I suppose I ought to feel mildly ashamed, but no, I’m not ;o) After my trip to Leeds, I came home to find it had rained fabric, and then yesterday I met up with a group of Scottish garment sewing bloggers, and we relieved Mandors of quite a bit of fabric ahead of their annual stock take today, wasn’t that nice of us?
This is a quilting cotton that is destined to be the lining of a bag I have planned, which has bigger bikes on the outside.
This is a fun Alexander Henry print, which I will use to make something sewing bag related, but I don’t know exactly what yet, but, you know, again, it was in the sale!
‘Mr Mandors’, as I always mentally refer to the boss, put me on to this stuff. I really wanted to find something like a heavy weight wool, but wasn’t actually wool (due to horrible allergies to the stuff) This is a beautiful polyester blend, that is the same sort of weight as the heavy wool home dec weight fabric, but actually seems to have a slightly more stable back for adding interfacing and the like. It was quite hard to photograph, as it’s all soft blues and greens with those cream and chocolate stripes.
I added this to my corduroy ‘to make a skirt’ collection. I have quite a large collection, and no skirts…
I haven’t quite decided what I need to do with this, and it was a nightmare to try and photograph, but you can see at the edges that it’s a textured corduroy.
Finally I went dumpster diving into the scrap bins and pulled a fabulous selection of fabrics of all colours, materials and textures. I have plans for what to do with them, for the most part, but as it’s really along the embellishment line, you’ll be thrilled to know that a) they won’t all be seen together, and b) it won’t be any time soon given the pile of other projects I have on. They were only £5 for 10 though, so I really couldn’t pass up the opportunity. Honestly, I couldn’t…
Yep, I spent this month's council tax on fabric too 🙂 At least that's money well spent, whereas I haven't a clue what the council do with it normally… Love the panels you bought.
Wow, that list went on forever!! What a wonderful and varied lot of fabric goodness!
Great haul! Love the parrots and you should definitely make corduroy skirts!
I'm in Leeds area and so sorry to have missed the chance to meet up with you. Hope you had a super time socially. Look forward to seeing the secret project emerge, and those parrots are fantastic.
Oh, I suspect there's much more Leeds in my future Wendz, you may not have escaped yet ;o)
Fab haul Katy! You certainly know how to shop for any occasion.
Was great meeting you at the blogger meet up!
Until I read what you said I was going to say – are you hoarding cord in case there is a shortage because you've mentioned it before but I don't recall seeing any skirts…:-)
First step is admitting to the addiction…… (o: Great fabric.
Hugs
bloody hell!
Blimey!
And that looks rather like a Gordon tartan!
That's quite a birthday haul Katy!
That owl fabric is the bomb. It looks screen printed. I love screen printed fabric.
Very pretty chevron fabric too.
Some interesting pieces in the pile. Thanks for the reassurance that you wont be using them all in one project!
I dont own a single skirt either…
I guess thats your stash sorted for a while…..
You make me look like a rank amateur.
All that fabric… yum…. My favorite piece is the bicycles one. I hope your cupboards are expandable
Hugs Kay
That's a great haul! I especially love the bicycles; true to my roots after all…
Bag, schmag, Katy – I want to see you make a kilt from that last one. Epic! I love how you said 'I have absolutely no plans for this but bought 3m just to be safe' – classic hoarding statement and one I have said to myself many times. This is an impressive haul and I love all the non-quilting fabrics and can't wait to see what you get up to with them. Skirts especially (just jokes about the kilt) as I could do with a few myself.
Wow, you really did get rather busy with the fabric purchasing!!!
I'm exhausted just reading that, what a haul!!!!
I am glad that the economy is safe, keep doing your part.
Well it would have been madness to pass up that fantastic reduction on the velvet and once you are on a roll you are on a roll 🙂
Well yes you did do some damage to your funds but the resulting fabric haul was worth it
Well, you're obviously doing enough fabric shopping for the both of us (and I'm happy to live vicariously through your purchases ;o) )
Holy cow, Katy! Listen, it you're not going into debt, if you love it and if you use it there's nothing wrong with a fabric splurge. I'm a huge fan 🙂
rather a lot for one month but all very necessary I am sure! I love the soft colours of the check you got in the swap and the parrots are brill.
Wow! I totally want some of those shinies from VH….. I too also have a pile of fabrics for skirts that have never made it that far…!
What do you mean you're a fabricaholic? Is there a problem?
You're helping people!
Oh you're such a nice person, doing GOOD DEEDS!!
With the fabric you'll be doing lots of good deeds, I'm sure
Oh I so love all fabric, well the cotton ones always get priority treatment!
Wow! I am in awe of your new fabric goodies!!! They are wonderful. I especially love that owl and "Nobody puts baby in a corner".
Well the good thing is, when you finally flip you'll have your own padded cell, and all without leaving home 😉
Dad
You've done exceptionally well!!
I can't decide which I need more: the mouse or the owl!
Yes, well, you're in good company
I love the owl panel and of course all your Mandors purchases – especially the bicycle fabric. Lovely to meet you!
I'm doing my best to buck the trending of fabric diets this year. I need to find a pillow cover for my in laws that says as far as anyone knows we're an unusual family.
Ooh, that's an awesome haul!