Fibermania

Sisters' Day Out
I picked up Brooke at 10:30 and in less than 20 minutes we were in Georgia at Sew Bee It Quilt Shop.
It was HEAVENLY. We stepped into the place and couldn't move. I said "Wait" and then loudly sang an operatic trill which certainly was out of character, but so perfect for the situation.

Now this is a quilt shop! And there is even a yarn section! I am full of exclamation marks, but it so deserves it.

I confess. I bought fabric.

I felt I was low on pastels. Yes. That's it. I was low on pastels and needed just a few to round out my stash. I was thinking pink but aqua and green seemed to attach themselves to me. It may have been that zig-zaggy fabric that led the way. And I usually prefer a geometric over a floral, but I couldn't resist letingt that limey green print in. It was half price after all. There was an entire room of just half priced fabrics. But mostly I went for the Kaffe Fasset Rowan stuff. 

 I have added some of my hand dyed solids to the selection and see they coordinate perfectly. I found I had a three yard piece of hand dyed pastel stripey to compliment the stack of new fabrics. Dee-licious. I have been wanting to make a girly-girl colored quilt and now I have all the necessary ingredients.
Brooke couldn't believe I would buy the pink and blue duckies below. I think they are so sweet.



The bubbles and X's
were $1 each. I had to rescue them. Orange dots on blue. What's not to love?

There is also a classroom, equipped with wonderfully familiar Janome machines. Hmmm. Both Brooke and I got ideas. Notice the Sandi Cummings type quilt on the wall? Small world. No?

I would like to thank all of you who sent me lovely compliments on Full Sails. Words of encouragement are so appreciated. And to answer a few questions: I use heavier threads for quilting. #30 weight cotton usually. Not machine quilting threads per se. Madeira Tanne for example (discontinued). And also Sulky #12 weight which is really heavier, but very soft going through the needle.
I never zig zag over my edges. Never. And I use a self-threading needle to pull the beginning stitching threads through to the back. My machine pulls them through and clips them (1/4") at the end of the stitch line. Janome 6500P.