an update from the land of fabric-with-no-sewing

Well, my folks are in town, and not surprisingly, there's no crafty action round these parts at the moment.  I can report that Monkeyin' Around and All About E went to their new owners- well, to Ben and his mom as baby bro Joe isn't here yet... and both quilts were well received and well loved.  I gave them to her in person before the shower, as I wanted to see her open them MORE than I wanted to hear about strangers ooohing and ahhing at them...  So, that's done.  2 more baby boy quilts in my near future, though.  Good thing I have some more monkeys to play with!

Meanwhile, there is lots of FABRIC action at my place.  You see, lately I've won not one but 2 little fabric contests.  Really, is there anything better than FREE fabric?  Piece #1: a lovely retro-mod Alexander Henry piece, a full yard, from Sew Mama Sew!  Yum! 

They even let me pick my prize. And I was smitten by the colors and the cuteness of this one.

Then, back at Flickr, Starlit Nest, who has a fabulous etsy shop full of some of the tastiest fabrics in print, had a little contest to answer a question about one of her quilts.  I was the first one to get it right, and so she gave me a sweet little gift certificate to her store.  Where, after much deliberation, I picked...  3 Joel Dewberry FQs from the Aviary line that is taking the craft world by storm.

No photo here, so you'll have to take my word for it, but, I increased my Kaffe collection hugely last week.  You see, my favorite online retailer of Kaffes, who routinely offers than at $2/yard LESS than my LQS, not to mention who also has a fabulous selection and decent customer service, had a HUGE Kaffe sale.  $1 off per yard- which brought even the newest and most exciting pieces to $6.99 per yard. Which, for Kaffe, is an amazing deal.  And so, I bought several pieces from the latest line- Targets, Bekah, Aboriginal Dots, and Jungle Stripe.  And some more shot cotton as well.  One piece they sent me was from the wrong color way, and I am waiting to hear back from them about getting the right one.  So, I may have a different opinion on their customer service soon ;-)  These new purchases were made with that Kaffe Lonestar I fantasized about around new year's in mind...  We'll see if I brave it!  Also, I have an idea for a Hopscotch quilt in batiks and Kaffes. It's a Denyse Schmidt pattern, given away free here.  I have several yards of a gorgeous grey batik to use as background- picked up on clearance no less!  And I thought, with many of my purple-y Kaffes, this would be stunning.  So, look for that soon!  When my folks leave and sewing recommences. 

Meanwhile, I'll enjoy their company- and the fact that the Hubby and I had that 8th anniversary date last night.  And the best glass of wine I have had in ages.  I got the waitress to right the name down, and I'm hitting the fabulous liquor store down the street from my office ASAP to see if I can get it for myself at home...  And thank you all for the wonderful anniversary wishes!  You're a great bunch out there in blog-land, and I am honored to share my anniversary with so many others, and other birthdays, too!  Clearly, July 31st is a great day for many of us!  At last count, there were 5 birthdays (not including Harry) and one other anniversary mentioned by others out there...  WOW!

Comments

[Debi]

I love that apple fabric. I suppose i will have to pick some up for myself.

[Angela]

Oooh.. the fabric frenzy sounds yummy! Share pictures when you can. I will need to be living vicariously for awhile! My mom's coming to town tomorrow so no crafty goodness on my end either -- or for the forseeable future. How in the world did I let the house get this dirty? Oh, yeah, I was having too much fun sewing!

[schrodinger]

Love, love, love the apples and pears fabric.

[Kari]

ooooooo! Im am so coveting your apple fabric. Very nice!

[laura kong (diva of quilts)]

Thanks for visiting my blog. That Alexander Henry fabric is too cute! A Kaffe lonestar would be to die for.

[Helen]

I am strongly resisting following the links to the Kaffe sale!! :)

[Helen]

I am strongly resisting following the links to the Kaffe sale! :)

[Rae]

I love the apple fabric its very pretty

[Pam]

I seem to be quite behind in my commenting lately. I have been reading and enjoying though :))

Happy Anniversary!! Looks like a great dinner out - but you didn't give us the name of the fabulous bottle of wine -- Us (read - Me) in blogland might need to give it a try :))

[Evelyn]

Happy anniversary! How fun to have your folks there so you can go out - kid free to celebrate. Yummy new fabrics. I am really thinking about STARS too right now - try out a few simple stars before the Lone Star though - I am learning on my experiment blocks, thank goodness because a small blocks takes up so much less time/fabric than a big quilt and then to find out you goofed somewhere, yikes! Ohhhh, your fabric is going to look so wonderful made up into a quilt, no matter what design you eventually settle on!

Cheers!

Evelyn