Sunday Stash #189 – Manifesto Check In

Molli Sparkles

Quilt maker to the stars. Spiller of truth tea.

8 Responses

  1. Fi Laidlaw says:

    Hi Mollie,
    Thanks so much for your link up Sunday Stash. I have been a reader for a long while now & enjoy your humour & honesty as well as generosity of spirit. I have for the first time (I will always remember it) linked to Sunday Stash & look forward to reading other great link ups as well. Thanks again Mollie cheers Fi

  2. Mary Ellen says:

    I’ve attempted twice to “not buy any fabric this year”. I’ve made it approximately 6-8 months each time and then succumbed to the siren call of the fabric store. I justify it by saying it is someone’s livelihood I’m supporting and to compensate for overfull totes, I sent about 20 yards of fabric I’m no longer in love with to a women’s half-way house I heard of in Colorado. They are re-entering the world after incarceration. So, I’m conscious of my over-spending on fabric and try not to continue overspending. It’s crazy hard though!

  3. Betty says:

    I like the appearance of the texture on the shot cottons. I also like the ones that are woven with different color threads and although they appear to be solids they have that little extra excitement of color lurking around!

  4. Julie says:

    It just so happened we had the not as spectacular colors left of the shot cotton. When you see one that has two really awesome colors blended you will get it. They are very shimmery when the warp and weft are different colors. I think the ones you got were all just blended with white… except maybe the chartreuse…. anyway they aren’t really my favorites either but people begged me to get them. I am glad I can tempt you away from your manifesto at least once a year 🙂

  5. Louise says:

    I got my first batch of shot cottons about a month ago and I also wasn’t overwhelmed by them. They’re pretty, but don’t knock my socks off. Maybe like Julie says I need to see the better color combos?

  6. grannyonabroomstick says:

    Hi mollie and Mr Sparkles: which brings me to my question mollie, what does mr sparkles do whilst you are sewing and playing in your sewing room? I always feel guilty when I am having such a good time and my partner seems lost… Can you share mr sparkles’ doings please? Can’t wait to meet you at a craft fair sometime. I just saw Strawberry shortcake and loved it m

  7. Brenda says:

    I was going to say essentially what Julie said. That to truly appreciate shot cottons you need to see the ones woven with colors that “differ” more from each other. Those that read as obviously solid don’t capture the feel of shot cottons at all. I ordered most of the ones Julie had some time ago, but passed on most of these (except the chartreuse, I think) because they didn’t appear to have that life that I consider to be the essence of shot cottons. My first experience with shot anything was a piece of shot silk woven with purple and red. My god, that piece dramatically changed colors when you shifted your viewpoint or moved it in the light. And I don’t know where that yard of fabric from 25 years ago went to. I’ve looked for it, and cannot find it.

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