Last week on Monday Hubby called me and said he needed his meds refilled. Â For us, that means a trip to Wal-mart which is a half hour away. Â Some of my childcare kids were sick and weren’t at my house so Hubby got off work at four and Kalissa came and watched the childcare kids so Hubby and I took off.
We had another errand besides Wal-Mart so I started whining along the way hoping he might let me stop at the thrift store. Â They changed their hours and are open until 6pm now. Â You can probably imagine the “whoop” that came from me when they extended their hours. Â Anyway he dropped me off and went to do the errand. Â I didn’t find a lot but I did find this….
There are two pieces of fabric. Â Each is just under a yard’s worth. Â 50 cents each. Â I have no idea what quilt they will go in but it shouldn’t be too hard to find a spot.
People often wonder if the fabric I find thrifting is “quality” fabric. Â As you can see, this is a Windham fabric. Â Typically all the fabric I find is name brand. Â There might be some JoAnn’s fabrics but that doesn’t bother me. Â I do feel what I get and make sure it feels good. Â I trust the feel test even more than I trust the name brand test.
I also found this…
This is a started piece…all scrappy.
This too was 50 cents. Â I will put in a pile to be sent off to Mississippi Valley Quilters doll quilt project. Â They take things like this and turn them into doll quilts.
I found a longer black sweater that I’m trying for myself. Â I’ve become the leggings girl and the black sweater will work with the leggings.
From there Hubby picked me up and we were off to Wal-mart. Â After that it was back home with the job of putting everything away.
The next day I got a comment from a blog reader, Melissa B.  It said, “I saw your husband at Walmart in Decorah on Monday night and so badly wanted to say hello and that I read your blog, but I was afraid he would think I was some creepy stalker! He was also talking on the phone–probably to you–so a good reason not to approach him! I felt like I had seen a celebrity!”
Ha!! Â This made me smile. Â Please don’t ever be afraid to say hi to any one of us out in public. Â We are actually used to it and enjoy meeting people. Â Our daughter Kalissa works in the ER in Decorah and has had people recognize her there. Â We’re all a chatty bunch but very far from celebrity status.
So that’s my fabric report and a report on how the fabric got to my house.
To see how other are managing their fabric intake, check out Patchwork Times.
I know exactly how Melissa B. feels. I thought I saw someone who looked like Kelli in April, but I couldn’t remember her married name. And anyway, what would a nursing student/farmer’s wife/quilter be doing in Disney World? Turns out, she was at a nursing conference! Wish I’d said Hi!
FYI, just got my Feb issue of American Patchwork and Quilting- congrats on being in the issue!
I am so jealous. I checked out the price of men,s shirts in Value Village (up in Canada) and they were priced at $8.00 dollars and up. Also have you got a plan for all the blocks that people sent you for your birthday?