a most generous friend

saturday was visited by long-time quilty friend who came bearing gifts...not just for me but for our senior center quilters as well.   a sturdy machine will be added to our collection....and then there was fabric and LOTS of it!

a large laundry basket was full of very nice fabrics, some large enough for backings...half is going to the senior center....i can think of a few people who will be uber-delighted with this stash.  of course i snipped off the selvedges before packing them up...LOL...for my ever-growing pile of potholders....

and this little pile stayed home!  these are most large pieces for backings--about

5-6 i'd say--and some smaller pieces...don't you love those masks???  my 2018 fabric acquisition just got ramped up by about 31 yards which sounds like a lot, but a few finishes will take a chunk out of that.  hoping the next 3 months will make some sort of dent....jo morton has a luscious collection out in january and not sure i can pass that up!   ***  fall has finally arrived in MD!  our october heat wave has left town, for good i hope, replaced with crisp, cool october air.  no frost on the pumpkin yet but won't be long....time for soups, chowders, fleece pants and flannel pjs!