Stash Enhancement
Well, didn't that last post bring the Brownies, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts out of the closet? I believe it was Lord Baden-Powell in England that started the Boy Scouts, and then Lady B- P started the Girl version, but correct me if I'm wrong...I have had a heap of coins lying around the house for many months, that I always mean to take to the bank. Some of them made it into individual plastic bags, others were just lying around. Last week I finally got them all together and counted it up - $60! You beauty!
Today I took it to the bank, then promptly went and spent $60 on some stash, or as Karen would say "Collection" Enhancement. It felt so good, as I have been trying very hard not to spend any money lately (mainly cos I haven't had any to spare). I went to about the only shop around here that I buy from any more. They get in a limited assortment of fabrics that are often 2nds, at approx 1/3 the normal price here. Sometimes the white of the selvedge is a bit wider than it should be, or occasionally there is a repeated spot where the pattern is a bit lighter, but many of them have no visible fault.
I found some Michael Millers, some black and whites, a few odd ones, and this pink one (separate photo) which is a Judie Rothermel Art Deco range. I have been looking hard for a reasonably priced Repro pink or double pink for the big squares in my Repro 4 patch, but have had no luck. I was even thinking of just using shirtings, but then I saw this today. I suppose if it's called Art Deco it is 1920's, but then it looks like an 1800s design to me. Try and click on it and see if it will give you a closer look.
I only bought 0.5m so will try it out with some of the 4 patches and see if it looks any good. Thoughts please from the Repro fabric Fans. Off to fondle my fabric...
I thought that Juliette Gordon Lowe started the GS? I could be wrong... It has been a while...
ReplyDeleteLucky you. Stash enhancement is soooo much fun!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great using small change for stuff like that! I use a lot of seconds in my quilting too, you can always cut around the flaws, that's what piecing is all about.
ReplyDeleteI love collecting up the odd change and finding something fun to spend it on -- fabric must be the perfect way *s*
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to spend your "found" money.
ReplyDeleteActually, the fabric does look very much like the art deco period to me. The pinks and double pinks of the late 1800's were much darker and more saturated with color. Nevertheless I think this is a great choice for finishing your four patches. You can pretend they were old blocks you found made by an ancestor, and you are finishing them in your 1920's-1930's parlor while sipping your tea.
Lovely stash enhancement!
ReplyDeleteHi Jenni, I just happened upon your blog. So nice to see a fellow Aussie. I'm an Aussie, now living in the US. It was a treat to read about the cricket and the guides and brownies (of which I was one). Love the quilt top you have finished and a great shopping day by the looks of the photo's.
ReplyDeleteIf it's of any help to you, when I was still living in Oz I used to shop online with stores here in the US. I found even with the currency exchange and the postage, it worked out so much cheaper than buying in OZ. This is one of my favorite places to shop of all:
http://www.marshalldrygoods.com/ The fabrics are all 1st grade quilting fabric and the service is terrific.
Cheers.
Great fabric!
ReplyDeleteIt was definitely Lord Baden Powell who started the Scouts and Lady Baden Powell who got the Girl Guides going. I was a girl guide when I was a kid and I remember Lady Baden Powell visiting New Zealand. We went to Palmerston North airport to line up and have our hands shaken. I say 'hands' because we had to be in 2 lines and the girl behind had to put out her hand grasping the hand of the one in front. I thinks she was pretty old by then and died just a few years later. I seem to remember she survived her husband by quite a bit.
I like your selection of fabrics - especially the line on the left!! Fabric collections are very rare you know - you need to feed it properly Ha Ha!
ReplyDeleteYes I too love collecting the 'spare' coins around the house - you put yours to great use!!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes it was Lord BP with the cubs and scouts, but don't know about girl guides. The scouting movement was of course founded on the Roald Dahl stories of Akela, Brown Owl etc.
:)
Ohhh I love buying seconds in fabric! We're quilters and can cut it out. For 1/3 of the price we can work miracles :)
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