I retired in December, so money is pretty tight. I have promised my husband that I will ask him before I buy ANYTHING, and that's fair.
Yesterday I designed a wall art quilt and need a fabric to tie it together, so I found the perfect one on eQuilter.com. It is white with black keys (as in door keys) all over it. I asked my husband if I could buy three yards, and he said OK, but wait a couple of days.
Then I began to think. Another hobby of mine is soft-block carving, so I found some copyright-free images of antique keys (skeleton keys and the like), and carved five stamps.
I buy Kona solids by the bolt when they're on sale, so I already have the white fabric, and I'll use a black Brilliance re-inker to stamp the images. My husband was impressed with my frugality and ingenuity.
I've used my carved stamps in other quilt projects. It's pretty cool to be able to combine hobbies!
Now I need to tell him I need to buy a #57 foot for my Bernina -- no way can I carve that out of a block! LOL!
'thann
