Sunday, January 15, 2006

Fabric Find!

Wooo Hoooo! I went to Cedarberg yesterday with my friend and we spent the entire day strolling through town browsing. It turned out so sunny and in the 30's - but there was no wind and it felt so good to see the sun we didn't mind!

And did I have a great find! Last store we went to because it is way down the street from the other shops is the old woolen mill which is now a quilt/wool store. I like to look in there because they must not get much business because I often find old lines of fabrics that are gone in other stores. Anyway I was browsing through the reproduction lines and found this AWESOME fabric! I had been so good all day and didn't buy anything, but this just kept saying come home with me, come home with me.

Well I looked at the price and it was only $7.93 a yard - for a moda! Around here moda's run from $8.50-$9.50 yard. Then on top of it all fabrics were 20% off! Oh my gosh. I decided I would buy 6 yards for backing on this quilt I've been hand applique'ing now for years - I thought it might be perfect, and if it wasn't I loved the fabric so much I would use it in something else. So they measured out the 6 yards and there was only 1.5 yds left. Well I couldn't leave that 1.5 yds there - so had to bring that home too!

So much for not spending money!

11 comments from wonderful readers:

Sarah said... 1

I agree - that is a great fabric. I just love the Civil War repros.

Thanks for sharing!

Sarah

quiltpixie said... 2

It isn't spending money -- its investing in your art... :-)

Granny said... 3

Great find and that will be a really good backing!

Judy L.

Catherine said... 4

Very pretty. I would have had a hard time resisting too!!!

Tonya Ricucci said... 5

Ooooh, excellent job finding a fabric you love at a can't miss price. Sounds like a fun trip,except for the COLD.

Lucy said... 6

Ohhh Dawn this is also a beauty for a simple ninepatch quilt... use it for the front .... not backing it is so lovely :c) !

Darcie said... 7

That IS terrific fabric, Dawn! I would have to agree with Lucy...are you certain that you want it all on the back? (I do love pretty backs though, too.)

Oh! The possibilities!

Tracey said... 8

Oooooooooh.......aaaaaaaaaah. Good job on making sure you didn't leave without it! It will be stunning whatever you use it for.

Quiltgranny said... 9

I'm so glad you didn't leave that last little bit! Whatever you do with it, you'll love it!

Bonnie K. Hunter said... 10

Oooohh..I love that print! I have some of that..umm...somewhere? i have it with a blue background too. You done good on it, if you love it that much, it was worth buying what was left!

I'm trying to catch up on your blog, I visited your friend's site! I hope she will continue to post, and perhaps we can get her into mavs?? :c)

Bonnie

Cathi said... 11

I LOVE that fabric...have a scrap of it here in Ireland for my Dear Jane quilt...I'm currently finishing my last last last block... I had never heard of Civil War repros a year ago and just started the DJ quilt with CW looking fabrics last February. NOw my CW (scrap) stash is pretty big and reproduction fabric/quilts are a passion!! I'd have brought that fabric home too, but CW repros are pretty much non-existent here!!!