Stash Note 47

I think many of you will know this fabric line. It is 'Katie Jump Rope' by the very talented Denyse Schmidt. It came out before I started quilting and over the past 2 years (God has it been that long) I have often longed to have some of this myself.

It is still available but has become increasingly rare and I just could not be asked to piece from several suppliers a fat quarter set together. On top of that I refuse to pay silly prices.

I came across this great shop called 'Blije Olifantje' while browsing one day and saw that they actually had fat quarter sets of Katie Jump rope with a decent selection at fairly good prices.
So I ordered it and was really chuffed when it arrived. I love the colours, they are so vibrant and so me.

The shop is fantastic and they have a great selection of prints including lots of Japanese imports. Go check it out.

 

Stash Note No 13 and a Giveaway

Here it comes as promised, my first ever giveaway!!!

This I am doing in honour of my one year quilt anniversary (not to be confused with blogaversery as that will only be later in the year). About a year ago around Easter time I started my first quilt.

I had taken a two week holiday and decided to spend it at home, going to the theatre, cinema, exhibitions, watching endless hours of recorded television and roaming around Soho. I think I love a staycation these days as much as going away. I've travelled a fair bit over the past 20 years but sometimes I am just content to stay at home. So I went to the Quilt exhibition at the V&A that was on at the time and I obviously loved it as it was fantastic. After that visit I went straight to my local quilt shop Tikki Ltd. and squeezed all the knowledge out from Tina the owner I could possibly do without being to rude, bought a whole bunch of Kaffe Fassett and Philip Jacobs fabrics and started sewing. Little did I know that a year later I was still sewing, got totally obsessed and had finished 12 quilts and various bags and garment pieces.

So in honour of that I am giving away a fat quarter set of the entire new Denyse Schmidt range 'Picnic and Fairground' that I purchased when I was in the US plus two coordinating solids I added myself.
Trust me it is a great range and full of bold colours that are just perfect for this time of the year.

These are the rules of engagement:

• To qualify you need to leave me two comments in total
• One comment to tell me where you are going in holiday next AND that you are now a follower or are following already
• One comment to tell me that you promoted this giveaway on your blog/flickr/facebook/tweed/ local paper/church........you get my drift...I want exposure !
• Everybody is welcome to participate, nationals, internationals and extraterrestrials (also watermelons !)
• The Giveaway will be open for an entire week until Saturday the 14th of May 
• The winner will be announced on the 15th of May 

I think that's it......enjoy !