'Fab' Fabric Find

Sometimes it pays to cruise around eBay looking for great bargains on quilting fabric. And so it was when I started looking for celestial fabric for the piece DH has asked me to make. Couldn't find any that I really liked and didn't want to spend $15/yd on fabric either. I went to eBay on a lark and bid on another fabric, but lost the bid. DH says no one does bidding; I have to learn to be an auction sniper, he tells me.

As luck (or lack thereof, when it came to the auction) would have it, the seller was offering this fabric, which is exactly what I wanted. I procured 1.5 yards of it (100% quilting fabric, brand new, never washed) for under $9.00, including shipping. Now let's hope the quality is good. My experiences purchasing fabric online have not always been positive, but I sure hope this one is because I just adore this print.

Off to work on a section of a block for the Cabin Fever/BOM. It took me nearly two hours to cut out two block sections. Can you imagine 7/8'' pieces of fabric? That's smaller than a postage stamp. Yikes! I took Kathy S's advice and sprayed the fabric with loads of starch before cutting it, which did the trick. Now for the hard part - putting the section together.

A skating friend who is also doing the same BOM said she worked on the "Tom the Turkey" section. I asked her if it was hard. She said it was 'slow going,' but not hard. Patience will be required for this section, clearly. Wish me luck. I am going to need it.

As a sidebar, had a great time skating today and working solely on Silver Moves. Hard, but fun and rewarding. Coach seemed pretty pleased that I had gotten the hang of the three-turns as quickly as I did, even though she was holding my hand for most of them. These are by far the most difficult three-turns I've ever done. It will be years before I test my Silver Moves, that's a certainty. The 8-step Mohawk pattern is coming along slowly, but I am making some good progress.

Finally, BIG congrats to my best skating buddy who I saw land a great huge loop and terrific Lutz. Good for you, J. I am so proud of you!