My friend Claire hosted a one-off Bargain Garden event at her home a couple weeks ago, and I came home with some excellent finds. This was a PVQA event (our guild), held in lieu of the Bargain Garden we were unable to have due to our Quilt Show being virtual this year. I did not take any pictures while I was there, but I can show you what I bought.
I didn’t buy much, just a small stack, shown with the Color Catcher they were washed with. No doubt the red and/or the orange released a bit of color in the wash.
This is a huge piece, almost four yards. This is what it looked like when I bought it, and what it looked like coming out of the dryer. Its cotton, but its one of those fabrics that doesn't soften up with washing. Color wise, I guess you would call it a "madder"? I would have been happy with a half or quarter yard of this, but that's not how purchases work at the Bargain Garden. Maybe having this big of a piece of orange/madder will force I mean encourage me to get out of my "box" and experiment more.
Here's a close-up, with the ID, such as it is, on the selvedge.
Next up are a couple of Cranston Print Works fabrics, which I've always been attracted to and buy whenever I see them.
If you know me at all, you know I love brown. I especially love this "faded" looking one. Don't be surprised to see it appear in a doll quilt soon.
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Looks like someone took a bite out of it.
Nice little contemporary looking print. I was surprised to see it was made by Thimbleberries.
Not sure what to make of this one. Unusual, anyway. I'm not even sure what color I would file this under. May be good for borders or a binding.
This looks like a repro to me, but ? I believe it definitely qualifies as "cheddar" which I have little to none in my stash. Its a fairly big piece, at least a yard. I'll get plenty of little color splashes, and a few bindings out of this.
This batik piece is about a yard and a half, big enough to back a lap quilt, which is no doubt what I'll use it for. What a great score on these pieces! I spent a whopping $18 for several yards of great fabric!
I’ve been itching to make some doll quilts lately, and also itching to dig into this fun stack of fabrics, so right away I gathered up some other Cranston and similar prints, and before you know it, I'd finished this little doll quilt.
These were so fun to make! Wendy will be shocked ! I now have two minis, made from scratch (ie no cheating) for June, and its only the 6th! That's it for now, but I already have more ideas stewing. It feels good to be back in the "mini" groove.
love, Sandy
Look at you go on the minis!!
ReplyDeleteYou really made a haul at the bargain garden, even though the stack was small. It contained some real gems. Great cheddar and madder shades, and I am always thrilled to find Judie Rothermel and Paula Barnes fabrics. Love that stripe!
And your minis are wonderful! You make me want to get my mini made already! LOL
Great fabrics. I have some of them. I love your minis. Hugs
ReplyDeleteVery cute mini's as usual! and some great finds in the BG! That cheddar is particularly nice! And if you want more "ugly" browns (my words not yours) come on over I've got plenty! haha
ReplyDeleteAh Claire … you know me so well!
ReplyDeleteYou really found some nice fabrics. That stripe by Paula Barnes made me think of the color Puce. When you put it with brown it looks purple and when you put it with purple it looks brown. Very unusual color but a really nice piece of fabric. Love your little minis. You've got the whole month ahead of you to make more fun things.
ReplyDeleteTwo minis and it's only the 6th! Guess all we need is the proper motivation and some new (to us) fabric scraps! Great minis and like the others I love that cheddar.
ReplyDeleteWow!! those fabrics really did call to you - and now two minis later... haha!! they are awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteOh you got some great pieces for sure. Two minis - terrific. I really love the cheddar border - it just works!
ReplyDeleteOh wow!!! Sorry it has taken me so long to comment. Busy week! First of all, what a lucky girl you are. Lots of great fabrics for low money and you got to spend time with Claire too. Win, win! I believe that #1475 is an old VIP. I still have a bit of it in red. And that weird Paula Barnes print is in my "neon" stash which has grown considerably over the last few years. Your minis are tremendous! Of course I am particularly partial to the one with cheddar border. And, since you have two in one month I can link you up again at the end of the month. Another win-win! Thanks for such a fun post!
ReplyDeleteLovely bunch of fabrics, and beautiful mini's. That unusual stripe would be great for sashings.
ReplyDeleteI think you scooped up some exceptional pieces. You certainly didn't waste any time putting them to good use. Your minis are fabulous.
ReplyDeleteYou found some great fabrics! I like the old Cranston fabrics, too, and found 3 pieces of the same fabric in variations of the same color at different times and in different places. Sadly, when I washed them they came out with a decidedly unpleasant odor. I washed them several more times in different ways but couldn't get the smell out. I no longer have them. I hope yours fare better than mine.
ReplyDeleteAnd that orange--I have a fat quarter of it. No idea where I got it, probably at some recycle/upcycle event. I don't use orange often (is it really cheddar?) so it's been sitting for a while. One of the days....
I love your little quilts. They are perfect!
Oh, what fun! You got a great stash of 'new' fabrics and went right to work making two sweet minis! That's the way to do it--great job!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite of all your Bargain Garden purchases is the cheddar! Don't find that color very often in my area. Cute mini quilts!
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