Have you ever noticed....

.....that you go into your LQS for one thing and come out with totally different treasures?  Today I went shopping for a border fabric for a project that I had set aside as I was not enjoying it.  I tripped across it again last night when I was tidying and decided to finish what I had started but to change it up a bit and re-cut some of the squares.  I thought that a solid border might help increase my love of the pattern and off I headed.  I was barely in the door of the shop before I spotted these fabrics.

I have been keen to try the swoon quilt pattern and have been following Camille Roskelley and her mother Bonnie.  I have seen these fabrics amongst her finished quilts.  They 'called' to me so I just had to have some of each.

Moving further down the store I saw this collection.  The photo does not do them justice!  I am drawn to these colours and while I have no idea how I am going to use them yet I just had to have them too.  Fortunately two of the fabrics were in the clearance so I didn't feel quite so guilty.

I did not find the fabric I had originally set out to get but that's ok as I did find these other treasures.   I did buy one more fabric in a taupe / beige which will work perfectly for a spools quilt I am planning on making....also a Camille Roskelley pattern.  I know I have fabric in my stash that will work for the thread part of the spools so no need to shop for more.

I think it was a successful shopping trip and I left with a smile on my face and kept glancing over at the fabrics peeking out of the bag as I drove home.  Just like a kid in a candy store!

I am slow to finish hand sewing the binding on two quilts and will have show and tell for them once done.

Enjoy your quilting this week!