Happy Job Share to Me! Happy Job Share to Me! Yesterday was my first "free" Friday- free from work but also free from a paycheck. We'll see how that works out, eh? After dropping the kiddos off at daycare, which is paid for 5 full days a week anyway, The Hubby and I did three amazing wonderful things. (Don't worry, this post is still G-rated!)
Thing #1: went went to an LQS that is in the process of having their summer sale. 20% off nearly everything. Now, 20% is not all that much off, but, if you're like me, and you've been hankering for some Kaffe Fassett fabrics, 20% off is a great deal. Most stores around here sell it at about $10/yard. I have found an on-line retailer with limited selection BUT great prices, but you still have to pay shipping fees... So, while The Hubby sat in The Hubby chair at the store (this store also has a Lego type table for the kids, smart folks that they are) and listened to his iPod, I browsed. And, came home with this pile:

The purple batik on the left and the black-on-black print on the right are not Kaffe's. Gasp! But, the go with the pile so well. I bought these with a plan in mind, so, even though I have cheated on my fabric diet, I'm not just buying to buy... I went home and dug through my stash and came up with these to add on:

Then I went on-line and ordered 2 more prints for this project, along with an assortment of grey solids, for a project coming up soon. The 2 additional prints are also Kaffe's.
All of this loveliness will be used to create Nuts and Bolts,

the cover quilt on the recent Better Homes and Gardens Quilt Sampler issue.

I'm not usually a magazine girl, as I've said before, but, the cover quilt was designed by another Quilt Maverick! I really enjoy her blog- she uses loads of my favorite colors and fabrics... If Texas weren't so darn far away, I'd road trip it over to her store. I need to love her for another reason- she was one of the first and most loyal customers of my former boss's pattern line. In fact, in the magazine, in one of the shots of the store, you can see not one but TWO quilts from Kari's patterns displayed prominently!! (Click the photo for details).

Oh, that reminds me- at the local LQS sale, I had another great Mountainpeek moment. The LQS having the sale is the store of Lynda and Nancy and Possibilities. Many of you know their books and fabrics, right? Well, for the first time EVER, I noticed they are carrying 2 Mountainpeek patterns in the store! Go, Kari!!!
My oh my, this post has gone on forever. If anyone is still reading- Thing #2 was to go see the new Pirates of the Caribbean movie. Yum, Johnny Depp. Yum, Orlando Bloom (who is only a few days younger than me and should run away with me, right?) It was a very enjoyable movie with gobs of eye candy. And much more swashbuckling action, this time around. One downside, apparently the theater staff did not know how to turn off the overhead lights, and for the first 20 minutes of the movie, we were sitting there in not-the-dark, which REALLY annoyed me. I went to complain, and see if they could in fact turn off the darn lights, and so did at least 7 other folks. Finally, they did, but it seemed a very very difficult chore. Many many folks were wearing piratical accouterments. My favorite was the grown woman, looking older than me, in pirate hat with fake sword, making fun of the older guys with no life that were taking the movie too seriously. Um, someone get her a mirror? Now, I just have to make it one more year to see #3...
Thing #3 was yummy yummy lunch at a local deli. I love this place. The food is always to die for, and, it has a very authentic feel. It's not a chain or franchise, and the same staff and customers have been there for a million years. Should you be in Denver and need some pastrami, go there!
Then, The Hubby had to go to work, and I hit my favorite thrift store before going to get the kids. We had a fun night playing with more of those bath tub tints...
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