Like many quilters I have a large stash of
fabric, mostly quilting cotton. For the
past year and a half, I resolved to shop my stash and only buy fabric I needed
and could not find something to use from my stash. I have done well UNTIL Friday. I had 2 things I needed from Walmart and
happened to walk by the fabric department.
One lady was waiting to have fabric cut and another was searching
through a bin of clearance fabric. I
have a difficult time turning down inexpensive good fabric so I decided to take
a look. It was too good to turn
down. There were many bolts of good
quilting cotton for $1 a yard and some I really could use. I pulled a few and started chatting with the
other lady. While we waited for the
measuring, the fabric department head walked by and pointed out a shelf with
more quilting cotton for $1 a yard. I
ended up with 50 2/3 yds. Much will be
quilt backs for church comfort quilts. This pile is waiting for the wash.
Saturday
I went back and found another 26 2/3 yds. I found a great kids’ print to make quilts for
the local children’s hospital. I found a
nice red, cream and blue strip that I can use for a quilt of valor.
I have
been busy washing, and now it has all been folded neatly. Several pieces have already been put with projects
for which they will be used. I hope I don’t run across another terrific sale on
fabric anytime soon.
I finished the I Spy uneven four patch
quilt for a baby gift. I used a
polyester batting with loft and quilted with a large meander so it is very
cuddly.
The
back is a bright dot flannel, and I thought this was a good time to use scraps
of binding.
Hope
you enjoy some time sewing or quilting.
What a haul! Love those prints you picked for backings...just ideal for most any project.
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