Mine got busted twice this past week...it all began very rationally, I decided it was time to begin a new hand applique project which meant buying background fabric... so I was off to the Quilt Center.
5 1/2 yards of 60" wide Kona Cotton (not my favorite but I can't find the Springs Rangefinder bleached muslin that I love anymore). Then my eye spied this little gem! and 2 1/4 yards came home with me.
When we lived in Pennsylvania, I worked on restoring/repairing this vintage -late 19th century- quilt.
I have had this yellow fabric in my head ever since...it was love at first sight :)
Can you see in the close up how my new fabric is really similar?I thought that was that...back to the stash...but oh no, Trouble, I said, Trouble, Trouble with a Capital T was just waiting to spring out on my good intentions and resolutions.
My girlfriend showed me the fabric that she had just bought at a fabric shop in Tiberias!
Well, I loved it! This happy, bright pink and lime green stripe ...I just had to go get it! I came home with 2 meters x 2 1/2 meters wide (that's 80" x 100") enough for at least one quilt back and I'm thinking maybe an apron or a bag, plus I got this cute floral that just accents the stripe perfectly! And just maybe gave the idea to the shopkeeper that if he stocked more 100% cotton fabrics, why they would just fly out the door!
