Sunday Stash #10
I know – it’s Tuesday, not Sunday, and this post is about 2 1/2 weeks overdue. That is how things are at the moment. I posted some Christmas cards today and didn’t actually write anything on them, just quickly addressed them and enclosed our Christmas letter! I figure that is better than nothing (most people received our letter via email; I only posted to people I didn’t have email addresses for) – and believe me, nothing was almost the alternative! Anyway, to get back to fabric, here is Sunday Stash #10:
This is what is left of my vintage chenille stash – most of it has been incorporated into baby quilts or cushions. Did you know that before Jodie was the crazy selvedge lady she was the crazy chenille lady? Most of my chenille comes from Jodie, back when she had a eBay store. It was actually Jodie who got me into blogging – thanks so much Jodie! Without your encouragement I wouldn’t be blithering on the internet almost two years later!
Thanks also to Tamara for hosting Sunday Stash. I am extremely envious of her stash this week – as well as highly covetable Liberty fabric it includes two copies of Sew Hip magazine, which I haven’t seen in any newsagents here at all. I can’t locate Crochet Today at any of my local newsagents any more either. Very frustrating! Thank goodness I subscribe to Interweave Crochet, Yarn, Stitches and Threads. If any other Aussies have spotted Sew Hip anywhere, please shout out!
Ooooh … lovely chenille!
I only just posted our Christmas cards today too! Some of them had to go out with a bit of extra crayon scribble from a “helper”.
My local newsagent said I’d need to wait til January to find out if Sew Hip was to be shipped here. If I understand correctly, there’s a big directory of mags that they can look up and request … but there’s usually a lag on overseas publications. They thought it would take Sew Hip about 3 months after first publication (Oct) to hit the directory. Other than that its going to have to be by subscription (in pounds sterling … eeek!).
ooh thats stash is looking a little sad lara. I have been going through mine lately for a little project – even dared to look on Ebay for some new stuff but that aussie dollar is a washout against the chenille values…..I’ll be making do with the stash for a while yet.
I have been looking for ‘sew hip’ too, let me know if you have any luck lara
love that stash, you are so, so lucky!!!
have a fab christmas xxx
Wow that is a great stash! You just keep coming out with more great stuff every week! Sheesh I want to move into your craft room
You can subscribe world wide to sew hip.
I remember chenille bedcovers all over the place at one time. I’m lucky to see them even in charity shops these days. It’s good that you have so many.
Glad I’m not the only one who posted Christmas cards today – do you think mine will get to the UK in time??
Hi! I saw your cup day skirt tutorial posted on Sew Mama Sew, and I made you a PDF of it, but there isn’t an email to send it to… please let me know if you still want a PDF and I’m happy to send it to you.
Merry Christmas!
Christine
What a totally yummy collection of chenille – I often wonder how all of that chenille made it from the bedspreads of the 60s and 70s to the collections of vintage chenille today! My chenille bedspread was two toned burnt orange – I don’t think ANYONE would drool over it! Merry Christmas – I really enjoy your blog!
I have several chenille bedspreads. How do I go about selling them?