Sunday Stash #11 Poem Included

Okay, I did it.  I jumped on the bandwagon of the fabric diet.  That's right, no fabric for me in April.  I am already regretting the decision.  It's not like I don't already have so much stash that it will take me several years to do something with it ... it is just the thought of no new fabric for one. whole. month.  I mean, I panicked for a few thinking, "O.M.G.!  What will I post on Sunday Stash?!?!?"  (See below for a poem written by my Grandmother to my Mom and my Aunts.  I come by my fabric addiction honestly.)

Turns out, I am okay.  Here are some recent additions purchased in March.

True Colors by Anna Maria Horner fat quarter bundle.  These look so delicious next to AMH's Dowry fabric line.  LOVE!

These are Timeless Treasure prints that I will be using on my Sew Lux Anniversary Mini quilt for backing.  To see the top, go here quilt tops finished.

And some Melody Miller fabric to make my Noodle-Head super tote!

Love these!!  Yes, I am old enough to remember the actual viewfinder thingy for these.  Yep.

Here is the poem that my Grandmother, Clarissa Holmes Buttars, wrote to my Mom and my Aunts:

Legacy of a Cloth-aholic

When I am called up yonder

There will be no peace of mind

Not because you miss me

But on account of what I left behind.

You know, I'm a great collector

Not of art, gold or historic lore

But I collect rare bargains

Found in every fabric store.

I have cloth of every color

Plain, plaid, print and stripe

I've cloth of every texture

Pieces of every size and type.

I've ribbon, laces, trims and bias

Eyelet, ric-rac, wide and narrow braid

I've yarn and crochet cotton

And many spools of sewing thread.

There are also many patterns

For crafts of every kind

"How To" books, magazines, instruction sheets

Just look and you will find --

All this stored in every corner

And, in every drawer and chest

In boxes, bags and baskets

And the closets hide the rest.

So now I tell you, darling daughters

You just can't throw it all away.

You must look, measure, and divide it

Even if it takes all day...

Or a week...or a month...or a year.

And when you're old like I am

And your daughters too, have grown

Then they can have this legacy

For their very own...

With love,

Mom

See?  It runs in my family!  What more can I say?  I might make it this month without falling off that bandwagon.  BUT...!

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