Yes, I Did It Again!

Fabric Haul

As I mentioned in yesterday's post, I went shopping at one of my favorite stores!  

I spent the last couple of years sewing down my stash. I said I will not buy anymore fabric just because it was on sale, I will only buy if I have a project in mind.  

Well, I did have a project in mind (a holiday gift) and I wanted a fabric with a particular design for that project.  That fabric is regularly priced at $10.99 per yard and I didn't want to pay that much.  Even when it went on sale for 30% off, I dithered about buying it.  It is now on sale for 40% off and I decided that it was the right time to buy it.  

In addition, I had seen a store ad for $1/yard fabric, but, that was, apparently, for netting, which I didn't need.  However, there was a line of 100% cotton fabric, which they called craft cotton, that was selling at $2/yard, which was apparently their regular price!  Well, obviously, I was very pleased to find any fabric for that price.  I filled my cart with several bolts of fabric and took them to the cutting table!

Black & White Prints

I bought one yard of the more expensive fabric I had wanted for the one specific project I had in mind, and all that was left (1.25 yards) of a blue gingham print.  I bought four yards of a purple print and three yards of everything else!  51 yards of fabric in all!  

The Coordinating Purples

I have plenty of fabric for quilt backings and borders, now.

The Blues

And lots of coordinating fabric for a planned quilt (as opposed to a scrappy quilt).

Some Yellows

An older lady who was purchasing some lace trim sort of shook her head at the quantity of fabric I was buying and said there had better be lots of quilts being made and she hoped the fabrics were on sale.  My daughter assured her that they were selling at a good price.  The lady told me that I should wash the fabric before using it and I told her that I usually do.  The store assistant who cut the fabric said that she was originally from Pennsylvania and mentioned the Amish and their handmade quilts. She had greeted my daughter with a "Namaste", assuming that we were Indian, and my daughter said she didn't have the heart to tell her that we weren't Indian.  LOL.  But, it was a nice to spend the time in small talk while the fabric was being measured and cut.

Pink with Stars and Apple Print for Daughter

The fabric came to $107.60; with city, county, and state sales taxes added, it came to a grand total of $118.33.  I was quite happy with that total.  Crafts supplies are a line item in my monthly budget and I had enough in the budget to splurge a bit.  In any case, I wanted to stock up on my craft supplies before any new tariffs go into effect and prices go up.

Today, Friday the 13th, I washed some of the fabric I bought, dried, and ironed them, ready to turn into at least two holiday gifts.

I am grateful to have a replenished fabric stash!