yes, thats right, I've become obsessed with quilting fabrics. I love the ditsy patterns, the way they come in 'fat quarters', and the way every shop seems to have a different way of folding their fat quarters, but they all end up the same size, wrapped with a little paper belt. Some of the quarters I've bought with a project in mind, some I just liked. and look how cute they all look stacked up together!The two on the top of the pile below are liberty. I'd be lying if I said the name didnt sell them to me, but I love that the florals were large than the usual ditsy patterns, I want to make something reasonably sized with these too so that the patterns are still visible. I thought the starry one was quite christmassy, I thought about making a tree skirt with panels of that one, but really I want it in a darker colour for that. and the bottom one I got ages ago, but dont have a use for yet.
This lot, I just liked because they co-ordinated. I know thats stupid, but I'll find a use one day!
These three are going to grace the tops of my jam pot favours hopefully, I bought the middle one ages ago, then the other two joinded it ast week. I like that they're all roses, but have other colours in them too.
I bought these two with the sister in law in mind. she has a hankering for the cath kidston sewing box, but from looking at the website it doesnt seem to come with anything inside. So I'm going to make her a little needle book, pincushion and a scissor pouch out of these cath kidston-esque fabrics.
the cath kidston-esque present is such a lovely idea! i'm so jealous of your sister. i wish there was someone in my family who could make these wonderful sewing accessories for me. and such beautiful fabrics!
ReplyDeleteLoving the idea of the jam toppers... making me want some jam though bizarrely! Loving fabrics though x
ReplyDeleteOh! How beautiful! I tend to buy fabrics when I still haven't used all the ones I have in the cupboard....it then makes it so hard to decide what to use, and I end up with a big mess. But it is so hard not to buy new though...I find it theraputic...
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for jam toppers. I can't sew at all so I'm jealous of people who can actually use quilting fabric for its intended use.
ReplyDeleteWow, such lovely fabrics. I bet you're going to make utter gorgeousness with them!
ReplyDeleteah! i see those piles of fabric and my heart does a little flip. seriously. what is it about piles of gorgeous fabric?!
ReplyDeleteI'm getting worried about myself, I found two more little bundles of them earlier that I bought about a year ago, and then looked in my handbag while at the supermarket, to find another fat quarter I bought the other day! must.stop.buying.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE that they're called fat quarters! I have a little pile of fat quarters of my own but it's a bit pitiful compared to your bounty!
ReplyDeleteI'm so pleased I'm not the only one obsessed with quilting fabric. It all just too pretty to be left in the shop, I honestly have to limit give myself a budget before I enter any quilting shop. Goof luck with the projects.
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