Fabric Stash and a Broken New Year's Resolution

See, this is why I don't make New Year's resolutions.  You're just setting yourself up for a fall.  Or at least I am.

Back during the first of January, I resolved to not buy any new fabric until February.  It lasted a week.  I have now stomped on that resolution, then I drove over it with my car until it was dead, dead, dead.

My in-laws were kind enough to give me a gift certificate for $75 to Pink Chalk Fabrics for Christmas.  Last week, I decided to use my gift certificate.  I resolved to use my common sense and buy "blender" fabrics that I've been wanting for awhile.  And so I did.
Take a look at my new lovelies!

Pearl Bracelets by Lizzy House and Bike Path fabric by Allison Glass

True Colors by Heather Bailey and Joel Dewberry

some random fabrics including Tula Pink, Allison Glass, Robert Kaufman

and finally, a copy of this magazine Patchwork and Quilting Love from the UK that all the bloggers have been raving about.  I've been wanting to buy an issue for awhile but it's $12 American and that's a little pricey.  It has to be something I know is good for me to shell out that kind of dough.  Although, issue 4 which just came out, has a copy of the pattern for Maureen Cracknell's butterfly quilt.  I can't wait to get that one just for that pattern.

So, now you're thinking, "how did she get all that fabric and a magazine for $75?".  Well, I might have spent more than my gift certificate.  Those are really just guidelines anyway, right?

Then, right after this happened, fabric.com had an extra 20% off the already reduced price sale.  Sigh.
I haven't gotten that package yet.

Fabric Tuesday

The nice mail lady brought me some new fabric last week.  I got it all on sale from fabric.com.

 Some of the new hipster line from Riley Blake.  I Love this fabric.  I could only get 2 so I had to do the enny menny minney mo to choose.

 The text fabric is Michael Miller's Madrona Road and the other is Essex Linen.  I've been wanting to try this linen so I bought a bit to use on zipper pouches and such.  I also bought a few new fabrics from my local quilt shop last week (I think I was trying to make up for not buying any while I was on vacation) but I forgot to take a pic and now I've mixed it all in with my stash. 

 Here's a sneak peak at a quilt I've been working on for what seems like forever.  It's the "quilt that would not be finished!!".  I've started straight line quilting it in a grid but I'm only about 30% done.  I've had to put it on the back burner so that I could work on some new items for my Handmade Whimzy shop.  I've got lots of new eye pillows, Christmas stockings and aprons to list to get ready for Christmas shopping.  (well, the aprons are cut out but I'm sure the sewing fairy will come sew them up soon!)

**Linking up to Fabric Tuesday at Quilt Story**