Sunday Stash - the Vancouver edition

My husband thought he was safe from quilt shops on this holiday - we were going skiing.  There would be mountains and snow and fresh air.  There would be no quilt shops and no sewing machine.  The only sewing I would be doing was hand sewing hexagons in the evening (whilst watching the snow with a glass of wine).

But he forgot about the 3 days we were spending in Vancouver which I certainly had not forgotten.  In fact I had done my research well.  One short bus trip would take us to Spool of Thread.  I actually thought I was very restrained . . . .

Now I think I mentionned once or twice  before how much I love Momo Wonderland.  I may have also mentionned that I was done collecting it as I now have a little bit of each of the fabrics in the collection.  Well the new rule is that doesn't apply if I happen to walk into a shop and find 2 yards left of the pink scissors fabric.

And I bought this Central Park fabric just because I liked it!

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Dots from Bliss by Moda's Bonnie & Camille 

My Fabric Diet is going well - I've lost 9lbs so far this year.  This is my first purchase this year as I am saving most of my money for the release of Sherbert Pips in April. But I couldn't resist these lovely dots on sale from Simply Solids.

Sunday Stash - the Bee Quilted edition

I am a big fan of Amy Butler.  At first I wasn't so sure about her new collection Love and didn't buy any fabrics from the line.  And then I starting adding the odd fat quarter here and there and soon I had fallen hard.  I decided to use this fabric for my month in Bee Quilted and quickly collected up the fabricsI was missing from the collection.  

I have added a few fat quarters from her new Soul Blossoms line too.

The dots in this collection, as always, are my favourites.

But I did pull together this little collection of aquas, blues, pinks and tangerines too . . . .Luckily I still have some of each fabric left after sending out for my Bee!

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Wonderland - how I love you!

When I first started quilting I fell in love with Moda's Momo Wonderland but it was already a year old and difficult to get hold of.  I bought what yardage was left in my local quilt shop and other UK online shops before snapping up a great bundle of 8 FQs and a couple of yards at the Festival of Quilts in August last year.  I had most of the red and brown prints but was missing almost all the green and pink (or pistachio and  jam) ones.  Prices on Etsy seemed extreme until just before Christmas I found this gorgeous set of 40 Fat Quarters from this fantastic Etsy shop.  I think almost all the lines are included and I have more than enough variety to make a Wonky Log Cabin Quilt.  It arrived just after Christmas and wasn't stopped by customs so even including postage these worked out at £7 a yard.

This will be the last new fabric for a bit for me.  There's a lot of talk of Fabric Diets in blogland and I am doing my own version.  For every lb of weight I lose I get a certain amount of money to spend on fabric.  No other fabric buys allowed (except fabric for my Granny and Dad's quilts).  Week 1 I lost 3.5 lbs so it looking good so far.

Sunday Stash - the Bee edition

 

Dolce by Tanya Whelan 

From the moment I first saw this quilt line, I had to have it, all of it and not just a small amount full metres or yards (yup I'm greedy).  

Purchased from Allegro Fabrics, Pink Chalk Fabrics and Fresh Squeezed Fabrics in the US and Saints and Pinners  in the UK.  The grey at the bottom right  is Kona Medium Grey and is from Simply Solids also in the UK.  

I love them all :

Pinks

Lavenders

Oranges

Blues

Greys

This is my current favourite.  I am currently cutting some of this beautiful fabric up to send off for my month in Fresh Modern Bee 2.  I can't wait to see what they come up with.

Sunday Stash (The Festival of Quilts edition)

Hmmm Make Life - an entire Fat Quarter stack, yummy, yummy.  I have drooled over this for ages and had considered ordering one from the US before finding this at the quilt show.

This is my bargain of the show.  I love Wonderland but got into it a little too late and can't find it much anymore.  I spied the 2 yards at the back of the photo and as I was buying it the lady said "these FQ bundles are half price now".  I glanced at them expecting the usual not very popular colours or ranges and spied the 8 fabrics at the front all in a bundle for £10!  

A bundle of baby boy blues and browns (just because)

Anna Griffin Lizzy (I bought this as part of a kit so I have a plan for it). 

Amy Butler Love Fat Quarters (I had to buy something - I met her and she signed my book . . . . )

It does look rather a lot all stacked up together . . . .

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I won a giveaway on Jen's blog Little Scraps of Happiness a few weeks ago and this lovely package arrived last week.  This was the first time I have won anything!  I love pink in quilts and am going to put some of these into a quilt I want to make for my neice.  Thanks Jen!

Sunday Stash (Christmas Edition!!!)

As its 5 months today until Christmas day I thought I would show my festive stash and start thinking what I am going to do with it.  Firstly some Fat Quareters of Be Merry for Riley Blake Designs.  I am thinking of a throw for my lounge to use at Christmas with these and possibly using them for my month in Fresh Modern Bee 2

Christmas gift bags with these reds and greens

Yummy Tilda (to stash and look at and fold and stroke!)

Figgy Pudding - I have a Jelly Roll of this too but not sure what to do with it yet.

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Limited edition Liberty Prints purchased at my trip to the Quilt Exhibition at the V&A Museum in London which closes today.  I had a fab day there a week ago and the exhibition was amazing.

Sunday Stash

Yummy yummy Moda Tula Pink Hushabye - arrived a few weeks ago as part of my parcel from Whipstitch Fabrics on Etsy but not blogged about.  No plans for these yet - I really am stashing this fabric line until I can get as many of the different fabrics from it as I can.  Then I may consider cutting into or maybe I will just continue to admire and stroke it!

Speaking of stashing I see some more of it in my future - a fabulous new UK shop Simply Solids has opened.  It stocks Kona solids and postage on orders over £15 in the UK is free.  To celebrate Lilys Quilts is having a wonderful giveaway click here to read all about it.