FabricHorder

Hi everyone... I am a Fabric and Notion Horder...if it is new...I must have...GRIN.

I am a SAHM and have less time now to do things then I did when I worked with kids. But I love staying home with the kids even though its the toughest and most stressful job I have ever had....and I have had a lot of stressful jobs in my life time.

Right now I am into Import fabrics such as Cosmo, Kokka, etc.... I am also loving Robert Kaufmann's Essex Linen blend fabric. I am slowly buying the entire line...one bolt at a time.

In my very limited spare time I am a pinner...what is a pinner you may ask... I am addicted to Pintrest as much as I am and if not more to Fabric and Notions. I have it connected to my Facebook and my twitter accounts.....Lately I have been receiving awesome response to the tut's and pin's that have been posted.

The true love of my life are my kids....My husband J-man is my biggest kid....then comes boy #1 (5 yrs old), boy #2 (4 yrs old) & Girl (3 yrs old)....and yes you did see that I have a 5,4,3 yr old....so for those 3 years I was pregnant....people around me in the city are surprised to not see my pregnant....GRIN.

In my free time I do pintrest, surf for online tutorials, run after my kids, help my kids learn so that they will be ahead of the class when they start school.

I met my hubby via MATCH.COM almost 10 years ago and I haven't looked back and I seriously don't remember ever saying yes when he asked.....at first it was a joke but we now can't remember so I claim I never said yes.....LOL

My current ISO's:

*Any Melody Miller *Any Japanese Canvas/Linen fabric with bright colors *Curved Safety Pins (we can't get them locally for some reason) *Pink fabrics in all shades *Kokka - Trefle (spelling) collection *Cloud 9 fabrics (ALL lol -- even if I have it I still want more!) *Tutorials for Snap Press *Inspirational Pictures of Mug Rugs, Small Quilts and ideas for organization. *Japanese mini-toys - Things I can have on my sewing table or sitting on the window...Kawaii themed items. *Any fabric that has a newspaper, ad, feedsack picture theme.....

My goals are to find idea's and new crafts to try that I can do in a couple of days.....since having such young children....its hard to set time aside for large projects.....I love mug rugs and pot holders and pouches...

Thanks for taking the time to read my Bio...

My favorite music....80's Top 40 def. I so remember the 80's music before it went heavy metal and rap...nothing wrong with that but I so miss the days of the glam 80's.....

I also like about 75% of the music on the radio with the Top 40's....I am open to most types of music as long the lyrics are decent to listen to and don't make me blush....

I like very little country....but I can listen to the rock-country blend of music....

I love all free online tutorials....seriously...I am addicted...I do more surfing for them then actual sewing or embroidery....its a very bad bad addiction....so I warn you.

When I do craft I love to do Machine Embroidery, make baby bibs and blankets, Mug Rugs, placemats and etc....

I currently DVR all my shows. Most of them are not appropriate for my kids because of the themes they are currently not family friendly.

I watch:

CSI Criminal Minds Mentalist Charmed (re-runs) SyFy mini-series

will add more later...

LOVE LOVE

Any kind of fabrics with a retro 30's feel. Currently I have a lot of flower and bright color fabrics which I love love love....but would love to start going towards some boy themed fabric.

Current favorite colors for fabrics are:

1. Red
2. Tan/Natural
3. Golds
4. Green
5. Blue

Fabrics I do not like:

1. Felt...anything Felt
2. Polyester - I have a child with sensitive skin to the point of anything that is not organic or bamboo will make him scratch himself till he bleeds.
3. Nudity, Guns or Death or skull themed. I have a few but had to use them for a customer and now can't wait to get rid of it.

Likes in Life:

1. Kawaii or Japanese figurines.
2. Blythe pictures and well Blythe dolls themselves...I am trying to save for my first one.
3. Love to make baby bibs on my machine so I like to collect baby bib patterns and pictures for inspiration.
4. Love small quilts that I can hang on the wall or lay on a table.
5. I love getting snail - mail from different countries.
6. Love anything with the kawaii bambi print on it or the bambi deer figurine...
7. I love pot holders that are either so strange or they are extremely old fashion...weird...love the extremes I guess.
8. Mug Rug inspiration's are awesome.
9. In the middle of organizing this mess of a sewing area so anything to help with this ... either organization tools or just idea's that will inspire me to be better with organization.
10. I love salty snack foods...but with my current diet its hard to treat myself to chips or popcorn because you can't just buy 1 small servings here or if you do you have to buy a case of single servings.
11. I am a Heather Ross fan so I love getting scraps from all her different lines....as long as I can figure out that its Heather Ross then I am loving it.
12. I am a tutorial junkie so if you know of some tutorials I will be your friend for life.....I love to find and learn some new skills for my serger....I am so bad at it...its almost a waste to have purchased it.
13. I love buying collections of things...of course don't we all... Right now I am collecting embroidery thread so that I have all the colors available....
14. I love handmade note cards and note pads....
15. Current addiction are eco pouch's or bags.
16. I love anything that is a reproduction of things from long ago......either in a figurine, picture or on fabric.
17. I am current doing a clean up of my scraps to take them from the current stage to be able to use them ... trimming them to a scare.
18. I am addicted to Fabric Organizers where you can roll your fabric up and store them on a shelf.
19. I have buckets upon buckets of Fat Quarters and I need to have some inspirations on how to store them here...
20. I hoard Cosmo and Kokka scraps that are bright....
21. Collect Embroidery designs and fonts.....
22. I love OBF and OBV that I use for my kids ... they steal mine all the time.
23. I am currently trying to find all the bobbin cases I can get my hand on for my Brother 2800D. Can't have to many.
24. Anything that will help me organize my bobbins with the spools...So So bad about it.

HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE

Any kind of fabrics that are popular...I prefer to go with unknowns and new discoveries....

Current Disliked colors for fabrics are:

1. Shocking Colors
2. Stripes
3. Woodsy themed
4. Holiday print
5. Solid White (seriously...LOL)

Fabrics I do not like:

1. Felt...anything Felt
2. Polyester - I have a child with sensitive skin to the point of anything that is not organic or bamboo will make him scratch himself till he bleeds.
3. Nudity, Guns or Death or skull themed. I have a few but had to use them for a customer and now can't wait to get rid of it.

Don't like:

1. I do not like hats because I have a lot of hair and a big noggin....but I am love with hair accessories...love'em....especially ones that are pink...no idea why...

2. I am a huge chocolate fan but sadly I am dieting to get rid of my pregnancy fat...still . . .Lol

3. We don't allow anything with nuts in the home because of my oldest has food allergies.

4. Fabrics from chain stores like JoAnn's and Hancock's. They do have some soft and nice ones but majority of it is poorly made and I have had bad experiences with sewing with them.

5. stuff that smell like smoke or animals. I have asthma.

6. Holiday themed things..... I love holidays and have a lot of holiday items but I don't like having to take things in and out for each holiday and prefer things that I can hang up or display year round..

7. I so dislike silk items...seriously...do not like the stuff to wear or touch or work with.

8. Hate wearing make-up.....have tried everyone out there on the market and ones you have to buy through sales people....hate it all....my face gets so dry or extremely irritated when I wear it....so I wear it very little.

9. US Mail man...seriously I have to get signature required or insurance when I buy things because ours throws the packages and never has any respect for our mail.

10. Barny related anything....even the colors drive nutz.

11. Spongebob....I will throw everything related out the window no matter what.

12. Toys that require batteries because my kids can't keep their hands off of batteries....

13. Rough Fabric

14. Perfume or potpourri stuff...seriously...when I am near shops that have it .... I have to leave or I get extremely sick.