What I Brought Back From Newmarket

We looked long and hard at many items, particularly the Fabric Tube Maker. It works on the same principle as my bias binding maker. And you can make baskets, bowls and bags from 2½" wide strips [aka Jelly Rolls] The guy who demonstrated was very persuasive. To be fair, his special show price" was a couple of quid cheaper than online. But I'm not sure I'd use it. I can see that if you make a lot of Jelly Roll Quilts,it is a good way to use up leftovers. 

Elisabeth and I both walked away from the fancy fabric displays, but upstairs found a huge basket of Fat Quarters at £1 each. She bought one piece specifically to recover a favourite zip pouch

I went right through the scraps and found 4 which were all part of the Natural History Maritime Collection. "You did well to find a set" said the sales girl.I'm Very Determined" I replied. A number of bloggers have been buying up linen sampler panels and books to embroider. With varied success. At 3pm I noticed some people reducing their goods. I picked up a beautiful piece of Moda fabric, designed by French General [a husband and wife partnership in New York, not Charles DeGaulle] It was £6 per metre. 

Here's part of it, there are letters, flowers, border patterns... On Pinterest there are many examples of how people have stitched the panels

We thought we had been to all the stands, then we went round a corner and found a big area with lots of machines and accessories. It was Sewing Machine World from King's Lynn [Many people I know have bought machines there. It's highly recommended] And here Elisabeth and I found exactly what we'd both been looking for. But that is a whole other blogpost...