Today was a quilt-related shopping day. I guess I should invoke the “I am on a holiday” or “fabric emergency” excuses so the fabric purchases made are guilt free.
Four of us headed south to Bellingham and Lyden for the day. The only fabric purchases I made were 3 yards of a yellow-green fabric that matches some pumpkin fabric I bought last year after the shop put it on sale after Halloween. This qualifies as an “emergency” purchase because without this fabric, I could never complete a quilt from that pumpkin fabric. I also bought some 120″ wide muslin and a brown/green leaf print to be used as backings. These could also be emergency purchases as without them, my flimsies will never become finished quilts.
I was on an annual leave today from work so I was technically on holiday. If I am on a holiday I am allowed to purchase fabric as a souvenir, right? Either way, fabric emergency or on a holiday, these purchases were “calorie free”.
After lunch at the Olive Garden, we headed north to three quilt shops in Lynden. At Tangled Threads, I found the BQ pattern that I had been looking for and an interesting log cabin / pumpkin table runner pattern.
Today was a wonderful day spent shopping with fellow quilters. Although I technically slipped and purchase fabric, I did not purchase any fabrics on speculation. No fabrics came home with me to merely join the existing stash in the studio. All fabric purchases have a specific and intended purpose. Once in a while, everyone on a diet slips and indulges themselves, right? 
A fun day indeed. 🙂
It sounds like a great day, and I think your fabric purchases qualify as “needs” and as “souvenirs.” I love that log cabin pumpkin idea.
What a fun day you had. I had a shopping day with some girls from the Friday Craft Group i attend on recently. I really enjoyed.
I think the key is “moderation in everything” and it looks like you did good and had some fun with some fellow quilters while you were at it! I like that table runner pattern!
Cheers!
Evelyn
Sounds like a fun day, and if you have a purpose for the fabrics then they should be guilt free.
sounds like you did well staying reined in for a whole day of shopping with friends!
Absolutely – works for me! After all, people on a diet don’t stop eating all together. And an occasional binge sometimes makes the diet work even better by kicking one off the plateau. You did well Norma!
Ah, you DID find your pattern- terrific! I was just looking at the website again this morning. I’ll probably have to order mine–next allowance phase.
I didn’t even know they had a quilt shop in Lynden – I will be there in October so I will need to check it out – thanks for the tip!
Your shopping day sounds wonderful and you were moderate in your purchases. I like the BQ pattern. Are you going to make it with the same colors?