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05-15-2013, 09:47 AM
#402
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Eastern Washington
Posts: 6,514
My way of "justifying" fabric purchase is to make sure DH knows I have a project in the works that needs that bit of fabric to add to it. I buy it, bring it home, and if doesn't work, yeah stash builder. Right now though, I am working on using up that stash and the scraps. I just bought a bolt of Black cotton and a bolt of Muslin 90". This way, I have backing fabric all the time and I am going to use the black to put all my scraps with so I can get them gone. Bad thing is I had the delivery go to home instead of the office, now he is going to know for sure. Shame on me.
I am about done with my chaos quilt top. I did a wonky, but thought not enough so I dug out some of the scraps and just went to town and laid them on the muslin foundation in any way I could get them done, then found some applique pieces lying around that needed a home so they are on there also. Playing with the fancy stitches. I do not like to do much handwork so may not do embelishments, besides with the chaos, you would not see them real well. Using up bobbins with small amounts of thread on them and the last bit on a spool of embroidery thread so I can clear up some space. Seems like the perfect project to do this with. Hopefully this weekend I will be able to quilt it together and work on binding next week at office. Whew, I talk to much when I am alone in the office.
I am about done with my chaos quilt top. I did a wonky, but thought not enough so I dug out some of the scraps and just went to town and laid them on the muslin foundation in any way I could get them done, then found some applique pieces lying around that needed a home so they are on there also. Playing with the fancy stitches. I do not like to do much handwork so may not do embelishments, besides with the chaos, you would not see them real well. Using up bobbins with small amounts of thread on them and the last bit on a spool of embroidery thread so I can clear up some space. Seems like the perfect project to do this with. Hopefully this weekend I will be able to quilt it together and work on binding next week at office. Whew, I talk to much when I am alone in the office.
05-15-2013, 01:56 PM
#405
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 119
Oh MY-BERTIE-WE DID IT!!! I have a avatar!!!!!! Ok....calm down.....before I do pictures tonight, I have to go to the Chinese buffet, will need some brain food. How funny-if I don't figure it out I'll just keep changing my avatar-hahaha
05-15-2013, 02:14 PM
#407
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 119
Oh it's wonderful-hey I was lost over on April DQ and saw you want clothing labels? Like we just snip them off and that's what your collecting for a project, right? I save EVERYTHING so I can start snipping and saving them for you-let us know!
05-15-2013, 03:31 PM
#410
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 8,814
Trading? Watch out ... we might have a label-based mini quilt swap soon!!!
Originally Posted by Jean D
Oh boy-I get a little OCD when it's things like this, I know I'll start seeing labels everywhere, trading for them, thinking of the possibilities, dreaming of the biggest label, the smallest, the brightest...........see
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