Fabric In, Fabric Out

Fabric buying moratorium is not going so well.  Sigh.
I justify myself by saying that for every piece coming in, some more is going out!! :-)
Our quilt show was this weekend, and I had to support our vendors, otherwise they won't come back -- and they are really nice people!!!

I've mentioned Paula's Quilting Pantry before -- she's my local quilt store, so I didn't buy from her at the show (I buy from her most every week! LOL)

The other fabric vendor we had was Fabrics 'n Quilts from Jamestown, TN.  Shannon is always fun to be around (and she's sooo sweet! [winks to you, Shannon! LOL]).  This is the fourth show I've gotten to visit her, and I always buy! LOL  Great selection, great service! What more can you ask!

Here are some of the goodies I picked up:

A very small haul for me, actually -- and you wouldn't believe all the people calling me to accountability (sheesh!) -- "Aren't you s'posed to NOT be buying fabric!?!" LOL

6 half yards of Cherish Nature by Deb Strain for Moda.  These were "go-withs" for a layer cake I bought from Shannon back in April. :-)  I'm working on a Schnibble with them.  Some Thimbleberries fq's, some charm packs.  So I didn't go wild.  Shannon's place would be a good one for it, though! :-)

Like the Stash Buster girls, though, I'm priding myself on some fabric going OUT as well...

I've got the Fall into Fall Giveaway packages ready to go to the winners!!

An Aunt Grace charm pack to a gal making a quilt for the baby she's carefully saving to adopt.

A Jo Morton fat quarter pack to a great fellow blogger who is more encouragement than she knows -- and who deserves a little blessing in return.

A set of wool pieces -- cut from men's suits bought at Goodwill for $2 each!! -- for a dear one who has a passion (and a talent!) for wool.

I find myself looking around for things to add to each person's pile! :-D  It's sooo much fun to share -- and my experience has been that every time I obey the impulse to give, I get more blessed than I could ever imagine.  It's really not fair!! LOL  I'm don't give for what I get -- but I get so much!!

Listen to what God says about giving: 

• A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.  Proverbs 11:25
• A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor. Proverbs 22:9
• Give, and it will be given to you.  A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap.  For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.  Luke 6:38
•  Remember this:  Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.  2 Corinthians 9:6

Compared to how richly I am blessed -- Every. Single. Day. -- I am not nearly generous enough.  My little ready-to-go packages look skimpy and small to me compared to how much God gives me.  Thank the Lord that He is not fair :-), but He is good and just. 

Who do you know that you can be a blessing to today?  Obey the impulse (Godly nudge!) to give and see what happens!

Blessings!

A few quilt show photos:

Converted! and the Big Giveaway!

Well, I have crossed over to the dark side! :-D
After watching all the beautiful quilts blocks and panels and patterns come to life at Glorious Applique, I decided to take the plunge and experiment a little with all that color.

I ordered a set of fat quarters from Etsy -- a mixture of Kaffe and Philip Jacobs fabrics.  I found one (1) piece in all my stash -- a beautiful Coleus print with rich, stunning color, and thought, "Why the heck not!?!" :-D  Then lo and behold, my dear friend, Pat from upstate New York (that's how we think of her, you know -- she isn't like us native KYians, more's the praise! LOL), visited the Wilderness Road Quilt Company in Danville, KY and brought me back ELEVEN (11!!!) fat quarters and would not hear of my paying for them.  VERY good friend!! LOL   Just look at the fabrics:

And then I found other surprises.  In the photo, the large scale leafy print was what I had in my stash; beside it are the fat quarters I ordered, then on the far right, the fq's that Pat gave me.  I started looking at the rest of my stash and found, on the far left -- would you believe those are Thimbleberries fabrics!?!? From the Flying Colors line!  Bright, rich color in sorta tone-on-tones. Isn't that a hoot!? I'm not so far from my quilting roots, since Thimbleberries were the first fabrics I got crazy about! LOL

In front are some batiks I picked up and they look like they might work along with the others.  All these are for the Roseville Album quilt designed by Kim McLean.

I've got a pile of reproduction fabrics I'm looking at for this quilt, too.  What fun!!  Maybe I'll do both!

And since I was the grateful recipient of Pat's generosity, it's only fitting that today kicks off the Fall into Fall Giveaway!  Go to the site and check out all the bloggers participating in the giveaway.

I mentioned in my Anniversary Blog (see it here) that God dealt with us about finances some years ago.  One of the things He spoke to us about was giving.  Listen to what Paul says to the church at Corinth:

"...see that you also excel in this grace of giving...For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich."  (II Corinthians 8: 7b and 9)

If we want to be like Jesus, we have to be givers! :-)  So cool!
So I have THREE different prizes I'll be drawing for and giving away on October 15th!
Here's what you do to qualify:

Leave a comment for me.  I love to hear from you!  

That's it!! All you have to do.
If you want additional opportunities to win (another "ticket" in the pot, as it were) you can do either or both of the following:

1. List me on your blog roll! :-)  That will lead other people here to see if they like what I say.  Just leave an additional comment saying you've added me to your roll. :-)
2. Refer a friend!  Leave a comment that says, "I told Suzie Q. Quilter to come on over!"  I'll add you to the pot, then when Suzie pops over, you and she will both get an additional chance at a prize!

Here are the three prizes:

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  2 Charm packs of Simple Abundance by Bonnie of Cotton Way & Camille of Thimble Blossoms for Moda

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  7 - fat quarters from Kay England's Bread and Butter line

and

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  28 different Thimbleberries remnants/strips (most are 5-6 inches wide! with a few that are a bit smaller) from the 3's Company line.

I can't wait to see who shows up!

Blessings!