January 29th, 2016 - The Stash
So I said I wasn’t going to buy any more fabric. Right! That didn’t last very long. But (there’s always a but) it was on sale and it’s not really for the stash. I received a 50% off coupon in my email from Fabricland, which is the only fabric store here in Windsor ON besides a quilt shop. How pathetic is that! In fact, it’s the only non-quilt shop within an hour drive. So with coupon in hand I went in to buy some cozy flannel for backings for comfort quilts. One coupon entitled you to 50% off, one cut of fabric. I wasn’t sure if I could use multiple coupons so I thought I would wait and ask before I got the fabric cut. That store sometimes has some really crappy fabric but this time I was in luck. I bought some nice quilt quality flannel in a marble tan. I went back the next day and bought a grey and black check that would really cute on the back of a pink quilt and got 50% off again. I then thought I had enough flannel to do a few quilts but I was talking to my friend and she said it wasn’t often that you could get such a coupon. So I went back again the last day of the sale and bought more flannel, a really nice marble yellow. I guess I was lucky I only printed 3 coupons off that email or I would have acquired even more fabric.
I received a gift certificate from my son for the local quilt shop. I was going to use it to only get gadgets or fabric for comfort quilts. But then I thought it was a gift for me so I should buy something I want. So what did I do? I went to the shop and bought some greys to do the Moda Sampler Block Shuffle. It’s not Moda fabric but I’m hoping it will look awesome. Once I get a few blocks made, I’ll be posting a picture.
On that note here are my numbers for the last month.
Fabric used since the last time: 40.12 yds mostly backings for comfort quilts
Fabric used YTD: 40.12 yds
Fabric added YTD: 35.79 yds
Net fabric busted: 4.33 yds
It’s amazing, I’m still in the good!
January 31st, 2016 at 11:09 am
It sounds like you were very savvy in your fabric shopping and added some items that will really *enhance* your stash!! And you’ve kept it to the good — what more could a quilter ask for?! 🙂
January 31st, 2016 at 12:26 pm
Flannel is one of my DD#4s favorite thing to buy. She makes lots of baby quilts and burp pads. I have a flannel quilt to make for DH. It is on my UFO list.
January 31st, 2016 at 5:23 pm
Sounds like your coupon paid off and you are still in the black. Sounds like most of it will go right back out soon.