Stash Sunday

Well, thank goodness I had a fabric binge before the US shipping prices went up. I like the shops best that say "I can fit 8.5 yards for $X". There are others that have a sliding scale. There's no way I'm paying $7 for 1-2 yards (and up from there) of fabric to be shipped (as I saw the other day), not when other shops offer $8.50 for 9 yards. I wonder if shops realise what a difference this makes to international customers? So I always try and fill my quota...

My latest parcel contained the following:

Some Alexander Henry Asian inspired prints (right) and some rarer (apparently) Half Moon Modern prints to round off my Asian and script collections.

Some Washi by Rashide Coleman-Hale (who is @iheartlinen on twitter and a LOVELY person!). Adore this line. It was a 'had to have' and I've cut into it already. (Piecing has been peaceful and I've been in need of peace lately).

And some Lemon Tree black n white that I spotted during the Blogger's Choice competition.

 I adore black and white and it matches Lainey nicely. ;)

Lainey update (for those interested)

Lainey has always been a bit of a Nana-dog, like the St Bernard in Peter Pan. (Maybe because she grew up with Saint Bernards before she came to me. Hmm.) She used to refuse to go to bed until everyone else (aka Patches, the ex and I) were tucked up in bed. And if I'm late home, she talks. Literally sits facing me on my lap and does this grumble-snort thing like she's telling me off for going out and leaving her. She'd handed over that responsibility in the last few years, figuring that since she and Patches had shared custody of me, he could 'bloody well do his part thank you very much'. Since he's gone, she's been a lot more active (she spent two full days looking for him which made me dissolve into tears quite a few times). It's possibly anxiety, but she's giving me looks that say "I was looking forward to a rest in my golden years, now here I am with sole responsibility for a human again, and one that insists on going out. It's enough to turn my fur grey!". She's 13 which is a ripe old age for a cavalier (9 is standard, 11 is good) and she's got a 'dicky ticker', a touch of dementia and a little cough so I'm guessing she has about 4-6 months left, so we'll see. In the meantime, she's NO trouble and good company - easiest dog in the world. Strangest habit is (and always has been) a fetish for licking the shower screen but that's a quirk rather than an issue!