Before closing on our house last year, we met our neighbors. Everytime we drove over to have something inspected, another neighbor would trot over and introduce themselves. We are extremely blessed to have an awesome neighborhood. It’s very picturesque, there are kids everywhere and every neighbor is friendly. We couldn’t have imagined a better neighborhood for our family. So blessed!
To top it off, my next door neighbor happens to be a quilter. When I heard that I knew this house was meant to be our home. And over the past year, we’ve talked shop quite a bit. This past weekend she went away on a quilting retreat. Check out what she brought back for me!
That’s right Katie Jump Rope! I missed out on this line and it hurt. I love the bright primary colors tempered with the earthy browns. The big bunches of daisies and dots galore. Sigh.
When I heard my neighbor was going on retreat I immediately asked her if she would be visiting Gerlene’s quilt shop because I knew there were still some bolts of Katie Jump Rope still in stock because Tammy got some on the way up to our retreat back in May. Little did I know Gerlene’s would have this much!
Ya’ll. There is still more Katie Jump Rope at Gerlene’s. And they are apparently willing to ship it. Word’s gotten out so lots of people have been calling the shop for this line. So if you want some, it’s there.
I’m already scheming about what to make with my bundle. I think I’ll pick a pattern from this book. I really like it book by the way. It’s filled with good patterns and technique and history.
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Good neighbors are the best, especially neighbors who get the fabric love. She even said I was a good mom when she brought me the fabric! Thanks neighbor!
What a treat! I have loved every bit of Katie Jump Rope I've gotten my hands on — such a perfectly vintage line. Enjoy it!
Awesome! My neighbor helped me out a bit when I was making a quilt for my daugther's teacher…she's not a quilter (as far as I know) but she was going to town (an hour and a half to a good fabric store) and she picked some up for me after I told her what color and kind to get. Good neighbors are the best.
Wow – sounds like you have an awesome neighbour! Katie Jump Rope is lovely – I totally missed it too. I especially like the blue daisies fabric – it's modern but retro too. I love that Denyse Schmidt book too – just made a quilt for my grandmother out of it.
What a blessing! That is such a fantastic line! I won a Fat Eighth bundle last year of KJR:):) Have fun playing with your KJR:)
My jaw just dropped! I'm probably too slow (again) to get in on the KJR this time. I keep crossing my fingers that Free Spirit will reprint it like they did Flea Market Fancy? A girl can hope! I can't wait to see what you do with this pile of very precious.
How awesome!
What an awesome neighbor!! And what a lovely stack of KJR!! Both times I've been in her shop I've wanted to take every bit of the KJR home with me 🙂
Wow that is so cool. How lucky are you!!! Congrats on having such a cool neighbor.