New Stash Club

Over the last few weeks I haven't been fabric shopping in the traditional quilters sense. I have been buying prepared for dyeing fabric - loads of cotton velvet, cotton organdie, silk and cotton lawn!

So yes, technically still fabric, but not my usual shopping habits of gorgeous quilters weight, designer fabric... starting to drool now!

I need patterned fabric for my classes, so I can't afford to let my stash run low whilst I am concentrating on my City and Guild Course. This is where stash clubs like the wonderful Sew Solids Crew comes in!

Simply Solids is my favourite place to buy Kona Solids. Justine is super fast at getting fabric goodies to my door and she is lovely! Need I say more?

Last year I was part of the Sew Solids Crew for solid colour and I now have a wonderful stash of colours, some of which I would not have bought for myself but have come very handy. This year Justine has launched a mixed club - a mix of solid colour and textures basics, which is a wonderful combination at a great price.

It also means my stash will stay topped up even if I am off experimenting with Procion Dyes!

Go check out the new clubs, they are great value for money and the best way to build a quilters stash.

The Sew Solids Crew

I have a steadily growing bundle of Kona Solids thanks to the lovely Justine from Simply Solids!

Justine has recently taken over Simply Solids and is doing a fantastic job of getting in gorgeous fabrics and new colours! There are so many to choose from on the Kona palette and Simply Solids has a wonderful selection. My lasted bundle is this one:

 

 

The colours are so vibrant and fresh... Here is my complete collection:

 

 



Oh and I have some white and cream in the stash somewhere too....

Don't they look yummy?

Last week Simply Solids started a new Stash Club. A Stash Club for those who don't know is a monthly club where the shop open puts together a bundle of fabrics and sends them out to you. The beauty of it is that you get colours/prints/textures you might not have chosen for yourself. It pushes you out of your comfort zone and straight into the unknown.... which is good for everybody right?

The Simply Solids Stash Club is based on a different colour each month, so for December it will be purple - a colour I don't buy much. Justine has given us a very handy colour wheel so we can keep track of the colours.

So it was an automatic yes to the Stash Club! I want to expand my solids collection and be able to dip in whenever I need to use solid colour in my quilts. I choose the 3 half metres and month, just because half metres give you so much possibility, but you can sign up for 3 fat quarters, 6 fat quarters and even 6 half metres...

GO check it out!