Last weekend I lured my friend Kat on a trip to Columbia road market, a beautiful flower market that has really cheap deals in the afternoon for all kinds of plants and flowers. It is a great place to grab a coffee and walk along amongst all the lovely flowers and cool shops including Ryantown, which sells Rob Ryan’s intricate paper cuts.
Little did she know my ulterior motive; to visit a fabric shop on this road. Beyond fabrics might have a less than fabulous website but the shop is beautifully laid out with amazing fabric. I bought some elastic to use to make the grocery bag holder and quarter metre bundles of fabric.
Not being the type for things crafty, Kat did a great job holding me back from greedily grabbing bundles. She very sensibly made me tell her what project I was going to use each fabric for before I could buy it. I got some amazing fabric, with owls and birds on, but it is going to take me some more practice and courage before I risk ruining the gorgeous fabric with my dodgy sewing.
It was a great day discovering the market and shops and even more convenient that the nearest tube stop just happens to be where I work. Since it stays open till 6pm, this discovery could prove dangerous for my purse as I can sneak after work without Kat’s guidance.
I have to admit that sometimes I think about leaving a comment that includes several exclamations and then I remember you are English, not American. Rather than saying, “Owls and birds!” I will say, “Maddy, I so wish to see this owl and bird fabric you’ve selected. It must be lovely.”
Thanks Kelly, good to hear from my American fan base
. Expect a post with the owl pattern soon! x
Ok, today she topped all te other lies and sunk to a new all time low. She told Dan she has inlpamts, and she had a mass around the inlpamts and that she had to have radiation before entering the house. Then she made the comment that she would be going through chemo right now if she hadn’t had the inlpamts. She is a pathetic piece of crap. Wait until all the other houseguests find out that all summer every personal thing she has told them is from her psycho crazy mind and none of it is true. I would hope someone is smart enough to figure out this psycho.