Just got back from Fabricland Doncaster. I thought I would get 50% off but turned out it was 66%!! More better!! So I bought 4.5 metres of Warm and White 120" wide batting for about $10 a metre. Excellent price! So now I have the batting for Ruthie's quilt but am still debating on the design. I also bought 5 metres of Steam-A-Seam Lite, sheyihiyeh (so that I have it). And blades for my rotary cutter. I purposely did not buy any other fabrics. I wanted bobbins but they were all sold out. And I had treated myself to a 6" wide 12" long (I think) ruler at 50% off a few weeks ago. So I'm set.
I haven't actually been doing any creating but I resorted my fabrics in the cupboard. Anything which was leftover or smallish (roughly less than a fat eighth) I cut into 8" long strips of varying widths from about 1 3/4" to 3". Anything between the fat eighth and fat quarter, I have in one "bin" (i.e. plastic lettuce container), all the 8" strips are in another, and anything shorter than 8" is in a third "bits and pieces" bin. I already made a table runner from the 8" strips, red patterned leftovers from various projects. I will now take the rest of the strips, mix and match and make more table runners or placemats or other utilitarian items.
The bits and pieces I hope to use to make mosaic pictures with my nieces. They also want to try the shaving cream dyeing so I'm looking forward to the next six weeks before I go to Israel.
I have booked my flights from August 1st to September 1st and am really looking forward to getting reacquainted with Amit. To facilitate my spending time and travelling on the bus with him, we went today to Walmart and bought an umbrella stroller. It was really cheap so if Inbal decides she wants something sturdier, she won't have to feel badly about the investment already made. I will surf the net and see if there are any patterns for sun shades and or baskets I can make for it, although I think between a backpack and the stroller (and Amit, of course), I will be able to manoeuvre fairly easily.
That said, off to surf.
Saturday, June 19, 2010
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- Chaya Erez
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