Monday, April 24, 2017

Mosaic Monday - Fabric and Art

I attended my first Fabric Frenzy on the weekend.  It lived up to it's name.  I stood in line for an hour just to get in, it was raining/snowing, and I met a couple of ladies who quilt. I would estimate the number of people in line to be at least 300-500. They were letting in 25 at a time.  I understand this was unusual to have so many attend.  This is a fundraiser for Grandmas in Alberta for a New Generations who support grandmothers in Africa raising children orphaned. 

There was a room with quilting fabric and notions then one with all the rest of the fabric.   I knew my sister was ahead of me in line but did not see her outside. I managed only the quilting room and I found her there. I was shopping for my aunt who was supporting her sister in an art show which I was attending later in the day.  My sister managed to get her some denim and we each made color selections for the start of a quilt project. I did see several friends as they were leaving with full bags in arm. 

I managed some lace, thread and one piece of fabric for my self.  I'm really happy with the multicolored piece of 1 meter at $5 was a great price.


I was headed off to the art show for my aunt Maria the artist.  The goodies were excellent.

The weather was better 2 hours away from home.  I had a visit with 3 aunts and viewed some art. 



One of the artist at the show had fabric for sale.  Left over from when she own a fabric store.  Well it did not take much for some of us to head on over after the art show reception. These are the pieces I bought.


Sharing with Maggie at Normandy Life who hosts Mosaic Monday#37.

3 comments:

  1. I'm always tempted by fabric. It's so full of possibilities. Great selections, Sylvia.

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  2. You certainly found some lovely fabrics and notions that day, do you and your sister ever spend time together making things?
    BTW I've encountered no problem leaving a comment this week.
    Yay!
    Maggie.

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    1. Maggie, Thanks for visiting.

      Typically we have the Saturday of the Easter weekend when us 6 girls get together with our Mom and spend a full day sharing what ever projects we are working on. We have a large space and some are quilting, some are paper crafting and some just come to visit. Mom and 2 sisters quilt, my twin and I are more paper crafters, 1 sister sews and does wedding dress alterations and 1 sister is less crafty. I have aunts who quilt as well. I have a niece who sews and works with wool. The weather just forced the cancellation of this event this year which was very disappointing.

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