Sunday 21 June 2015

Retail therapy

I can't really go to the quilt show and then not show you what I bought! Unfortunately I lost my list early in the day, but there were plenty of temptations. I love Karen Kay Buckley's scissors so I'm going to try her pins too. Double pronged pins, little rulers, a Hera marker to try out, a couple of patterns, and some small pieces of fabric. Fabric wasn't really on my list, I'm finding that even fat quarters are too big for my needs lately. Cherry Pie had these good packs of 3" by wof. Maybe I should ask my friends to save their scraps for me!


I also succumbed to buying more wool. Signature Handknits had items made up that you could try on and buy the kit (or buy already knitted). So with Julie and Kylie's encouragement I'm knitting another cowl, but this one is a bit like a shawl as well, and comes down over the shoulders. I haven't been able to stop since I started.

What I can't show you is the long list of ideas I brought home. I found the whole show more inspiring than last year.........maybe it was all those red and white quilts.

I'm off to spend the afternoon dabbling in my sewing room.

Susan x


21 comments:

  1. I use the yellow ruler all the time.........and I have some of those super fine pins...........great for hand piecing.............

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  2. looks like a lovely mixture of practical and fancy for your purchases.
    love those reds and tans...

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  3. I think you did very well with what you did actually decide to purchase at the show, I look forward to a picture of the cowl when it's finished :) Barb.

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  4. Great goodies, but especially love the wool and cowl you are knitting - it looks so soft and warm I wanted to touch it! Glad you were inspired by the red and white - wish I could have gone too, just started two red and white quilts! And love those Cherry Pie packs, I bought a red one at Quilt Convention, perfect for little projects.

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  5. Lovely treasures you purchased, can't wait to see your new cowl.

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  6. looks like some fab buys there Susan... I've never heard of double prong pins... the new cowl is coming along so well
    x

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  7. My kind of therapy! I think you'll enjoy the Hera marker - it saves having to deal with removing marks and is easy to use. And your idea of getting your friends to give you their scraps is a good one - lots of variety that way. If I lived closer I'd be giving you some of mine.

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  8. Lovely purchases Susan.... nice that there is plenty to purchase even if you're not looking (too hard) for fabric! Love the wool you've too - yummy colour.

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  9. Those teeny tiny hexies you've been making don't use much fabric :0) what you bought looks lovely! Do I spy the Star a Day pattern? I succumbed to buying it at Minick and Simpson's etsy sale. It hasn't come yet but I'm excited about the possibilities.

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  10. Lovely goodies Susan. I love coming home from a quilt show with a head full of ideas that I cant wait to start .....that's where most of my WIP's come from!

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  11. lovely shopping... it's nice ot get some useful things as well as fun things... and even better if you get lots of inspiration...
    Hugz

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  12. Glad to hear that the show was an inspiring one and that you made it there.
    I always enjoy the Cherry Pie stall and have donated to them many times.
    The wool you have chosen in lovely and will put that extra bit of colour into gloomy winter days.

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  13. Love the purchases! It great when you come home full of inspiration!! Wool colour is lovely, happy knitting!

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  14. Lovely purchases there Susan I'm sure you will enjoy playing with them all, your cowl is looking lovely to. Pretty colour.

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  15. Ooh lucky you Susan - some gorgeous purchases

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  16. Beautiful purchases and your new cowl is looking lovely, knitting is hard to put down once started!!

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  17. Nice purchases Susan! I have that 'written' fabric and those pins! They are just fantastic and hold everything together! Are those scissors the ones Lynette recommends?

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  18. Lots of gorgeous goodies you have there! My Karen K pins arrived from the USA yesterday... they are brilliant. Love your new cowl... it looks to soft and cuddly....xxx

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  19. I bought the star a day pattern too!!…so far i've kept up…5 stars!!
    Love the wool and all your other goodies too. Xx

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  20. It all looks so good, the mini wall, the red quilt display and your hand quilting.
    Looking forward to seeing the knitting finished too... sorry have had to catch up on a few blogs so all comments combined...

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