I love hearing the postman’s bike coming down our street and stopping outside our house – I pause to listen for the clink of our letterbox to know whether he stopped for us or our neighbour’s letterbox just 2m across the road. This week, I heard the clink!
A few weeks ago I won a $20 voucher to Sew Lux Fabrics at Echinops & Aster. I held onto it, waiting for a sale to get the most for my buck, especially considering that living “internationally” means that most of a $20 voucher goes towards shipping! Soon enough, one came (15% off purchases over $25) and I grabbed a few yards of pretties!
I was actually a good girl and bought some “needs” in the mix. One yard of Ruby Sundae Sherbet and two yards of Bella Porcelain for my Fat Quarter Shop Designer BOM. Sure it doesn’t finish for another 8 months or so, but I like to be prepared. That and I wanted this Ruby print for the binding and it was on sale already. Now to consider what I want to do about the backing… I might wait for Vintage Modern, or even Marmalade, to get towards the end of their “seasons” and buy up when it’s cheap. The FQS has a backing set that lists 5+ yards of backing, but I could easily get away with less, espcially if I piece it with scraps from the BOM.
Next in the pile is some Terran Pebbles Stream and Aster Foliage. A half yard of each, just to add some yardage to my Kate Spain pile. And lastly a yard of Little Apples Buttons Pencil. I have always liked this print – nice and versatile. In fact, I’ve already used a third of it for backing an upcoming Sew Seasonal Blog Hop project!
Talking of fabric, have you entered the Squeeze Your Own Bundle competition yet?! Design your own bundle and you could wint a fat quarter set of your bundle!
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Kristy @ Quiet Play says
Ooh pretty additions! Love the Ruby print!
marieka says
How nice is the packaging from Sew-lux??!! I bet you ALMOST didn’t want to open it! Nice Terrain additions too – I have kept that colourway to do some pillows to match my quilt 🙂
Mara says
I love it when my mailman comes too! well all the bills are in my husbands name so if it’s in mine then it’s a little goody package.
Cassandra says
Pretty fabrics! How fun. 🙂
Tessa Marie says
You chose some great fabrics, Alyce!! Don’t you just love how it is packaged? Tied up with a bow like a present:) I wish everyone did that!!