Good Starter

How happy is this mail? I had a bit of a late night shopping spree recently. This is just one purchase but wow! All post should look like this- happy colours, a free zipper pull, and a miracle fish fortune teller. What more does a girl need? Well a Sew Together bag pattern won't hurt. So pretty soon I'll be making bags and pouches with this rainbow of zips. I won't say I'm late to the party on the Sew Together as the beauty of being crafty is the party never stops and someone new is always joining, not late at all. Zips from Zipit on Etsy - fantastic service, I'll be using this seller again. Sew Together bag pattern from SewDemented - must print the pattern out and make one (or several) soon. (I'm just playing around with how I put links on the page - no affiliation or reward for me if anyone follows these - I just want to make them easy to find for my own later use). Are you a late night shopper?   Posted with Blogsy

I managed just a few finishes in January and mostly spent the month increasing my stash. I signed up for a couple of swaps and bees and 'needed' a few extra fabrics. As ever I also snuck in a few extra pretties for myself. First up the fabrics I actually set out to buy: These prints are for a Bee I am part of within the Quilt Club Australia Facebook page, the Mug Rug Revival group over on Flickr, and the 4x5 Modern Quilt Bee which is also on Flickr. All of these fabrics are for the 4x5 Modern Quilt Bee - can you believe this is my first text print purchase? Late to the party on that trend. These blues and grey's are for my own quilt blocks in the 4x5 Bee. I have used this mosaic twice so far and received some amazing blocks in return. My 'just because' pile. I am planning an Everyday skirt from the black fabric and a selection of pieces for my daughter from the pink (I bought Puppet Show , Playtime , and After-...