The Hidden Potential of Quilter's Corner

It may have a large "Quilter's Corner" sign hanging overhead but don't let these words put you off (obviously, unless you're a quilter that is!) - what you're really looking at is a vast array of plain and diversely-printed cotton fabrics. Almost guaranteed to be of high quality too. I guess if it's designed for quilting it would have to be given the amount of time and love that goes into creating quilts.

The actual cotton offerings in the dress fabric section of my local Spotlight however, are seldom of great quality and always in limiting ranges. The quilting section also stocks a base range of plain cotton called Quilter's Homespun which is available in a huge range of colour which make co-ordinating prints and sewing in multi-tones a breeze. Or just if you want a plain coloured garment such as my next rusty-red project...

I recently received a voucher to my local Spotlight which gives a VIP cardholder a 'Spend $100 get $40 off' voucher. In effect, spend $60 at the register. This is the second time I've received this great offer and the second time I've planned my spending very carefully. I pre chose my patterns and worked out how much each garment would cost depending on the cost per metre and took it all along with my calculator to find my fabric. I know it sounds a bit over the top but I always get the dazzled by the wow factor when I'm fabric shopping and easily become befuddled. After which I usually just want out and leave! But I really needed some fabric and was determined to get the best value I could from my voucher before it expired.

My fabric goodies fresh from the washing line and ready to be transformed!

While I was there I also discovered a small rack of quilting cottons that were reduced for clearance with a further 50% off the price. We're talking $2 and $3 per metre for high quality fabrics in prints I actually liked - not sure what that says about my taste if everyone else rejected them but I liked them! The rust coloured cotton and the black and white polka dots were more expensive but in the end I spent $66 for 5 or 6 dresses and a couple of blouses, including the zips and a thread I needed. I just love that kind of value!