Lessons Learned

If I have learned anything in years past its.. If you see fabric or Notions that you really like buy them... if they are something that you see all the time you can wait for a sale but if you see fabric you like buy it or you may never find it again. I have been lucky enough to have friends all over and the internet has come in very handy when looking for something that I liked the first time I saw it.. Decided later I loved it and then it wasn't there.

Today while searching for that infamous shop hop bunny I came across this sight.. Jojo's Gift Shop. I'm not as lucky as my friend Jill who seems to have really good luck when it comes to raffles and such but like alot of other websites you can sign up for the newsletter for a chance to win prizes. Perhaps the best prize today was finding all the great sales. They have a pretty good selection of Jelly Rolls and Charm squares at some really great prices. Looking for something or just looking to add to your stash this is a good place.

Okay and for everyone that knows me they know that I love my kitties. Just like Jen and Jill with their puppies.. My kitties are part of the family.. while looking for the bunny at Material Pleasure I was looking at their sale fabric and they have alot of Makower's cat fabrics that are silly but adorable.

Well I am going to get going for now.. Depending on what Keith has planned for the weekend that everyone is at retreat.. I may try to create a retreat for myself at home.. I have a few projects in mind I just need to find them (dig them out of where ever they got put when I moved)

Fabric Sales and Gift Ideas

While surfing on the internet I found out that Hancock’s of Paduchah has some great deals on Jelly Rolls and other pre cut fabric. But you have to catch them fast because they don’t last. I saw that they had Bistro on sale and when I thought about going back to get it, it was gone.. (frown). I know that I can find it other places online but I really should have never passed up the great deal.. really how often do you find Jelly rolls for $19.

Right now I have a little 2 foot corner to do my sewing because we have moved all my stuff from my apartment to the house and we are still trying to figure out how to re-organize things so that I can have my space and things won’t be so cluttered. I know that we will work it out eventually but its frustrating to know that I have NO IDEA where any of my fabrics and things are. How to be creative when you cant see and feel the fabric I haven’t figure out yet.. smiles. I haven’t complained to much to Keith about it because its hard enough to not know where things are but its even worse to see it all sitting there and not be able to do anything with it because it causes pain to sew. How does that work? The one thing that I really really want to do is painful.. so I have decided to focus on some other things for right now like planning how to organize the craft room that I am supposed to be inheriting later.. smiles. That and Keith and I have decided that we are going to re-organize the pantry so that we can find things fun fun (Not Really).

Just because I don’t have the ability to sew right now doesn’t mean that I haven’t been adding to my stash and to the "some day" projects list. I know that it is only march but at the rate that I am going, I am going to start looking at my holiday projects and decide what I want to do for them since it never seems like I get any of them done.

Has any one looked at the Moda Bake shop? It’s a super cool blog with lots of ideas.. some would be great gift ideas!! Might be some great ideas for stash busters and "Random acts of Quiltiness" gifts.. smiles. Might be some great swap goodies depending on what your looking for too.