Just 2 more weeks until the Quilters' Stash Sale! We have now added Scrapbooking and Knitting supplies to the "Stash".

 

Fabric by the Mile

If you want a quick over view of all the fabric companies and their newest fabric lines, be sure to check out the Fabric by the Mile post on Kay MacKenzies Blog. She photographed all the fabric booths at Quilt Market this month. If you click on the pictures, the link will take you directly to the company's web site. A great way to window shop for fabric!

Garage Sale - Again!

On January 27 my Guild (Thousand Islands Quilters' Guild) is having its annual Garage Sale. Since I recently discovered 3 big boxes of fabric in my garage that never made it to my garage sale last September, how could I not rent a table? I will have many bundles of fabric, fusible die-cut applique shapes and lots of other stuff. How does it all accumulate so quickly?

$2.00 fabric bundles

$3.00 and $4.00 fabric bundles

$1.00 - $2.00 Fusible die-cut applique shapes

Fibre Friends Fall Fabric Frenzy (aka Garage Sale for Quilters)

3 of my quilting buddies and I have decided to sell some of our excess fabric and related quilting supplies. Our Garage Sale will be held on September 25 in Brockville.

For the past month I have been sorting and pricing - how did I ever accumulate so much "stuff"? Here is a sneak preview of some of the fabric that I will have for sale at bargain prices.

Bundles of assorted sizes - $4.00

Big pieces 1 m or more $4.00 per metre

Bundles of small pieces - $2.00

More big pieces - $4 per metre. Great for quilt backings!

Quilt Market Revisited #2: Sample Spree

Sample Spree is held from 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. on the day before Quilt Market opens. It is an opportunity for attendees to buy samples of all the products from the vendors for their shops. The fabric companies have hundreds of fat quarter bundles for sale and everyone seems to head there first.

Setting up for Sample Spree

Although the event does not start until 8 p.m., people start lining up at 5 p.m. I met these shop owners and teachers from Oregon who wanted to be first in line. Last year they came at 6 p.m. and were half-way down the line, so this year they came at 5 p.m. complete with snacks and reading material, so they could be first in the door. As you can see by the happy smiles, they were having a great time!

This was the line-up for Sample Spree when I arrived at 6 p.m. to set up my table.

8 p.m. The doors have just opened and people run to the fabric tables!

Happy buyers at Sample Spree

New Fabrics for Spring

I am starting to work on my new pattern designs for the International Spring Quilt Market to be held in May in Portland, Oregon (sneak previews coming up soon!). In looking over the new spring fabrics, I noticed how many stripes and dots there are. I have put pictures of some of the new fabrics I will be using on this post. The striped fabrics are especially effective when used for bindings and borders.

Botanical Pop by Windham Fabrics

Strawberry Lemonade by Moda

Seems Like Old Times by Northcott

Bubbles and Blooms by Northcott

The newest Fabric Trends magazine has also featured black and white fabrics in the whole issue of the magazine. I was happy to see that, because I started a black and white quilt last November and haven't got back to it yet. Now I am inspired to finish that one as well. My black and white quilt will combine piecing and embroidery (sneak preview of that one coming soon too!).

So much fabric - so little time!