Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Shopping in Vegas baby!

When you pay $24/yard at home at 'proper' quilt shops (which surprise surprise have nearly all shut down on my side of Oz - thanks Australian import taxes) or pay $17.95 postage to get 8.5 yards posted from the US, you can be excused for going a little mad on your birthday.

We hit Quiltique which is about halfway between Hoover Dam and Vegas on 27 October. It was magical. The first shop outside SLC that had modern fabrics galore, and about 4 times the size of any we visited in SLC.
You can see a Kona solids Jelly Roll, some Washi (there's a fair bit of Painter's Canvas hiding under there), some Ghastlies, a range of texty stuff, some penguins (forget the line), some Sew Mama Sew, a sparkly red Christmas print, some Dear Stella in low volume colours...

Oooh and some vinyl of the French texty fabric and some linen...

More camera tips from Katy, interpreted by yours truly:
inside at night under bad light - increase the ISO (these were 1600 I think) and decrease the aperture number... No flash! Ok, they're not brilliant, but let's blame the RV factor, shall we? :)

Now I'm home and unpacked, I'll hopefully find some time to post some photos of the ENTIRE collection from the trip as well as some more photos of the other magnificent spots we visited!
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18 comments:

  1. WaverleeNovember 7, 2012 at 1:26 PM

    Helloooooo Ghastlies! Probably my all time favourite collection. Working on my rather large stash :)

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  2. Mrs Flying Blind...November 7, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    I think that looks quite restrained!

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  3. Lucy | Charm About YouNovember 7, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    mmmm yummy!!! Vegas is the best ;)

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  4. IsisjemNovember 7, 2012 at 6:51 PM

    Mmmmmm pretties from Vegas!

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  5. LynneNovember 7, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    Happy birthday! Great way to spend it!

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  6. Red Quilty GirlNovember 7, 2012 at 8:02 PM

    Well get outa town! What an awesome collection Laura, and that's not even half of it I am sure. You've done us al l proud by spending up big. We salute you. :)

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  7. CindyNovember 7, 2012 at 9:03 PM

    Looks like you had fun shopping!

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  8. HilachasNovember 7, 2012 at 9:38 PM

    Happy birthday! Sounds like you had a wonderful time shoping and celebrating. Can't wait to see what projects you sew up with all your "loot."

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  9. Angela BullardNovember 7, 2012 at 10:02 PM

    Everyone deserves a treat for their birthday! I'm incredibly jealous :)

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  10. Cathy HetzelNovember 8, 2012 at 3:59 AM

    Happy birthday ......love the fabrics......I have enjoyed following you both on your holiday.....great photos.....

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  11. ShariNovember 8, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Treating yourself on your birthday is excellent. To get a bargain as well is a bonus. Welcome home and glad you had a lot of fun.

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  12. NicNovember 8, 2012 at 2:45 PM

    Lovely little bundle. Any plans for the ghastlies yet? I have a bundle of it but not sure what I want to use it for. Yet.
    Btw, hawthorne threads charges $16.95 to ship 10.5 yards, and you get discounts based on quantity, including order history cumulative yardage.

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  13. Katy CameronNovember 9, 2012 at 8:04 AM

    Well at least one of us remembered to take a photo before they put it all away - doh!

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  14. DebNovember 9, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    I am totally with you on the stocking up. We pay similar prices here so when I went to LA last year, I had to buy another suitcase to bring all my loot home!!!!

    It sounds like you have had an amzing time. I am so envious.

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  15. SalleyNovember 9, 2012 at 3:14 PM

    The "gifts" we buy for ourselves are the best!
    Happy Birthday!

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  16. DeborahNovember 9, 2012 at 11:14 PM

    I've just finished looking at all your traveling posts! Fabulous. I live in California and have family in New Mexico so I've visited many of these places. There's nothing like seeing it all through someone else's eyes! Thanks so much!

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  17. JenelleNovember 13, 2012 at 3:44 AM

    You did what any reasonable quilter would do in your position. I think you might have even saved yourself money in the long run. ;)

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  18. UnknownNovember 16, 2012 at 6:38 PM

    If import tariffs are at 5%, what else contributes to the cost of $24 per meter, surely not postage at $16 for 8 yards?

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