I went to the quilt $hop

 

I went to the Quilt Basket to buy a roll of $8.25 cent vinyl for my project bags, and walked out having spent $63! Because they had a wall of Marcia Derse fabric, above, and she's my favorite fabric designer, and I realized I needed a new glue pen, and why not get the pack of two refills, and there were some very colorful zippers for my project.

I resisted these glorious packs of Cherrywood dyed fabric that look like suede because of the dying process but they're just cotton. 

And I thought about how some of these ribbons could be used to border the zippers, but again I resisted.

But I did buy this half yard of beautiful Marcia Derse fabric in her new Spotted Graffiti line and some coordinating fat quarters and zippers.

Here's a blog post I did in 2017 about visiting Marcia Derse in her studio in the Pacific Northwest. She graciously hosted a small group from our Gig Harbor quilt guild and she was very fun! visiting-marcia-derse-fabric-designer.html

And here's where I stopped after my fabric shopping. It's only half a mile down the road and I didn't discover it until recently. It's probably a good thing that it, and the quilt shop, are half an hour from my house! My favorite is the Boston cream, followed by a raspberry jelly, so I got both.

Back home, I'm almost done with this bag -- I just have to add black binding all around. This shows the front and back. While I was working on it I realized how well it coordinated with the dress I was wearing, so being the visual person that I am I had to take pictures.

Have a colorful day