We’ve spent the past few days in Sendai for my husband’s work conference, and our hotel just happened to be about 100m from Yuzawaya – a big Japanese general craft store kinda like Spotlight or Joann’s. But SOOOO much cooler! Exhibit A – half metre cuts just lying around…
A bit of Laurie Wisbrun, some Michael Miller giraffes, Art Gallery, Alexander Henry of which I even found some 2009 prints! And all for approximately $8 each. Sure that equates to about $16-17 a metre, but for those of us who have to pay international postage to get most of these, and add in the fact I had a 30% off voucher, I just had to get some.
When I got back to the hotel to show my husband and squeal aloud to someone about my finds, he asked why I didn’t get more. Can I just say how much I love my husband?! Supporting my fabric fetish?! So, back I went the next day… And I apologise now for being a bad quilt blogger and using a dark blue bedspread background for taking poorly lit fabric photos. But I was too impatient to wait until we got home (that and I’d be too tired!!) and I wanted to link up with Fiona to help her get to 10 linker-upper-ers to be in the chance to win a charm pack of Serenade!
All up there’s 8 metres of delicious Art Gallery fabrics. There’s some Coquette:
Some Lace Elements, Pure Elements Ovals and Nature Elements:
And Bohemian Soul:
In. Love. Larissa, I hope you like these because guess what I’ll be making a girly pram quilt with just in case you give me a niece?! I had heard that Art Gallery fabrics were so soft and lovely to work with, and I am just in awe of how these fabrics feel! So soft and luscious, but they still feel thick and strong, if that makes sense? Not like lawn fabrics which are super soft but are thinner. I believe I have found a new favourite…
Linking up with Finding Fifth! If you’ve gotten some new stash this week, fabric or tools, blog about it and link up! Who doesn’t like sharing new goodies?!
Kristy @ Quiet Play says
Ooh these are gorgeous Alyce! No wonder you were so excited!!
I want a craft store like that one here! Though perhaps it’s better for my bank account that we don’t have one that fabulous 😉
audrey says
Art Gallery fabrics are totally amazing to the touch! I’ve been working with a bit of Summerlove, and it’s heavenly! 🙂
So excited for you! You totally made out!
Marian says
HURRAY for such an awesome hubby! Way to go. I love art gallery. You’re gonna have a lot of fun playing around with these!
giddy99 says
WOW!!! I would have gone bonkers in that shop. 🙂
Waverlee says
SCORE!!!
Fiona @findingfifth says
That was the dearest reply from your husband. What a sweety. I love those spots within spots and Marieka will be eyeing off that dandelion fabirc. Tell me though how does Sendai look 18 months out from a devastating tsunami?
marieka says
I want the dandelion fabric!!!! Lovely additions to your stash this week Alyce….and what a great husband you have…he’s a keeper 😉
Emma says
Gotta love supportive husbands 🙂 So glad I have one too!
Louise Allana says
Those fabrics will make a beautiful quilt that I personally would be happy to put a baby of either gender under!
Gemma@prettybobbins says
Great Sunday stash Alyce!! More pics of Japanese fabric shops please, nice to live vicariously through you 🙂
Sooli says
What a lovely husband, a quilter’s dream! Lovely fabrics, who doesn’t love a bit of fabric love?
Cherie says
Such a gorgeous set of fabrics and wow you sure he wasn’t swapped with someone at the conference? =D
Mrs A says
beautiful fabric choices, if only there was more of that here at home!
Amy, a redeemed sheep says
My husband would say the same thing. =)
You have some great fabric!