New Fabric

these were waiting for me 

when I got home from work last night

40 1/2 yards of awesome!!!

they will mix in perfectly with my stash

at $5 a yard I couldn't resist 

*****

Have a great weekend friends~~~

Cotton Closet

yesterday this closet was overflowing with wool

that has been moved to a different room

this closet now contains about 80% of my quilt fabric

might not be amazing to you

but to me it is unbelievable

when this was Mom's house the closet was overflowing

there were baskets and bags full of cotton

around the room

my house had four floor to ceiling metal shelving units

stuffed with cotton

plus more baskets and bags

over the years I downsized

she downsized

we mostly donated to our church and other charities

our joy in collecting got the best of us

I took years off from stitching to hook

she slowed down in her stitching...

it pleased us both to donate

to share our "wealth"

now my stash of cotton is not overwhelming

if only I could say that about the wool 

Happy Saturday!

the antibiotics have taken hold so the pain is gone

 

The Dye Pots Are Out

http://altoonsultan.blogspot.com/2009/08/dyeing-day.html

I found the above photo on Pinterest

then followed the link to the blog

very good reading...

My dye pots are full

at the moment there are three pots of green

simmering away

it's a work day so only those today

I'm getting ready to open my etsy store again

FB buyers made me dizzy over the weekend

think it will be easier to just sell out right 

we'll see

I'm very happy with all the sales I made this year

a good dent has been made in the sewing room,

the wool room and a debt or two

I'll let you know when the shop is open

I'm going to do wool ...over dyed for now,

cotton bundles...so much awesome Moda and such from the past

finished hooked rugs and other decor

whatever I can live without

it's a dreary day in Ohio

good for dyeing

not so bad for going to work

Homespun, Seriously

this morning

I needed to move this chest

 it was so heavy...

 forgotten what it was filled with

oh seriously...

I thought I'd used all the homespuns

making those woven placemats with mom! 

looks like a lot of bundles of homespun

to sell soon

 *****

tomorrow the truck is coming to pick up

for the new

St Vincent dePaul thrift store 

opened in Youngstown

furniture, clothes, household goods

out the door

win~win

Happy Thursday

it's a little dreary, a little rainy

who cares?

I'm on vacation again