Anyone need some retail therapy? When I’m feeling a bit grumpy here’s a fun thing I do: Go to Hawthorne Threads, or FabricShack, or SewDeerlyLoved, and fill my virtual shopping cart. I ponder, delete items, find new ones, somehow tricking my mind into thinking that I’m totally planning on buying it… Then I move on to something else, and forget about it, but guess what, in my mind I had that fabric. I dreamt of quilts or little girls dresses, but it was free!
And then once in a while my resolve weakens…and wierd! but a package arrives at my Post Office box. Guess I must have actually bought that one 😉
These fabrics are from a fairly new collection called Tea Garden by Dena Fishbein. Something about them is totally yummy to me. I just love Dena’s style which looks like she hand painted the design right onto the fabric. It’s kinda casual and almost whimsical. Makes me think of a cottage by the sea. (the colors anyway)
I think the flowers in vases on white is my fave, but this little birdie is a close second. I can see them in a quilt like this, with white sashing… Has anybody invented a “Time-Stretcher” yet? There’s so many quilts I want to make, but my babies are growing up fast!
Hi Jo… I didn't know you had a blog & just found out so I have read your last couple entries… I'm a blogger addict so I will be following you! Keep up your stitches- love them! 🙂 Rachel from Colorado 🙂
I do that too! I love online "window shopping"! That fabric is cute too, love the little birdies.
I love that stack you put together – what great harmony.
– it never hurts just to put it in your cart
– this way I won't lose track of the pieces I love
– you're not actually buying it until you pay for it
– if I win the lottery I will have full carts at a lot of places so I can quickly spend my money
Nope, I can't do that. Once its in the cart I am probably going to justify buying it and that package will be on my doorstep before I know it! I do this on Etsy sometimes … its a little safer, since it stays in my cart and I can decide in a few days or weeks if I REALLY want that fabric, but otherwise its risky business for me haha. (Case in point, I was on fabric.com this weekend and ordered what was in my cart, then moved on to burgundy buttons, and before I know it I was emptying out my etsy cart as well… not deleting, no ofcourse not, just ordering it all! Awful… I have a problem… lol)