Do I NEED More Fabric?

No, of course, not. But when a friend is giving away her lifetime supply of quilting fabric and works in progress, well, I just had to help her out.

Promptly at 2 pm, about a dozen of Janet's quilting friends showed up, mostly Sunday Sew and Sews. Rules were passed out, the garage door was opened at 2, and about 100  banker's boxes were revealed--free for the taking. We were asked to take no more than 4 boxes each, and you had to take the whole box, no sorting through--you got the entire box. Most were color-coordinated already or full of things like batiks.

Here is what I got:

Those who arrived at 2:12 got nothing! Yes, 95% of all the boxes and bags with tops and works in progress were gone in 10 minutes.

Now I will sort through these boxes and decide what I really want. The rest will go to the Sunday Sew and Sews meeting today--a couple of the latecomers will be delighted to still get some. Stay tuned to see what I keep.

The one thing I was most excited about:

Two and a half yards of this old fabric. Years ago, my son, Andy, had the nickname "Mr. Flameshoes" because he had black shoes with this flame pattern on them. He was, and still is, a skateboarder so I made him a "Mr. Flameshoes" quilt. The fabric is long gone but now I can make his little boy, Sam, a "Mr. Flameshoes" quilt someday--this fabric alone was worth the trip!

Andy's quilt, "Mr. Flameshoes":

Janet will continue making quilts but not at the pace she had. She was thrilled to have the burden of all this great stuff out of her house. I can relate but am not ready to go that route yet...

Remember, your kids don't want your stuff.

Let's quilt.

Barbara