a can of joann worms...

i've mentioned

 a time or two before

 that i love paisley

.

and when they are

 as perfect as these

three and one half yards is my take

i like to make tunics

mostly for myself

this one has been

hanging in my stash for a while

april cornell does paisley really well

i found it in the clearance aisle

well not exactly an aisle

rather a click

on the fat quarter shop

actually

it was one of my first purchases
 on kimberly jolly's site

i found this beauty today

love the colors

and the largeness of the paisley

and i had a coupon

for 50% off

which was a good thing

because the retail price was $9.99

now the shop i was at

 is not close

i must drive a good 25 minutes

on a freeway

but i had another reason to be

in the area

so i stopped in

the beauty of joann's

it is open until 9 every evening

oh did i just hear a gasp

a collective gasp perhaps

why

why do i so often hear that

yes i do frequent joann's

almost every monday night in fact

my sarah has music therapy

just around the corner

i really am having a hard

time understanding the

extreme reactions

out there

don't believe me

my friend vickie

 has a post

going right now

it has 192 comments

and a great give-a-way

i ask

can't we just be happy

afterall

there is room for all of us

 at the creative table

if we play nicely

let's just encourage one another

and celebrate beautiful fabric