Sunday 19 July 2015

Sunday stash #17

For some time now I seem to have been on an unintentional fabric diet. It may have been my subconscious screaming "there's nowhere to store more fabric!" or perhaps "you've got enough to do already!" but I seemed to shy away from new purchases.

Well, no longer! I have broken that famine with the fabric equivalent of a giant Devils food cake.

First up, a FQ bundle of Cotton and Steel's Black and White collection from Fat Quarter Shop. I've got a thing for low volume and this just ticks the boxes for me. 


Next, two fat quarter bundles of Skolepos by Katarina Roccella, again from Fat Quarter Shop. FQS divided the collection into "land" and "sea" and I must confess I prefer the dark drama of sea over land. 'Twas ever so. 


Finally from FQS, two fat quarter bundles of Birds and Bees by Tamara Kate for Michael Miller. Again the bundles are divided into "lavender" and "coral" collections and I prefer the lavender slightly. How cute are these birds?! 



I love how FQS package fabric for international deliveries. They squeeze them into little Plastic A4 bags so you can get more in a prepaid envelope. This makes storing the bundles easier as they'll stack nicely in a drawer.

In contrast, Massdrop send fat quarters in little bricks which makes stacking harder but they sit better on shelves. This bundle is Inked by Lynn Krawczyk for Red Rooster. Those colour are so saturated! 



There are still lots of items on my "buy before August" list so I'll take the remaining list along to Festival of Quilts with me. Where I've noticed that Bloc Loc are going to be exhibiting. Yay, maybe o can cross a few long term items off my list! 


8 comments:

  1. Devils food cake is my weakness, and I have to say I would take it in rich moist chocolatey deliciousness, or in your bountiful bundles of yummy fabric yardage. I emphatically agree that you have ended any stash famine that you may have been experiencing. If I were to add any to my stash, I would go with that black and white cotton + steel bundle. I've just recently used some cotton + steel and I love it!

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    1. Have you tried the Betty Crocker Devils Food Cake with the chocolate fudge icing? OMG. Plus as it has oil in the cake, it lasts for a long time. If you know, you don't scoff it all in one go...

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  2. The drought is over! It seems silly to buy just one after a long diet! You cannot go wrong with the cotton and steel bundle...ever! Happy sewing!

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    1. I'm a new (but evangelical) convert to cotton and steel. I'll definitely buy more from them.

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  3. Great buys. I love the way the Fat Quarter shop mark down the value on the envelope so we don't get stung with customs

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  4. Oh, what gorgeous fabrics! Why is it when you're on a fabric diet (or any kind of diet) you occasionally have to have a giant splurge?!

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    1. For me its a volcanic eruption of purchasing. It's like I've been saving up my purchases and then, once I've put something into my basket, everything else ends up there too!

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