabric and an income to pay for more. That is a good day!

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  17. Wooo Hooo congratulations on the quilt sales. Will you be opening a shop?

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  18. Wonderful fabric picks! Well done you!

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  19. Brilliant news on selling your two quilts! And I love the fabrics that jumped in to your shopping basket

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  20. Oh bravo!!! All good at The Standen's then xxxx

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  21. Well one has to appease the credit card gods somehow, and getting a kind of trade in is soooo much better than just forking out cash ;o)

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  22. Selling quilts definitely justifies your small fabric expenditure I reckon! Well done, looking forward to seeing what you do with your new pretties :) x

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  23. Doodly doo! Sounds like you have re-invested rather than bought! Huzzah!

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  24. so many lovely fabrics! Oh I so love simply color!

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  25. Those fabrics are gorgeous and OMG way to go - selling quilts! So happy for you right now as I do a little happy dance (lucky no one can see).

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  26. Hoorahhh for quilt sales. I am happy dancing for you here - crazy chicken dancing at that!

    I am also drooling (thankfully not literally - that would just be weird with the chicken dance!) over the grey paperclips.

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  27. Woohooo! Great haul, and yayyy for the fabric mule :). Congrats on the quilt sales, it's very satisfying isn't it :)

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  28. Sounds like a very good day! Love your fabrics. congrats on selling the quilts. Do you have a store or did someone just see them and make you an offer you couldn't refuse?

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  29. That rainbow stack of fabrics is getting my heart racing (or maybe that's my coffee kicking in )

    And hello! You sold two quilts -I'd be ridiculously happy too! Well done you!

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  30. Well done on selling those quilts. How did you sell them?

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  31. Well done on selling the quilts! Is that the start of a business?

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  32. Lovely fabrics, I wish I had some of those gorgeous typewriters. Congratulations on selling your quilts! We can't keep them all - right? :o)

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  33. Enjoy your fabric purchases - and looks like they are already paid for!

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  34. You chose your fabric well in amongst the fuglys. Many congratulations on your sales *happy dance. Di x

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  35. Beautiful fabrics - I love the colours in the Simply Color range and those typewriters are just so cute!

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  36. That's fantastic news about selling your quilts :) I have just started cutting into my stash of Posy fabrics - it hurt - but I'm hoping the result will be well worth it!

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  37. Lovely fabric purchases. I'm jealous - but I didn't need to tell you that did I? Congratulations on the sale of the quilts. If it were me I'd be giddy as a child!

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  38. Love the Simply Color fabrics and I might just have some of the typewriter and paper clips lurking in my stash with no particular plan too.

    Congrats on the quilt sales, squealing with delight seems absolutely the right response to me.

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  39. Fab news on your sales! Definitely deserves a squeal!!!

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  40. Gorgeous new fabrics and congratulations on the sales - that must feel marvellous!

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