Hancock Fabrics had all Halloween fabric 75% off this week. I got the email Sunday night and went out on Monday between my classes to check it out. I'm glad I didn't put it off until the weekend because by the time I got there it was already slim pickings. I had to wait behind two older women to scout out the bolts they had hoarded up and hope that there would be enough left over for me. Above are just a few of the fabrics that I bought to do a
coin quilt. Everything together, including backing, cost a grand total of $12. That's an insanely good bargain. I've been piecing the top bit by bit in between homework and studying and am anticipating finishing it up either tonight or sometime over the weekend. I love the combination of orange, purple, bright green, and black. I also made some Halloween
bunting out of felt I had laying around. It's a different method than the one shown in the link, so I will be putting up a tutorial in the next few days. It's so cute that I'm thinking about leaving it up year round. Also on my weekend to do list: carve pumpkins and think about putting together something like
this. It's a shame I didn't start decorating for Halloween earlier and only have a week or so left to enjoy all the things, but I think I could get away with leaving a pumpkin table runner out past Halloween.
I nabbed about a yard of the purple bat fabric right before Halloween and I still haven't decided what to do with it. I just couldn't help myself, even without a plan. ^^ The pattern for the coin quilt looks adorable, I can't wait to see yours.
ReplyDeleteI have the bad habit of buying fabric without any specific plan. Sometimes they're on sale or just to cute to resist.
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of the coin quilt, but cutting/sewing long lines are the bane of my existence. I could have easily pieced the top before Halloween, but I ended up getting halfway there and giving up. I'll have to pull it out this week and try again.