Fab Finds- Building your stash

Looking for a little magic for your fabric stash? Exploring and expanding your fabric collection sometimes involves more than just a trip to the fabric store. Yes it’s always good to graze at your local quilt shop to keep abreast of what's new and add to your stash, but there are other cool places to find fabrics for your next quilt. 
A recent trip to the Vintage Fashion and Textile Show in Sturbridge, MA was a treasure trove of choices. Vendors came from far and wide. I found vintage fabrics, clothing, accessories, and linens from Europe and the US.  My imagination and pocketbook were not in sync but happily I found a few fabrics to add to my stash and the dates to return next year.   

vintage and new fabrics

Can you guess which fabrics are the vintage finds? The two on the left came from the textile show. The blue and white dot is a seersucker with a Simpson Fabrics NY label the other has black velvet textured dots! The next three were purchased at a local quilt show, a quilt shop, and one from my stash all selected independently without a quilt design in mind. But inspiration is brewing.
Stay tuned and see what happens to this wonderful assortment of fabrics and how fellow quilter Sandy Donabed creates from her vintage stash.
To visit the Vintage Textile Show see www.VintageFashionAnd TextileShow.com

Happy Quilting, 

Mary