drool drool drool (now with pictures!!!)

[NovelMama]

Someone posted on freecycle that she had a 13 gal. garbage bag full of fabric to give away. I got it and just finished sorting through it.

:jawdrop I have hit the motherlode.

A TON of fabric, most of them odd-shaped scraps but totally useable for patchwork stuff, and some are even a yard or two (or even more) of uncut-into material. And some of the most adorable prints!! I ended up emailing her to ask her what it is she does--she had mentioned having a home business for which she buys a lot of material--and it turns out she makes nursing covers, mei-teis (sp?--I'm suddenly blanking on that), bibs, burp cloths, etc. Man does she have great taste in fabric! I'm dying that I don't have more time--I so want to make a patchwork twirly skirt for AJ, and a smock for PJ, and a couple dresses, a quilt or two, and and and.... :giggle

So here's what she gave me:

a bunch of reds and pinks...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2698/4232554320_38325e3a98.jpg

...many greens...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2653/4231784855_d93d78ac89.jpg

...loads of blues (my favorite color, woohoo!)...
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2487/4232554448_0d0770b890.jpg

...a few yellows, browns, and oranges, as well as, like, three kinds of white minky!...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4065/4232554492_761d09cc68.jpg

...AND, there were four pillows in there, too!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4231785015_070cbb0b8c.jpg
They just need to be stuffed and sealed. Sort of a weird size, though--anyone have any ideas for how they could be used? I was thinking of making them part of a swap package, but I don't know how to finish them off first. I mean, I know HOW, I just don't know what they'd be used for and thus what I ought to stuff them with. Make sense? Ideas?

[Sweet Life]

i love freecycle but it's *so* hard to get the goods before someone else does
your new stash sounds awesome! lucky ducky!

[WildOlive]

Nice!!:rockon

[swimming with sharks]

AWESOME!! :rockon

[Maggirayne]

Wow, that is soooo fun! Does she have a website? Lol!

[Sweet Life]

i was wondering about a website too ... and curious if it's the wahm i bought vanilla's mei tai from...

alison - i think we might need pics of the stash :shifty

[WildOlive]

alison - i think we might need pics of the stash :shifty

:yes

[RooMama]

Wow! That sounds great!

[NovelMama]

Ooo, I will totally do pics after PJ is in bed. Have to upload photos for the fam from AJ's bday today anyway. :)

I don't know if she has a site or not--she said she's not on etsy because there's so much competition, so I don't know where she sells from.

[Taedareth]

SWEET!! Congrats :rockon

[NovelMama]

Pics finally posted! in OP! And I need some advice, make sure you read all the way to the bottom...

[allisonintx]

I just don't know what they'd be used for and thus what I ought to stuff them with. Make sense? Ideas?


fill em with cherry pits! http://www.cherrypitstore.com/

[Charlie U]

Those fabrics are beautiful. :)

I think I'd use those pillows as travel pillows or pillows for using behind your head when you're on a recliner or couch. KWIM?

[KatieMae]

Ooooo she shops at Joanns :rockon No advice from me, but Allison has a good idea :tu

[Sweet Life]

no wonder you are drooling :yes

:cool

cherry pits - interesting idea. would love one of those heating pads.

or are they the right size to fill for little play pillows for the girls or their baby dolls?

[Firebird Rising]

way cool and super jealous!!!

[Maggirayne]

I was gonna say make a swap package of extra fabric. I was picking out my favourites. :hide

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Are they beanbag size?

[cro]

What a stash! (I see a few familiar pieces :)) :rockon

[NovelMama]

fill em with cherry pits! http://www.cherrypitstore.com/

That's an awesome idea!! I just might do that...

no wonder you are drooling :yes

:cool

cherry pits - interesting idea. would love one of those heating pads.

or are they the right size to fill for little play pillows for the girls or their baby dolls?

I was thinking about doll bed mattresses. But I'm not sure they'd be the right size. I think they might be just a smidge too small. But as heating pads they'd probably be the perfect size.

I'm going to look into that cherry pit thing some more. That is brilliant. :thumbsup

[Aerynne]

You can also fill them with wheat or rice for microwaving to make into a heating pad.

Doll pillows

[allisonintx]

I wish I could take credit. Another mama here patiently ate all the cherries and reserved the pits to make one for someone she loves. I think it's in the Let's See What You're Working On thread.

[Sweet Life]

at the fabric store the other day, i overheard a woman saying that corn (like unpopped popcorn kernels) were the 'perfect' thing for heating pads, etc. she said it's far superior to anything else (like rice). she didn't say why but that might be another possible solution besides cherry pits for the heating pads :)

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I wish I could take credit. Another mama here patiently ate all the cherries and reserved the pits to make one for someone she loves. I think it's in the Let's See What You're Working On thread.

wow. that's love. :)

[allisonintx]

cherry pits are apparently completely washable, and they won't pop like corn can :giggle

[Firebird Rising]

I'm up for some swap scraps too (were you the one lamenting this swap that you didn't really have anything to swap?)

Jen D.

[WildOlive]

Awesome! I love the blue one with the mod looking flowers, right in the middle of the pile.

That would be a fun bunch of fabrics for a trip around the world quilt. :yes

[JoyGal]

Great new stash! Fun!!

[NovelMama]

Awesome! I love the blue one with the mod looking flowers, right in the middle of the pile.

That would be a fun bunch of fabrics for a trip around the world quilt. :yes

I've never heard of that kind of quilt--what is it??

[swimming with sharks]

I have it bookmarked for the next quilt that I want to do (I have to finish my UFO's first)
http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponline/books_display.asp?i=5137&pg=4

[MamaPepper]

:jawdrop Uhm, I'm SOOOO jealous right now! I recognize several of those fabrics as they are my favorites from Hobby Lobby. . . Like, I just can't tell you how awesome that is! :rockon

[WildOlive]

I've never heard of that kind of quilt--what is it??

There are a few ways to do it, but it is basically diamonds or squares of increasing size.

Here's a neat one:
http://www.twizzelle.ca/04_gallery/2008/4April/080405Catherine_Hornstein_small.JPG

Here's another, more traditional one:
http://216.87.173.90/acqimages/hs507/Front1.jpg

We have one that dh's grandma pieced but never finished, and after she passed away someone discovered the top in the attic. It's now finished and on Levi's bed, and I just love it. If his bed wasn't such a wreck I'd take a pic. :shifty

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duh, I should have read farther down, I see now swimming with sharks also posted a link.:doh

[NovelMama]

Thanks for posting those links, SWS and Renee! Those are really pretty!

[cobluegirl]

way cool!!! you did hit the motherload.