Blog entries tagged Fabric

New Clothes ... Sort Of

Shelley — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:49:04 +0100

I'm growing out of all my clothes. It's been a while since they were fitting properly anyway, but now even my longer tees aren't quite cutting it and I'm relying more and more on my belly band to cover the space between my jeans and my shirt.

Enter a large stack of fabric and some simple and pretty patterns.

While the cats played hide-and-seek with the...

Random Image #17

Shelley — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 13:03:39 +0100

I spent part of this evening looking for some pictures of my garden last summer and found this one of a bunch of fabric. I just like it so much. The fabrics are part of a kit I got a few years ago. It was completely Liette's fault.

We'd finally found Earthly Goods quilt shop in Edmonton and were having a great time browsing around. I'd picked out a few fat quarters and a couple ...

The Parcel That Arrived Thursday

Shelley — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 04:28:59 +0100

I promised I would tell you about this pile of goodness yesterday but I took a pretty fantastic slip on our fresh ice and by the time I could be writing I was so stiff all I wanted to do was nap. Today my shoulder is a little sore and my knee is Technicolor (yes I managed to bang both) but I am otherwise just fine - all the more so for a bunch of freshly washed and pr...

Fabric and Candy

Shelley — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:47:17 +0100

I decided to check the mail while I was home for lunch today and was well rewarded for my efforts. Inside my box was a key to open one of the big boxes and inside the big box was a parcel from Blair.

This awesome pile of goodness is in trade from some crochet covered stones I sent to her a little while ago. Bits of each of these fabrics are going into my charm quilt. One of the bars...

Ten Dresses

Shelley — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 10:42:08 +0100

Every year when it gets really hot I wish I had more dresses. Dresses just seem so perfect for hot weather. They are easy to wear and a little breezier than a skirt and top. I love the way a dress and a pair of matching shoes always makes an outfit. If it happens to cool off you can always throw on a cute cardigan and still look all put together.

So, every year when it gets really hot I wish I had more dresses and I say to myself, "I should really make som...

The Week of Fun Mail

Shelley — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:50:31 +0100

I got a bunch of fun mail this week: two envelopes stuffed with fabric and yarn and a small box of books. It's like a pile of inspiration sitting on my desk.

The fabrics, and the green yarn, are going to become a quilt similar to this one. It'll be a project for after Christmas and early January. Something nice and warm for our bed when the weather gets the coldest, to remin...

Mail

Shelley — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 04:22:26 +0100

So, about that mail ...

It was actually two packages: one from The Workroom and the other from Mokuba (who don't seem to have a proper website), both in Toronto. What are all these lovely goodies for? Underwear.

Amy, of Angry Chicken, has been talking about m...

Thrifting Treasures

Shelley — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:05:34 +0100

I went thrifting with my sister this weekend and came home with some pretty good finds.

When I dumped out the button jar I got to sort things out I found this sweet little sailboat ...

and this tiny oval.