the afterglow

I had another productive and most enjoyable fabric shopping trip recently. This time to my "local" quilt shop - Pennington Quiltworks. I'm really just going to have to stay home and sew because my stash is getting a bit out of control.

For me, one of the best parts of the whole fabric shopping experience is reliving it at home. I love to lay it all out on the floor and "ooh" and "ahh" over all my finds. I have to refold it before I put it away and I love to enjoy it all over again before it gets hidden on a shelf.

I know I'm not the only one who does this....come on...admit it...

My husband doesn't quite understand it. Petting fabric isn't really something he can relate to. But he does know me well and he gets that gathering it all around me it just another way to make a nest. And I AM comfortable in a good nest.

This is what all my nice stacks look like after Theo comes over to "help" me.

Ah, well, guess I'll just have to fold them again. :)

JT

Comments

[simply]

but oh it's like smooshing your feet into warm sand at the beach...

lovely fabrics...happy creating :o)

~simply~

[Paige]

I can relate to petting the fabric. I love to hug and kiss my yarn and bury my face in the wooly goodness of it all. Great fabrics you've got there, btw! And I've nominated you for a little blog award over on my site...:)

[Alexis]

So lovely! I looooove fabric!

[Heidi Elliott]

Polka-dots, mmmm... Yummy. I take my stash out to look at it and feel it too. I think it is a way of inspiring us to create something out of the fabric.

Every artist has a soft spot for the medium itself.

[Amy]

Hi Jessica --
Just found your blog, and I wanted to say that I TOTALLY do this. My husband says he loves it when I do that kind of thing because I always look so happy. :)

[kathryn]

hi, i like your blog. i pet fabric too. also, i just got that anna maria horner fabric (the dark blue with bright flowers) and i fold it, look it, and refold it quite often. it's so pretty.

[kathryn]

hi, i like your blog. i pet fabric too. also, i just got that anna maria horner fabric (the dark blue with bright flowers) and i fold it, look it, and refold it quite often. it's so pretty.