Thrift Thursday on Friday
magikquilter April 19th, 2008
School holidays over here so we had the pleasure of showing my young friend Daniel of quilt fame the movie Terminator..he is 13 now so after starting him off on Star Wars, Indiana Jones and many others we thought he might like to see the Terminator films in case he happened to catch the series and needed to know where it all began. I remember being petrified of the machine as he/it just kept coming when I saw it twenty years ago. Now it was the dilemma of time travelling that got to me. It stood the test of time though cinematically, must say James Cameron is a genius.
We went shopping yesterday and bought some things on sale. A chef’s trolley to store all my saucepans etc and some lovely butterfly cups and saucers which will also come in handy for my photography. I also bought the last two seasons of the Gilmore Girls on sale as Foxtel keeps going back to the beginning instead of showing them and channel 9 of our free tv decided to put it on at 3pm on Sundays with no advertising so I missed too much of it to know what happened after Rory left Yale etc and went to live with her dastardly grandparents breaking Loralies heart in the process. Whew, feel like I need to draw breath.
My groups are doing well, oh did I not mention that we now have three groups on flickr? Fabric patchwork and quilting in the home and fabric patchwork and quilting reclaimed. I have long been interested in layouts of rooms using quilts cushions etc so we now have a wonderful place to showcase the actual quilts as they are meant to be used…you might even like it as it is more what you do with the quilts than how they are made. the reclaimed group is to showcase work made using at least 50% recycled fabrics and trim.
This week I found two lovely white and silver items while charity shopping. One is a lovely little box with a mirrored inside which I am using to store my new jewellery set of hall marked silver and a brand new photo frame. In a different shop I found a silk georgette evening coat which is sublime. The box was $5 and the frame $10 and the coat$8 and the jewellery $15 all told…..$38
I am going to start putting up photos of some of the quilt tops I have recently finished as I need a little help deciding whether to have them as quilts or tablecloths or duvet covers…please please please give me feedback, I would really appreciate it. Also going to showcase once a month past quilts I have made with the stories behind them for those of you who have come here in the hope that it is a craft blog! I have been aiming for a mixed kind of blog as I find craft blogs fairly boring especially when the issues of the day are often totally ignored and everything is hunky dory in blogland…..it isn’t in life so why should it be in our blogs? I have come to really enjoy the blogs where the writer slowly reveals small things about themselves, not the woe is me day after day kind of thing, just little things so that you don’t feel you are in Stepford land. I have also found memes to be a good way of opening things up a bit so look out for the two memes that I am participating in this week thanks to Janey and Sulz, two perfect examples of fiesty women who never bore!
- Thrifting , Vintage Shopping
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Dang..that coat is gorgeous! That’s two in a row for you. I want to shop where you shop!!!!
I love it but I am a kind of symmetrical person and like lace on both sides so am thinking about adding different lace to it then I get to use that stunning lace that is on one side! Is that overkill what do you think Jacquie?
Oh that coat is lovely. The problem with me is I tend to see the fabric and not the object. It would be wasted on me as (1) I have nowhere to wear it; and (2) I wouldn’t be able to resist the urge to cut it up and turn it into something else.
Love Gilmore Girls. Bloss and I often have mother/daughter days where bottoms are glued to sofa for GG or W&G marathons. I haven’t seen Cashmere Mafia yet, though I wasn’t a particular fan of SITC so have tended to avoid it a little, I think.
As mentioned above I feel like removing the lace and adding other lace. I am a tad itchy fingered with stuff I buy am not sure if it will be OTT though…it may look better without lace…less dressy and artsy fartsy..not sure how to put it….maybe OTT with the lace….. for me or it may be meant to be OTT
With you on the Wand G …Foxtel is deadly for me with its marathons .,..currently enjoying reruns of Friends….my son is a mix of those guys…in dress and humour and I just love to see the decor changes..all the colours…but Gilmore Girls decor is to die for…and Loralies clothes…stunning ..I can’t wait to watch these last two seasons…so are you up to date with it then Kate? I avoided some American blogs when the series ended as they were saying nothing would be as good. The CM is more about women in the workplace…high powered jobs and how that impacts their relationships with family and lovers..nowhere near as racy as SITC but the fashion is good and Miranda Otto is almost unrecognisable, although exquisitely beautiful in dress and in herself but an icequeen.
You’ve had some major good shopping going on lately. Great buys. The jacket fabric looks so nice. Your school is out….ours will be out at the end of June. The weather is so nice now we all wanna be out. Nice that you had small fry company to watch movies with.
I know its tricky when you want to see a kids film with no children around! Have been very lucky shopping lately….two good shops locally.
I meant to say also that I don’t quite understand how the meme goes. I have one yet to write up from you I just haven’t had a chance to think it up yet. I don’t understand how you link it to others though. Can you explain that to me?
Will let you know on your blog Judi…looking forward to it