Sunday Stash #281 – Patchwork Plus Part Two

Do you ever walk into a quilt shop and immediately think, “Where have you been all of my life?” I’m kind of a fabric whore, so it happens to me quite regularly. No fabric slut shaming around here though; get your goodies! But truly, when I walked into Patchwork Plus in Blackheath, NSW, I was like, this is my jam, my jelly and my peanut butter. Since it’s about a two hour drive away, I can’t quite count it as my LQS. However, I am gonna call it my LQS-adjacent, because it’s just too good!

As part of Sunday Stash #280, I showed off an amazing collection of wovens by Indie Fabric Studio that I purchased at Patchwork Plus. This week, I want to show you a bit more! On this specific trip I was actually on a mission to find pastel fat quarters and fat eighths to use on my Molli Sparkles Shirt & Tie block. (← more on that very soon!) I didn’t think I would have much luck, but low and behold, there was seriously a whole basket of pre-cut fat quarters in pastel and low volume hues literally waiting for me to find them. Girl. When fabric serendipity happens, you best be paying attention!

I literally didn’t have any pastel fabrics in my stash because, yeah, I rarely use them. This was clearly a total fabric fail on my part, which has now been corrected! I bought these seven fat quarters spanning the full rainbow. But while you’re here, excuse me, look at the rest of the shop crammed with fabric deliciousness!

This is only about a third of what you can find at Patchwork Plus. Shop owner, Lorraine was divine, and made me feel right at home. None of that, why is a man here? As I explored, I’d round a corner and there’s Liberty of London, round another corner and there’s batiks, look under a table and it’s colonial, right in front of my face and there’s Alison Glass. Like, bejesus–all the fabric, all the damn time. (Patchwork) Plus, there’s a classroom in the back for all of us quilters to get together and patchwork it out! I’ll bring the cocktails!