A Fat Quarter???

I had planned to go to North Dakota with my husband last week, but wasn't able to join him after all. So he got to go to Host Fest in Minot - and go out in the country side to take photos of comets and stars. He had a nice time  I hope he will be invited back so I can come along sometime1

As I left him at the airport, I invited him to get me a few fat quarters if he saw a quilting store.... he was intrigued with the name. 

So when he saw the fabric for sale at Host Fest, he stopped to find out what they were and to get me a few...

He sent me some iPhone pictures of different fabric while he was at the booth and asked me what I'd like.  I picked the bundle of greys that were in the last photo he sent me.... (I can't find his photos now.) If I had been at computer instead of on phone I would have asked him to just pick up two for me...

But somehow that got lost in translation as he presented me with a tall stack fabric that were all pretty much the same color... and dark1

When I looked at the group of fabric more closely I could see that instead of a dozen different fabrics there were just five!  He said he got more as he figured there wouldn't be enough to do anything with if he just got one of the little pieces of fabric...!

I think the shop keeper must have had a hand in selecting the fabrics - the one with the lines may be cotton but the lines are raised so the fabric isn't smooth.  He said didn't notice that fabric when he forked over the $40 for the lot, but he did notice it afterwards...

I didn't have the heart to explain that the whole purpose for getting fat quarters was to get variety and that if one wants more fabric it's cheaper to buy off the bolt.

Anyway, I now have a nice selection of fabric that I can use for black on black blocks - and they are a memory for my husband for the nice trip he went on too.

One of his first jobs was working in a fabric store.  He moved the fabric from storeroom to the front area and after a while was even tasked with cutting it for the clients!  He is so looking forward to my finishing a quilt that he gets to keep!  So far I have only made a square baby quilt for our son, and I shipped off two FMQ to Quilts for Kids...