Fabric Shopping

Disclaimer: This post was prepared for publication on Friday the 13th. It seems I failed to actually set it to post. Therefore, this year I'm short a post and this one is a little late. Hopefully I'll do better in the new year.

Every year I vow to buy less fabric than I use. This might be the first year I accomplished that lofty goal.

The day after Thanksgiving, I ventured out to Spring Water Designs to shop their sale. I picked up some great fabrics. A couple were in the holiday prints (on sale) and the others were on the discount shelf. This is where I get backing fabrics, or fun fabrics for borders and binding. This time I picked up some great ones.

From the top:
Mystic Ocean yellow by Josephine Wall, 4 yards (backing for a quilt)
Nightfall Aura Fletchings rose, 4.5 yards (I'm feeling adventuresome and wanted to try this as a background fabric in a quilt)
Dear Mum by Robin Pickens (black print), 1.5 yards
Lulu Lane Slate, 1.5 yards
Haunted House Black (poison bottles), 1 yard
Total: 12.5

Previous total: 11.5 yard, so I didn't win any contests by doubling my total for the year in a single trip. I think it's a respectable decrease from last year. I'll just have to try harder next year. Wish me luck!

Fabric purchased this year: 24 yards

Tools and supplies (affiliate links):
Creative Grids 6.5" x 24.5" Rectangle
Fiskars Rotary Cutter
Fiskars Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat
BLACK+DECKER Classic Steam Iron
Grabbit Magnetic Pin Cushion
Fiskars 8-inch scissors
Juki TL-2010Q
Cheryl Ann's Quilting Design Wall - 72" White