I had to run in to the LQS yesterday to pick up a new needle threader for my machine because mine broke off while I was doing some practice FMQ earlier in the week (things got a little crazy!). While I was there I decided to check to see if they had gotten in any more off-white minky as I knew Gretchen was in need of some for a backing or two, and I had a great coupon in my pocket (buy 9 yards, get 6 free!). I had been in the shop the week before and was having a hard time finding 15 yards, but they had gotten a shipment and had the off-white that she needed as well as raspberry that both she & I could use.
After figuring that she needed 4 off-white, 4 raspberry, and I was getting 3 of the raspberry, I was quickly closing the gap on the needed 15 yards to use the coupon. They have a selection of 108″ fabric for backs, so I picked up red with white circles for my B&W Log Cabin that I started working on last week. I was going to go with a red solid for the back, but this is more fun.
It adds to the craziness, and I’m OK with it. I’m adding a solid black border, so it will be ‘contained’. 🙂
In my last post I wasn’t so sure I was digging these blocks (when I had 2 completed), but I whipped out 5 more and tossed some up on the wall and I’m feeling much better about them.
This is not the final layout, but I it helps show that my concerns in my last post were unnecessary. It’s going to look pretty damn cool when it’s done.
I also bought a yard of Wee Wander Summer Night Lights in Magenta (the bottom fabric) because I’m planning to make this, or something similar.
Photo from: http://sarahjanestudios.com/
The tutorial can be found here.
I was JUST going to pick up my part, and ended up spending over $200 on fabric…Whoops! In my defense, when it was all said and done, we saved about 40% by using the coupon, and that’s darn good savings on things we ‘need’ anyway!
Wanna-Be-Quilter 
Isn’t it always like that? One “just” wants tu buy something small and we walk out if the shop loaded like camels in the desert, LOL
Love your crazy block 🙂
So easily done! You could be like me and not drive – saves some money but the frustration levels are high! I’ve had to put aside my log cabin quilt as I can’t get to a shop to buy fabric for the borders 😦 But I did walk to our local Hobbycraft and ended up buying 5 packs of fat quarters that were on offer! 🙂 Where there’s a will…
Just a heads up… I used that same red with white circles as a backing for a sampler quilt and it bled like crazy even with a prewashing and some color catchers. It’s cute and is just awesome with your log cabins but wash wash wash! Anyway that sounds like quite an awesome coupon.
THANK YOU! I don’t pre-wash my fabric, so I’ll have to do that. But what about the fact that I’m pre-washing the back, but not the front….it will just be extra-crinkly when I was the completed quilt later, right?
I know those days well… a quick trip to the shop for say, a rotary cutter blade, and suddenly, it’s the most expensive blade in the history of the world and it would have been cheaper to order online w/shipping costs- because it would have saved you all the impulse buys! LOL.
It was a slippery slope for us to get to the 15 yards. I think we enable each other! Thanks for picking up all of that minky! I am loving the red minky circles!