Paris Mode
I’m in the Paris mode judging from the guesses coming in for my new Block of the Month! You have me wishing for a pink, French Christmas quilt! Ahh, how many of you would really buy a pink Christmas quilt? Sale of one pattern to Bunny Hill but the rest of you? Well you saw the fabric I’m using in my last post and I’m in more of a universal mode, but I’m always dreaming of Paris…
I loved Paris and I would return in a minutes’ notice just for a chance to browse the flea markets for treasures! Anyone ready for a Paris treasure hunt? I actually looked up costs online today for next year. I’m hooked don’t you think?
I paid 10 Euros for this card of vintage Mother of Pearl buttons. It was a bargain. I would have paid more, I loved them so much. I’m not good at bargaining. I hate it, but I made myself ask if they would take less in my most French sounding English. At the same vendor I paid 25 Euros for one button. The bargaining didn’t work at all. I really wanted that button from 1880 and so I paid the money. Can’t show it to you now because I’ll be using it for something in the spring. You’ll appreciate it more when you see it.
As for that 5″ square of pink in my block of the month? Try looking at some of my other block of the months to see how I’ve used “pink”! Do you think I’ve used the entire square or do you think maybe I cut it up?
Guess what? We have a few correct guesses in the contest already! If you guess right you’ll get an email confirming that you’ve been entered in the contest.
Quilt shops can email me directly for the “La Petite Ecole” fabric sku’s I’ve used.
One more question for today. How many of you have Facebook pages and why? I’ve been visiting Facebook and I’m not sure I “get it”. Do you actually use Facebook? Do you use it every day?
Back soon!
Anne
73 Comments
Barb Colvin
I’m guessing your love for Paris will be translated into a French Christmas theme for your BOM. As for facebook, I use it to connect with family and friends. I like the chat feature. I block all of the game applications and steer clear of the ‘I like or heart’ posts because of spam. One of the most important things to remember is: don’t put it on facebook unless you want the whole world to know.
Leona
I am crazy for buttons and love the ones you brought back from Paris. I once spent $35 on a single, fabulous button that I used as the top closure on my winter coat. Than I lost some weight, gave the coat away and forgot to take the button off first. I was, of course, devastated when I realized what I had done. Oh well, I hope it gave someone else the joy it gave me. As to facebook- I do have an account and love to keep up with people that I wouldn’t normally phone or e-mail. Our family also uses it to share pictures and send fun little messages. I enjoy it and don’t take it too seriously. Just keep your settings on private if you don’t want tons of unsolicited comments.
Jean
I’d buy a pattern for a pink Christmas quilt! A few years back I did a mystery class for some friends. It turned out to be a table runner and I told everyone to make it out of Christmas fabric so they would have something for the holidays. One of my friends actually got mad at me because I used a pink/brown/silver colorway. Sheesh!
My guess for the new quilt was The Twelve Days of Christmas, which I think is still a good guess. But you have used pink for hearts, flowers, banners with sayings, stars, and packages. So I think I’ll add a guess that maybe you are going to do a Patriotic Quilt!