Quilt Batt

I have a quilt top waiting to be quilted. It is brightly coloured pinwheels on a white background. I need to decide whether to hand quilt or send it out to be machined. Before I decide that I really need to make my mind up about the batting. I love wool batt for handquilting, it is so easy to work with, but mine is a cream colour. I worry that it might darken the white of the quilt. I'd love to try bamboo - but was told it shrinks 5%. Any ideas anyone? Any experiences?

I'd love to hear from you.

Since I sell my quilts, I'd love to hear from those of you who buy quilts!!

How much fabric to buy?

I went to my local Quilt shop to get my Bom and instead spent $100 on fabric! How much is too much? She had the Butterfy Fling by Moda in and I had to have it! I decided to get 1 meter of each of 6 bolts. Now I have an idea and need to back for more. I always find that I meter is just enough for future projects as long as it is not background fabric.

I rarely buy background fabric until I have a project to put it into. The exception is if it is a really good sale. In that case I buy between 5 to 7 meters, as that is what most quilt patterns call for.

In the end it comes down to what you can afford and how much is on the bolt.

Check out the shop - I just put a couple of summer bags for women on it.
quiltdream.etsy.com

Here is a few of the items from my shop!

Shipping Fees

Hi, I have just finished changing my shipping fees on etsy. The Canadian dollar has fallen, so it was time to change the fees. Thanks!

Large Market Bag

This a large market tote bag I made with some Moda charms. I love the colors! Nice and light.

This bag has already sold, but you can see others in my esty site.

my first blog

I thought I would start a blog just to see how it was done. I have started to sell quilts and crayon bags on etsy, so this seemed the next logical step.

Check out my shop at quiltdream.etsy.com

Now if I can only figure out how to put pictures on this thing...