Lost in flickr land

Ok I have been AFAQ (away flickring and quilting)!  I have been busy discussing these beauties

Yes its Denyse Schmidts new collection at Joann's DS Quilts Picnic

and Fairground.

I have been gabbing with the other addicts enthusiasts at this flickr group.  There is all kinds of good gossip going on as well as updates on where to find the fabric.

They had all 21 at th Joann's in Winston-Salem, NC though I could only see about 19 today, but I didnt go searching.  I also saw the bolts above at the store in Greensboro, NC. 

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I hav also been blocking on my swap blogs.  From my online bee Block Swap Adventure.  These are the ones I have been sent so far.

I love them!  Im thinking by the end of the year this may become my camper quilt.

I also recently sent this one to Sunny of Cozy Cottage. 

She asked for a basket block and I filled the basket with wool felt violets I cut with my Westminster dies used in my Sizzix Big Shot.

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I recetly picked up this cute little porcelin box with violets. 

It is without a lid but that's ok because you know it will make a great pin cushion.

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**BTW I was supposed to be sewing tonight but we have severe weather again including tornado warnings so i am down stairs with the news.  At one point they said "cloud rotation N of 421 in Lewisville moving toward Robinhood rd and Meadowlark RD"  and I was up like a shot and ran to the front door-that's were I am!  The neighbors came out exactly the same time and we all looked up and around.  We could see the dark clouds swirling abouve but luckily it was too wide and not formed enough to funnel.  I went with the laptop/tv receiver installed into the downstairs abthroom.  Mom called from far away and asked if I was in there! LOL she knows me so well!  Still warnings but it doesnt look like anything else is coming near me so Im going up to get ready for bed. 

Oh when I was in the bathroom I had trapped Kalli in with me.  She kept crying and I thought she just wanted out and then she peed on the floor!  LOL what a night!

Keep dreaming...Colleen



I made a pillow for Pat (see previous post) too.



Va treasures

 Today is a welcome holiday after a long work week last week(not).  Mom, Dad, and I drove up to Fancy Gap, VA.  Our first stop was the Pottery and Fabric Outlet.  This is an immense place.  I was focused on the fabric and notions building.  Unfortunately as Dad was along I knew I had to shop fast.

 

The aisles were endless. 

 

 They carried many kinds of fabric.  Right inside the door mom spotted these great Valentine's Prints.

 

Then we saw boxes of fat quarters-look at the price!

But there was no time to look at them.  Dad went to look at the garden/country decor building and I knew he would be back too soon.

So I started looking at these beautiful fabrics.  Did I mention Henry Glass, P&B, Cranston, and $3.99 a yard?

 

I bought half yard pieces of some great halloween prints for my ongoing collection.  Some day I will make a great quilt.  The skeleton was the end of bolt so I bought one and a third yards.

 

I bought half yard pieces of these fabrics. 

The mushroom and the houses print may be used as part of a picture/landscape doll quilt I am thinking of making.   This green actually has verses from the bible telling parts of the Christmas story! 

The rainbow fish was just neat, as was the green snowflake print(I mean MY green!)The polka dot also had my green in it!  The stripe I was lucky to get for only $2 a yard so I bought 2 yards!  It will make great binding!  The stripe had some sort of tiny spot in the print run, that you could barely even see!

 

I will definately have to come back here again. They also have a 20% discount for verified wholesalers. 

 

We stopped at a few antique places on the way back down the mountain.  At Faye's Antiques I bought three packages of vintage ric rack for $1.  She tried to give them to me but I insisted on paying something.

 

At another antique store I found this wonderful block  for $1.50.  It is made up of 2.5" squares of vintage fabrics.  I love these prints and colors!  I may have to frame this.

 

I also found these great buttons for $1.  I wanted the green as I dont have a lot of light green buttons.  I got the great red buttons and others too!

 

The last stop we made was in Cana, VA for Mom and Dad to buy apples to make apple sauce.  I bought a few fun snacks I don't usually buy.  Dried apples, gummi butterflies, and rock candy.

It was really a great afternoon.  Snow lay on the ground in some places yet.  Frozen icicles hung from rocks where water seeped through.  And we stopped for some good food at Liberty restaurant in our town. 

 

Keep dreaming…Colleen



This quilt top was in an antique shop.  I loved the colors and the pattern and thought the way it was put together with the white sashing and orange squares interesting.  The dark color is a deep plum.



Vintage Christmas Fabric

I stopped at a few yard sales on my way home from the first meeting of my Saturday Bee.  One was mostly Avon collectibles, but in a box of miscellaneous Christmas stuff I found 2 yards of vintage fabric.  I think it may have been used for a table cloth but it was not hemmed on the selvedge sides. It is soft and has been washed but is in great condition-no stains.  I love the classic red poinsettias on green background.  It is made by Spring Industries. 

So guess the price…$.10!! Yes that is ten pennies, 1 dime, ten cents!!  It would make great backing or border or fussy cut or… 

 

Keep dreaming…Colleen