Fabric mail, quilt show and give away

Not only is the internet a wonderful tool for communicating, what about shopping?

Work has been getting busy again and only managing little pockets of sewing on ongoing projects. I have another tea cosy under construction and have settled into a nice rhythm with the Farmer's Wife.

Looking at my fabrics for the Wife I realised I didn't have a lot of darker blues. Working on a computer every day means that the Fat Quarter Shop is only a fingertip away. Found a $10 discount voucher in a magazine - it was meant to be!

So, this week these 1/2 yards arrived. Well there are 3 darker blues in there!

Popped over to a different site and this Rural Jardin was discounted by $10. I am enjoying working with my jelly roll for the sampler and decided that this will be put away for a later date.

I am sewing the new tea cosy with my machine and am playing around with Bonnie's leaders and enders. Can you see a double Irish Chain happening here? Just like the button for Stash Manicure on the left hand side of my blog.

A few images from the Essendon Quilters show that we visited last week end. They are a very inspiring group of quilters.

A lovely arrangement of scrap fabrics.....

A great way to showcase beautiful fabrics.....

Love the variation and symmetry.....

This is a gorgeous quilt and each little block is made up of several layers of fabric. Unfortunately my photo does not do it justice but I had to include it.

And if you are looking for a give away visit Vikki's blog or go over and visit Brianna.