Pure Woven Joy

But before I get to that, a glimpse at what 53 quilts (and 5 flannel layette blankets) looks like. It took two shoppig carts piled taller than myself to get these into the store! As expected, the Project Linus event was quite the event - meeting many very appreciative and surprised coordinators. Honestly, I really don't know how I managed to meet my 52 blanket goal myself. I have agreed to help our new coordinator machine quilt a few of her tops free of charge. I figure that it will be good practice for learning the nuances of my new LA. Now, if that silly state tax ID number would ever get here so that they can ship it!?!
As mentioned previously, Mardens (the store hosting the PL Event), gives 3/4 yard for every quilt brought in. It used to be 3 fat quarters, but then when patrons started bringing in big numbers, that got impractical. I left the store with 50 yards of material, 39.75 of which was FREE (and the rest was a mere $3 per yard!)! Earlier this week they got in a wonderful shipment of Carla Miller and Freespirit Anabella. My heart nearly skipped three beats when I saw all of the bolts.

This pile hardly looks like 50 yards, but it is. Most are 1-2 yard pieces, but I did get 3 yards of at least 6 prints for using as backs. And (though not photographed, I got a few yards of wide Kona in white) - not so interesting to show.

...a lovely assortment in the green, aqua & brown colorway.

...And some very luscious kiwi and shades of red. These are SO gorgeous in person.

...And I have a couple of these, but a gal can (should) always have more.

Unfortunately, they only had one of the Kaffe Fasset Foxgloves, which I really like. I'd have loved to have found the blue one. But nonetheless, it goes nicely with some of the Carla Miller prints. I also have a few other Carla Miller ones recently purchased that will coordinate with the new ones. Oh, my creative design juices are moving a mile a minute right now!.....

...and a few yards of rogue prints that did not coordinate much with others i got, but I still liked them.

So, there ya have it - enough fancy, modern & new fabric for at least 6-7 quilts. Enough damage for one day. Image that - 50 yards of top quality (typically $8-9 per yard) for a mere $30! I couldn't be more delighted :-)