Well my shopping bug has been fulfilled for a while. 
My friend Lisa and were supposed to drive to VT to check out a new quilting and knitting store, well the weather is supposed to get very bad very quick and it was already raining and around freezing temp so we decided to go another time. Needing a fix there was NO way I was going home so I drove to one of my favorite quilting shops about 20min away and here’s what I got. I ended up with a cute Valentine table runner kit and the hearts already have the fusible backing on so all I have to do is sew, how great is that?!, We also have a hooking kit and hoop something that can keep me sane while the girls skate. Lisa you should try this. I picked up a cool handbag pattern from some new company called Melly and Me out of Australia and the shop I got all this at said they’re the only one around to carry it (even better) and I got a book called My Red Sofa by Atkinson designs. Oh yea and some red swaroski crystals which I just added to the bag I made yesterday. All in all I would say I hit jackpot this morning and I have gotten my fix for awhile. So since I don’t have Andrew for a few hours since he’s at a play-date I think Mommy’s going to go play with her new purchases.
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fabriholic // February6,2008 at 1:03pm
Hey, I know Mellie & Me. All this Australia stuff is really catching on. Love the new book. Hey, have fun with that punch needle stuff. Not for this chick! Too tedious. Looks like you’ll be pleasantly busy for a bit. I love it when you can find all new goodies at the shops.
Magik Quilter // February7,2008 at 1:33am
Wow love all your stuff Janey. The bag looks pretty I will look them up and the table runner is really cute. Where is it when you say VT?
Of course you will find good stuff from Downunder.
There is me and there was Heath Ledger…..then there’s me and there’s Miranda Otto…..then there’s me then there’s Tyrone Power[who is he says everyone under 50,think the original and best Robin Hood]
I’m getting a bit confused with my there’ses so you will be pleased to know I am stopping now!
Seriously there are some great bag designers here I will try to get a few links going on a future blog entry. Have you already got the fabric for the bag?
Magik Quilter // February7,2008 at 6:57am
I just checked out Melly and Me and the me part of it is a lady whose patterns I have been collecting from local magazines for years!!!!!!!!! I think she is Rosalie Quinlan, the other is her sister…I will have a look and see if I have any spare magazines with her patterns in them for you Janey. I am so pleased they have gone international……she was in almost every craft magazine over here for a few years. Did you get their blog address? It’s on Typepad I just googled melly and me and their etsy store and blog etc came up. You have made my day, hubby is a bit moody after treatment in hospital so this is saving my sanity among other things!
Magik Quilter // February7,2008 at 7:02am
http://rosaliequinlandesigns.typepad.com/
http://mellyandme.typepad.com/
These are the blogs Janey.
upstatelisa // February9,2008 at 5:41am
Hey Janey,
i did try the needle punch but didn’t get very far. I might actually have to go to the ‘class’ on it… that is after I find the kits that I bought!
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