An Alladin's Cave of Fabric.....And a PIF

Yesterday I went to visit Rowan from Clang-Clang for tea, cake and fabric shopping. After a nightmare drive (the car took me around the houses and I nearly ran into the odd stray sheep crossing the road up near Saddleworth Moor), I eventually got there and was taken to the Fent shop....which has got to be the most amazing place ever! There were fabrics and trims and bits and bobs galore, I was a little overwhelmed by it all, but soon got down to business!

I needed some thick cord and some plum or aubergine velvet - tick those off the list. Really I should have stopped there, but they had Liberty print tana lawns for pennies (Ok, not quite pennies, but about 3 quid a metre), so I got a couple of those, and found some beautiful liberty needlecord for about the same (so I bought up the rest they had - only a couple of metres, but I couldn't resist!). The doll Rowan had made made me (Pol) has a dress in the same cord, and it is quite possibly my fave fabric ever (this week).

We had some lunch at Rowan's and some cake and tea, and then it was time for me to get off again :(

So, thank you Rowan, I had a lovely day, it was really nice to meet you and I shall be back over soon (if that's ok with you!)










When I got home, I had another parcel waiting for me - some mini boden needlecord I'd got from Ebay, and the lovely lady had sent me some scraps of mini boden spotty cord too, so another bonus! I had such a lovely day I've decided to have a PIF (because everyone is having them at the minute) and share my happiness around! So, the first 3 people that leave a comment will get sent something handmade by me through the post within the next 365 days (I think it'll be much sooner though!). All I ask is you pass the love on, and do something nice to someone in return.