I am loving twenty2 fabrics but I am NOT loving their price points. Beutiful fabrics I would love to use for some of my projects, but not even near realistic (unless my customers suddenly become the “second house in the hamptons, summer cottage in paris” sort. $135 a yard? Give me a break – unless it is handpainted in Thailand with organic dyes and kitten whisker paintbrushes….it’s fabric….not gemstones.

On a more “hey – things I can actually afford!” front, I am loving kitty-craft’s fabric selection. Lots of Lecein and japanese prints. Squirrels! Butterflies! And I just ordered my first ever batch of fabrics from reprodepot!. I can’t *wait* until they get here.

Other than looking at fabric these days, I’m working on a mountain of quilts (sneak peek at one of them, above). My sewing machine and I are fused at the hip.

This is completely unrelated to craftyness: There is something profoundly irritating to me in the phrase “what price blah” as in “what price democracy in south east asia as..”. There is something in my head that is always asking “where is the rest of that sentence?? Don’t you know how ridiculous and un-conversational that sounds?” GAH english usage. Even if it is “proper” I still hate it.

We have no kittens. This saddens me greatly.

OH!! AND AND AND….before I forget…..we’re in the last 15 days of the Happily Handmade Giveaway for Winter 2006! There won’t be another giveaway until the fall (I think), so now’s your chance to sign up to win a huuuuge gift basket from some really cool crafty folks. Enter Here

ok, I am in serious craft mode these days. working on a pile of quilts, the egg cosy swap, a few other swaps, some gifties, and countless other things has meant that I am hoarding fabric like you wouldn’t believe. I picked up these pretty things last week – they’re so springy….I love them!

A linky list and a few things I am loving lately:

• The hysterical snark and sarcasm over at Threadbared – because where else can you get commentary like that *and* vintage patterns?? This will make my day for weeks to come.
• Amusingly terrible Chinese/English translations at rahoi.com. Some of them are so bad you can’t help but laugh. and laugh and laugh and laugh. Plus it’s been great to follow his experiences in China.
• Jason Gaylor’s Photoshop Brushes are dreamy. I’d seen some of his sets before, but rediscovered them on dooce tonight.
• Baby eggplants! (via andrea)
• Weeds – a TV series about a suburban pot-dealing mom. Totally funny. And the theme song is catchy!
• Not Martha has a great tutorial up on flickr for a draft stopper – it’s just perfect for the doors in my slightly slanty apartment!
• Fred Flare is running yet another “next big thing” contest this year. Costs $5 for potential fame….are you up for it?

Also…this whole kitten story makes me so very sad. And a little bit angry. I can’t bring myself to look at all of the photos.