Material Obsession

Yesterday, my daughter Anna and I went to the local Borders Book store closing sale.  We were in search of fun craft books that we would not normally buy but rather borrow from our public library.  With the "everything must go" sale going on we figured these books would be more reasonably priced and besides that we had a gift card that needed using before the store went out of business.  Material Obsession 2 book was the one that I just had to have.  Just look at the picture of the rows of fabrics.  I open to this picture fist and the book had me. This kind of image just makes my mind go crazy with ideas and inspiration.  I can spend hours in a fabric store, my children can back me up on this one, just looking at all of the artistic design and bright colors.  

Here is a picture of me taken back last January at a great little fabric store in Lawrence, Sarah's Fabrics.  I could have spent hours there just browsing.  There is just something about textiles that makes me want to touch them, imagine, and then ultimately create something from them.  Now this is going to sound a little "cheese ball", but I think they speak to me.  For real!!!

Comments

[Jeff]

O.K., If you see the number of Blog posts increase greatly, you know that Judy has begun to "Speak" back to the fabric and I have checked her into the Sunny Side mental health clinic! (I often hear voices from her basement studio)

Her Loving Husband

[Peggy Bergfalk]

I am laughing out loud - first of all I'm looking at the picture and thinking what in the world does she have a scarf around her neck for in the heat of the summer in Kansas - well then I read on and she says it's a picture taken in January - okay so she's not crazy after all!!! Well, then she talks about the fabric talking to her - I'm sorry Jeff, she is getting too much like me and my little critters/"new best friends" that I talk to .... SCAREY!!!!
Her Loving Mom

[Sue]

I was going to skip the closing of the store in my area but now that you have posted this I think I may stop by after all. I love craft books and I have to go see what I can find.