Monday, July 10, 2017

A Couple Finds From this Past Week

So I had an opportunity to spend some time out and about this last week and came away with a couple purchases I thought I'd share in case you thought they were interesting too...

 First up, my first trip to Michael's in a long time and I found some lettered clothespins that will be great for all those quilt patterns that use letters for the various pieces...
I also found some plain clothespins of the same size that I can number for the numbered patterns (you know the ones...26 pieces aren't enough to cover them all so they switch to numbers...)  Target had a perfect size plastic latch box to store them in too!

 Since my Long Time Gone Quilt is actually now quilted and just needs to be bound and revealed I was naughty and bought Jen Kingwell's newest sampler pattern and fabric kit as Amitie is having a grand opening sale...I couldn't resist.  I believe the sale is still on... This one is a bit more challenging as it has quite a few paper templates in the designs.

I already had it spiral bound as I find the stapled pamphlets don't stay together for me through all my pawing and paging!!  I am looking forward to playing in Jen Kingwell's palette in this one as it is very different from my normal fabric pulls.
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7 comments:

  1. Siouxzq64@gmail.comJuly 10, 2017 at 5:19 PM

    Oh you have some wonderful fabric acquisitions, and the idea with the clothes pins is awesome. I have had a couple of things lately with a bazillion pieces.

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  2. BillieBee (billiemick)July 10, 2017 at 5:27 PM

    Looks like you have been having fun.

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  3. Needled MomJuly 10, 2017 at 11:05 PM

    I guess I should check Michaels more often. It has been months. Love those clothespins.

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  4. LindaJuly 11, 2017 at 7:54 AM

    I think a trip to Michaels and Target is in my future. (It's only 5 minutes away.)I can't wait to see your new quilt too. How long did it take to get it from Australia?

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  5. Carol SwiftJuly 11, 2017 at 9:22 AM

    I need to check out Michaels for those clothespins. Great idea for fabric sorting! Beautiful fabrics...and of course you've already spiral bound that book. You are way more organized than I will ever be!

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  6. Patty July 11, 2017 at 10:50 AM

    Great purchases! And a new quilt to start.....

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  7. JeannaJuly 12, 2017 at 3:21 PM

    The lettered & numbered clothespins are a great idea. This idea is better than just the letters you place on top of the block pieces...they are forever getting bumped.

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