This week, there’s a great sale going on in one of my local fabric stores (JoAnn Fabrics).
I think of Birthday and Christmas gifts all year long…
(whether for me or a loved one) 🙂
and when sales come up,
I take advantage of them.
This (above photo) is a group of coordinating fabrics
that I think will make a very nice quilt!
These stacks are sometimes over $100 if you buy them as a set.
But I’m too much of a tight-wad —
(it sounds nicer when I say “thrifty” so that’s what I’ll say from now on)
— to spend that much… why, that’s just plumb crazy!
So…
I chose a pretty fabric that I thought was cheerful and fun…
and then began choosing coordinating fabrics that looked good together.
They’re going to be living together forever in this quilt,
so I have to make sure they can all get along, right?
Choosing the fabrics is so much fun for me!!
Looking through all those pretty colors & prints…
it’s actually therapeutic…
I hadn’t been feeling well, but by the time I finished choosing all the fabrics,
I realized I felt much better.
Some of these prints just make me smile and “ooh” and “ahh”
so I guess that takes my mind off everything else.
Here’s a close up:
And here’s the stack.
I bought a yard of the background fabric,
but all the others are half-yards.
In those $100 stacks, they’re only fat quarters (18″ x 21″)
All these fabrics were 50% off, so
I ended up spending only $17.75 for this entire stack!
That’s a whole lot better than $100!
And now I get to either use it in a beautiful quilt,
or give it away for someone else to have fun with quilting.
Happy quilting, folks!
Daisy
A Daisy Garden 
I shop Joann’s all the time, but have never seen these fabrics – gorgeous. Maybe I’ve been away too long and should check out their stock soon.
Lillian
All the Keepsake Calico as well as the Quilter’s Showcase fabrics are 50% off this week. I had coupons with me but didn’t need to use them because everything I got was on sale. It took me quite a while to choose this group of fabrics… I am not one of those who goes in and half an hour later is done… it’s more like one to two hours for me… But I look at it as a good way of
de-stressing, and I have a lot of fun with it.
I know what you mean. For me, half the fun of quilting is the treasure hunt of finding just the right fabrics.
Exactly!
I love them ALL!
I’m looking forward to choosing a quilt pattern and then getting started!
The problem is…which collection do you sew first?! All very pretty. Do you belong to a guild? You can get a card and get an additional 10% off even on sale items.
I’ve been wanting to join a local guild; I think it would be fun… and saving even more on sale items is definitely a great incentive!
Nice collection! And I love that frugal streak that motivates you–and your collection is all your own!
Hey Daisy– love, love that initial green flowered fabric. It could take you in so many directions– you found so many good matches. You’re inspiring me– I haven’t quilted in a few months and I’ve collected so many quilt ideas on Pinterest– off to Joanne’s!! Can’t wait to see what you quilt up!
P.S. Daisy– I”m a bit of a tight wad myself– so congratulations on your bargain shopping!
Where are you Miss Daisy? I know you have a full life– maybe too busy quilting to blog?? miss you.
Rhonda, you always make me smile, and you are an encouragement to me! Thanks for your sweet comment… it made my day! 🙂
so glad Daisy.