Category Archives: shopping

Sunday Stash May 20, 2018

Posted on May 20, 2018 by quiltpaintcreate

To make up for all the weeks where nothing changed, everything changed this week. Fabric out for the RWB trip around the world back and binding 4.5 yards. I behaved myself at the guild fabric sale. I added a couple … Continue reading →

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The Sale Haul

Posted on February 7, 2018 by quiltpaintcreate

I’m proud to say that I didn’t buy any fabric or books at my LQS’s sale. I’ll admit to looking at the books, but I already owned a lot of them. I didn’t much look at the fabric. This is … Continue reading →

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Stash Report And Play Things

Posted on January 8, 2017 by quiltpaintcreate

Nothing used this week, although I made progress on both the Safehouse Bricks quilt and the January UFO. I went to the sale at my LQS last Sunday. I started out far away from the fabric and picked up some … Continue reading →

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Stash Report And A Different Perspective

Posted on July 17, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

We had a garage sale at my guild yesterday. I sold way more than I bought, always a good thing. I bought a couple books and a pattern, and sold a few cuts of fabric. I didn’t buy any fabric … Continue reading →

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The Treasure Basket

Posted on March 24, 2016 by quiltpaintcreate

As a quilter, I buy things. Books and fabric and patterns and notions and thread all beg me to take them home, where I promptly shove them in a bin or drawer and forget about them. The books have a … Continue reading →

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A Party Full Of Surprises

Posted on December 17, 2015 by quiltpaintcreate

Last night my art quilt group had its Christmas Party at The Quilt Foundry, the shop where we meet. We celebrate with the appliqué group by bringing in dished for a potluck. After yummy food and a lot of laughs, … Continue reading →

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The Mind Wanders

Posted on November 19, 2015 by quiltpaintcreate

I don’t even know where to start tonight. A lot of little bits going on, but nothing big. I sewed the borders on the Christmas Tree embroidery quilt. It looks almost the same as the mock up so I didn’t … Continue reading →

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That Darn Thrift Shop

Posted on January 18, 2015 by quiltpaintcreate

It was THAT weekend again. Good thing the guild only meets every other month. I think all the cold weather kept everyone inside cleaning because we had a full freebie table yesterday and the thrift shop had lots of great … Continue reading →

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The Ever Growing Stash

Posted on November 16, 2014 by quiltpaintcreate

Yesterday we went to guild and our favorite thrift shop, always bad news for the stash. Or maybe good news, depending on how you look at it. I picked up a yard of fossil fern and ¾ yard of a … Continue reading →

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Stash Report And Block Progress

Posted on August 24, 2014 by quiltpaintcreate

You’d think I’d stay away from the quilt shops with all the fabric I’ve bought this year, but what’s a girl’s day out if you don’t stop at four quilt shops? I held my ground at the first two. The … Continue reading →

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