Fabriholics Anonymous #1

MArion do you see where gardn_whisperer is from? ANother one from Florida. AMybe she can even get us some discounts??? LOL
Oh my gosh, we don't need any more excuses to buy fabric.
I do hope you have them all in tubs, to keep them from the moisture and bugs!

LK

Barbar, excuse me for being a dummy but what is a BOM? I see you have mentioned it several times and I am just can't figure it out. I know when you tell me I will say, DUH! but for now, put me out of my misery.

I was doing just fine with several shelves for fabric; keeping them by color & being able to see them all. Then Black and White came into my life and now I have two shelves just for that! Of course, I bought a little bit of this and a yd of that but not enough for stripping, borders and backing so when I am ready to put the quilt together I will have to return to the store for more. Is that supposed to be the way this works?

A quilt show with fabric too; be still my heart!!

Hello gardn-whisperer, good to have another one from Florida in the group. My family is from that part of the state but I live in the northern part almost to the Georgia line. I yield my "title" if I ever have one to gardn-whisperer! She is definitely the"'queen" of the Fabriholics Club!!!

Oh Jaye, isn't it awful how they place those booths in just the perfect places to catch us at quilt shows. BTW, anyone interested in coming to my house March 14 and continuing on to Trenton for a huge Quilt Fest? The more the merrier--hint, hint, Jaye and Kel!!!!!!!
There are to be all kinds of activities and the opening of yet another building in the quilting complex there. All kinds of demo, old machine repairman, craft booths, food booths--from what I was told--you name it they will have it. Oh yes, fabric for sale too!!

Let me know so I can clear out a bedroom.

Oh, Marion, do I wish I lived closer to you! That quilt show sounds wonderful and just at the right time. March is the worst for us up here in Michigan. Not pretty winter but not Spring either. Bad, bad depression time. Lovely fabrics and quilts would make the outside just fade away.

The paper day said JoAnn's was having a sale on batiks (40% off ) and fat quarters for $.99. While I already bought the fabric for the spring floral swap I just might have to drift by and see what trouble I can get into.

Well, Janice you are more than welcome to come--stay over the next week and go to the festival with me. I am sure I could find oodles of trouble for us to get into!!!

Ladydragon5 - BOM stands for Block of the Month. Several quilt stores run them as well as on-line shops. It is very similar to a sampler quilt in that each month you make a block in a pattern they give you along with fabric they have chosen. At the end of the year you have twelve blocks to put together however you want . A large quilt, some table runners etc. Below is a picture of my first year doing this. Now I'm on year three. You learn so much about technique, shortcuts etc. I love the experience and seeing how different people put the quilts together.

Janice, tell me about the spring floral swap! Qwilter, what a beautiful quilt! Looks hard, too!

It was easier than it looks. It was more time sonsuming than hard. But I love it.

Beautiful quilt! I like the way the blocks extend out over the borders.

Believe I have my first quilt layed out the way it will be put together. Giving my neck a rest. Been at it since early this morning. The quilt is supposed to have 25 6 1/2" blocks. Wasn't happy with it the first time it was layed out - not enough contrast. Have practically made a second quilt. Have 17 blocks left over. LOL!

thanks for the welcome everyone

hi abbis

Quilter5bdsr--I lived in N.H. for 32 years
lived in Weare, Dover, Durham, Pittsburg, and Madbury

The Think Spring quilt block floral swap is closed since they have their 12. The other is this one, which is Glutton for Punishment, and it is a floral block, too.

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/953075/

You can keep track of these by going to the Quilting Forum or looking for new things on the list of swaps that Stacey updates.

Welcome whisperer - I've been in NH for twenty two years and still love it. Twenty in Derry and now two in Hillsboro. Derry was becoming too much of a city for us. Here we only have three traffic lights and everyone is sooooo friendly. Hope you will join us in a swap - it's lots of fun.

here is my jacket

That is a very nice jacket! Love the flooring also.
LK

the back

Lovely fabric. And I suppose you got a good deal on it where you work? Very nice! Does it come in other colors? Do you work at a fabric chain store, or is it a local shop?
LK

yes, I get a decent discount , but it is so expensive to begin with--$79.99 yd (discounted from 160.00)
that is why lapels and sleeves are a co-ordinate --that was 29.99 yd

here is the monkey side

this tone on tone is the only color this pattern came in
several other crewels that are florals

taters--brasilian cherry
floor at work place
I took my jacket in to snap it near the bolts I used

Oh my goodness. That is pricey! But very pretty. Thanks for showing it to us.
LK

thank you taters

had to modify the pattern to get the lapels the way I wanted
original pattern had a lapel that crossed over in an L shape that provided a large pocket
since it would have hid the animals I tailored it off

also there was no lining but I added one since the crewel is wool and would have been too scratchy

You did an excellent job of adjusting the pattern and sewing it like you wanted. It is very nice.

Cool projects...

Love your quilt Janice...posted a rag style cut jacket that is made in 4 pieces..maybe Janice you could get Stacey into making one..non fail..lol

Garden Whisper...oh your jacket is marvelous!
The material alone is gorgeous...


Well, I am in so much trouble...and it is all cetain peoples fault!!

LOL, you taught me a few things about quilting and now Hands on the hips here...

Yesterday I ordered some materials from the Fatquarter Shop!! Can't wait till it arrives.

Then...Today i went to JoAnns to get a yard of marterial for my project...
ROFLOL, 35 dollars later I am home! Forgot to take a picture but
woohoo, now to figure out what to do with my fabric.

heheh, good thing the bill won't come for another month. grin,grin.

Judy, you are just too much..lol...with all these projects in the works how will you ever cook Steve's supper????

Certain people's fault, you say Judy?
Looking around.. I wonder who could they be?? Not Maid Marion for sure.. nor LK... nor Debra... hmmmmm...

Judy, now you know what us frabicaholics are going through. We certainly need help.

LK, we need a new room please...........

We have a new member of our club! I took Stacey to one of my favorite quilt stores and she went nuts! She was, Oh, this and Ah, that and "have to have" on lots of things but settled on just about 5 pieces of fabric. She even bought one of those, "I don't know what I'm going to do with it but HAVE to have it" things. she hasn'tmade her first item yet and already she is gone on the fabrics.
GOTCHA!

That's music to my ears, Janice!!!!!
My my my.. how our niece has grown!!! Lol!!

New room ladies!

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/957674/