A STORY OF FABRIC IN A TELLING TOWN - Sunday Stash

Catching up with Sunday Stash and

My Jonesboro, TN story continues...at

TENNESEE QUILTS 

Two levels of glorious fabric beckon me to enter.

My head almost spins as I don't know where to look first.    

Beautiful kwilts hang everywhere and draw my attention upward.

Did I just hear a baby laugh?  

I check out the children's fabrics back in the corner. 

But wait...I see the modern fabrics...ahhh, I don't remember

these my first visit, several years ago.  

The shop is hearing the modern kwilting movement 

speak loud and clear. 

 

Light catches a bright wall of fabric and I move toward it...

smiling!

The "Stairway to Heaven" tune begins to play in my head

as I take the stairs to the "Sale Room" that I know is upstairs.

My heart is racing and it's not from climing the stairs.

I see the room, the fabric, the sale prices.

OMG, did I bring my charge card!!!   

Upstairs, the Halloween fabrics catch my eye...

No Ghastlies but look ag the selection..

I know the Ghost Whisperer is pushing me now!

 AND oh my, the HOLIDAY FABRICS.

I can smell the cookies baking!  

I'm now dreaming of decorating my trees..

FOCUS Kathy FOCUS!

My story won't end because the fabrics I bought

will end up in someone's home AND their story will begin.

Sew if your travels ever take you to Jonesborough, TN

Sit a spell...tell your own story!

If you missed the first post about this lovely town, click here

Linking up today with Mollie Sparkles's Sunday Stash

with Alisa over at A Stitch in Between

A STORYTELLING TOWN

 In the rolling hills of NE Tennessee  you can find

 "The Storytelling Capital of the World"

I visited here last year and have held this post for way too long
Sew here goes "my story"

Come with me to historic downtown Jonesborogh, TN

and I'll tell you a story. 

The Storytelling Center is home to the

fall festival each October.

Storytellers from everywhere come to spin their yarns.

The welcome center speaks kwilts

Main Street is lined with shops and churches

 Crafty boutiques

 Bed and Breakfast Lodging

 City Hall

 and of course Antique Stores

The textiles found here have stories of their own. 

 

love the blue and white fabric garland

I wonder what it draped..in its glory.

Hand kwilting...

that says "wrap me all around you, I have something to tell you"

Textile treasures, keeping secrets...

Vintage tablecloths, covering up tables full of tales.

 an old sewing machine whispers to catch your attenion.

Although I heard much of what these items were saying

I left them for the curiosity of future visitors.

My story is not over!
Calling my name, just down the street was...

 Your imagination will interpret the fabric stories yet to be told...
as the story continues next week.


Where is your favorite small town?

WIP WEDNESDAY

Making progress on the

I made these blocks while on vacation in February

with a "QUILTY" jelly roll and some gray solids

The pattern I started with was called Pick up Sticks.

I like the block design idea but trimmed them a bit smaller

and ditched the pattern.    

 All vertical rows are sewn.

Solid white will finish off the sashing between rows

Almost have a tote bag done....

just need to add the top stitch on the top of the bag

and a huge button for the tie closure.

 


This Geekly Chic fabric is sew me in the 60s

And "not for me" I have been working on a customer kwilt.
Custom kwilting a Ghastlies on my home Bernina!

Just need to do the black / gray spider web blocks.
Maybe kwilt a large spider web?

Sew there ya have it.

Hey, leave me a comment and tell me what you are working on.

Linking up to WIP Wednesday with Freshly Pieced.

 Let's Be Social and Sew Cute Tuesday!

I FELL HARD!

While I was on vacation last month 

I decided to pick up a few souvenirs.

And while doing sew...I took a BIG fall!

I fell hard...right off the

"no buying fabric" wagon!

As my bloggy friend Michelle said...

"that wagon is parked in the junk yard"

It is smashed to smitherines and I will NEVER see it again!

Ready for some fun?

 These Timeless Treausres

"Mechanical Genius"

FQs were 1.00 each

 TOMORROWS TREASURES
Crystal River, FL

Same shop - 4 Moda FQs at $1.00 each 

gives me a yard of "Ten Little Things"

I luv me some owls!

A bit further south in N. Fort Myers

is LQS - Quilt Lover's Hangout

Novelty prints by Robert Kaufman (not on sale)

SEW WORTH IT in Sarasota, FL

was a spur of the moment stop after a beach day

  FQs by In the Beginning and Moda (also not on sale)

but irresistable!

Oh, I have more...but this is all you get to see today!

 Sew I fell off the wagon...the only thing hurt was my wallet!

Fabric is after all, is my Kwilty Pleasure!

Linking up to Sunday Stash over at Mollie Sparkles!

30/30 SEWING CHALLENGE

 Sara at Berry Barn Designs is hosting  

Seams simple enuf...

Sew 30 minutes for 30 days 

for ourselves!

and perhaps win a prize!  

 I have been out of the sewing room for a month,

traveling around on vacation,

sew I am chomping at the bit to get going!

 I have the Twenty3 jelly roll cut for the blocks...

let the sewing begin

  

Need to sew these blocks and complete the top.

Blocks are made...need to design and sew the top

 I have lots of sewing projects

NOT FOR ME

that I need to work on as well.

Will be linking up today with the other participants.

To see what they are planning to sew...

Click here

Before you go...tell me

what was the last thing you made for YOU?