There was that woman, just minding her own business peacefully in the fabric shop. While over at the cutting table, TinnieGirl and I were throwing bolts of fabric around and having a big discussion about the best colour for the sashing for a quilt.
We had about twenty bolts out, and all the blocks on the table, and it went something like this:- Should it be luscious?
- How about dramatic?
- Mm, this is sweeter.
- Nah, that's too dull.
- Ick.
- Eek!
- Choose something totally wild and unexpected.
- No, silly, not that!
- What about - er, no.
- This one or this one?
- That one. No, this one. No, that one... No, ...
You've probably had those conversations.
That's why I invited TinnieGirl for my industrial-strength bargain fabric shopping extravaganza. To provide moral support and colour theory. Oh, and because it was lots of fun! Being a wise op-shopper, she chose a great cafe to tank up on the coffee and pancakes first, so that whilst I had a fabric rush in Rathdowne Remnants, she could run around with a nicely-timed sugar rush. (Ms. Pops, you were missed. We needed you to be the voice of reason.)
My low-carb long-distance maintenance diet of eggs got me through a massive - for me - purchase of fabrics to make a dress, a shirt, four pillowcases -- and sundry haberdashery items. Yippee!
Back at the castle, the dragon guards the loot. (Some of it)Dragon: (Thinking) Can I come out yet? Are there biscuits in this for me?
"What do YOU think? Black.... or china blue?"
She was pretty game.
Heck, I think she'd been hovering, so perhaps she wasn't so innocent. Within moments, there was a heated discussion again, Stranger Lady and TinnieGirl gave me a (much-needed) lesson in colour and in wedding quilt etiquette (which about boils down to: Don't presume). We ummed, we debated. We settled. I paid.
As I was pulling out the plastic, our not-so innocent bystander sidled up to the assistant. "I think I need to learn quilting," she said.
Ha. Another one bitten!
(- And what was she hanging out in the quilting fabric section anyway, if she wasn't just ASKING for trouble. Right?)
Right.
Tomorrow: striking gold at savers. And a nugget regretted.
6 comments:
OH, it's impossible for me to get out of GJ's or Rathdowne Remnants without a huge bag of fabric.... and I don't need help to do it.
Sound's like you and Tinnie-girl had a blast. Hope the quilt is everything stranger-lady dreamed of.
Nice work I say. The more people we can drag in the better!
I am glad it sounded like such a productive day.
Yep, that Stranger Lady was asking for trouble. Don't feel sorry for her at all! ;-)
I can't believe I missed all the fun! My 2, make that 3 favourite pastimes...fabric shopping, op shopping, and coffee shops eekkk.
As soon as I move, there will have to be another spree!
It was a lovely day out. I wore myself out on my ride on the way home. I didn't have enough purchases to energise me when I got home either. I'm with CurlyPops. We'll have to have another one soon.
looks like u had a great shopping trip and is that cafe very close to GJ's. I was a bit disappointed with Rathdowne and much prefer GJ's.
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