Ubaguito.us

Where to begin? What led to my current obsession with fabrics and with my “bags”? Blame it on Joan. My daughter, Joan, is (let me get this right) Associate Dean and Director of the undergraduate program in the College of Business & Economics at Lehigh University. She is probably the first multi-tasker I ever knew. Whatever she may be doing–whether she is watching television or riding in the car, whatever–she always needs to be doing something with her hands. One of the things she has been doing for several years is quilting. She has made some wonderful quilts including one for her step-father that, after nearly twenty years, exists prominently beside his own work and which he considers to be her very best (and he is one fussy customer). She was really anxious to make a quilt for me to rival BW’s. I suggested that I select the fabrics. Ha! And that’s where it all began. Anyone who has ever been to a fabric store or who has searched on line for a particular piece of fabric or a pattern or motif will understand the wealth of choices and the myriad ways in which it is possible to get caught up in all the splendor–kid in a candy store kind of stuff. (more…)

To add to my waters theme, my friend Marjo sent me this photo of the canal outside of her (former) house in Utrecht in The Netherlands. It was always fun to sit outside and watch the tourists go by on the boats. Of course it was no fun having the deck chairs thrown into the water.

Earlier I had stated that as far as I knew, the particular seigaiha fabrics that I so love and jealously hoard could only be obtained from Australia (at some cost). Google long enough and often enough and (this would be the key) find the magic words and voila, for a more reasonable cost, I was able to find many of these same treasures in a shop in Massachusetts, so I thank Gloria for her good taste. You can find them at Glorious Fabrics. They are listed under Japanese Indigo. Enjoy!