I’ve done very little fabric shopping lately, but I do have to show you the few things I couldn’t live without. First up are those stunning Liberty fabrics from Jones and Vandermeer I told you I needed a few weeks ago. ( ^ the two bottom ones ^ ) I can’t wait to make dresses...
Have you seen this Lua Sleepsack Ashley made? As soon as I laid eyes on it, I knew my baby would need one. So I pulled out two of my go to fabrics, Liberty and Robert Kaufman chambray, purchased the pattern, and got to work. What a fantastic pattern this is! Seriously, its super well...
My dad’s birthday was last week. He is such a wonderful man, and our family is blessed to have him. And he has three daughters and no sons, so I think he’s an extra kind of special. The thing about my dad and holidays is that he never asks for anything. Or when he finally gives...
Emily over at Jones and Vandermeer has just gotten in a shipment of Liberty! She chose some really gorgeous prints from their new Classics line. I’m currently on a spending freeze not only because I’m finishing up paying bills for baby, but also because some really great person decided to steal my debit card and...
After even more blog silence, I’m back with a brand new quilt to show off. And this is a quilt like I’ve never made before. Not only is the palette a brand new one for me, but this quilt has so many other aspects to it that were virtually uncharted for me. I do so...
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Meredith, when you buy fabric for your stash, without any project in mind, how many yards do you typically buy?
I generally don’t buy any fabric without having a purpose. I stash two different ways: either I am buying a collection (pretty much only Anna Maria, but there are some other designers I’ll do this with as well), and I’ll get either half or full yard cuts of every fabric in the line (these are the fabrics that will “last” a while), OR I’ll stash for garment sewing in which case I’ll buy about a yard and a half of 54″ fabric or closer to three yards for 44″ fabric (these fabrics generally get used up within a week of receiving them). Rarely I’ll stash some backing fabrics, because I normally wait to buy the fabric that I think will go best with whatever quilt it is. If I know for sure that I’m stashing for a bed quilt for me, and only if I already have the top planned out, I’ll do six yards, but for any other backing I’ll generally get between two and four yards. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much! So interesting to hear how others do it. I just love everything you make!
Also, all of this fabric is totally awesome. The Liberty florals are to die for.
They are all amazing and I’m sure you are itching to use them! Do you know the name of the large scale floral? Thinking it would be perfect for pillows…it’s so different and gorgeous!
I went back to the site I ordered the fabric from to see what the name of it was, and they must have sold out because I can’t find it! I’m sorry! If I come across it again, I’ll email you the name of the fabric with a link.
Ok, thanks!