“Fat Eighths” fabric at Sampeng Lane

Another great find in Chinatown! At Chuan Hua, also known as “The 3 for 100 Shop,” we came across fabric labeled “More Fat 8ths and Friends by Marsha McCloskey for In the Beginning.” It was a bit more than the other fabric, priced at 45 baht per meter, with a 2 meter minimum purchase. It will be great for quilting because you get a variety of 4 prints running lengthwise along the fabric. You can easily cut it up into fat eighths. Cut at 18″ and the strip includes four fat eighths.

Dharma Dye

Here are some pics of fabric which some of us in quilt group dyed using Dharma Fiber Reactive Procion Dyes and the Soda Soak Dye method. There are no pots and pans used, but just ziplock bags. Add fabric and leave overnight. The dye is available in the U.S. in powder or liquid form. The fabric shown here was: white fabric from Cotton House, unbleached muslin, and a white on white print. Here are the fabulous results. Won’t this fabric be wonderful for quilts. Also see my post about where to buy dye in Bangkok

Sop Moei Arts

Today I went to a coffee morning and there was a talk by Masako about her volunteer work with Sop Moei Arts. Villagers near the Burmese border make woven textiles and Masako and other volunteers have been working for over 10 years getting these goods to market in Bangkok and around the world, where the fine weaving is appreciated. The cutest item she brought to the coffee morning was this purse, priced at 1400 baht. Get one at the shop in Bangkok or Chiangmai.

Quilts for Habitat for Humanity

Our quilt group donated four quilts to Habitat For Humanity. These quilts are made from churn dash 12″ squares which all of us in quilt group made. Then I made them up into quilts.

Students from International School Bangkok took the quilts on their Week Without Walls trips to Udon Thani and Lampang. The students helped build four houses for four families, and the families at each new house received a quilt.

A quilt for a habitat family.

A family receives a quilt at their new house. The little girl is holding the bag with the quilt.

Lotta Latte by Deb Strain

There is some new fabric available in Chinatown. It’s a cute coffee themed fabric by U.S. brand, Moda, and it’s right here in Bangkok, lucky for us, at 60 baht per meter. It’s at a shop our group has nicknamed The Treasure Shop because we find things like this once in a while. In real life the shop is called Giansingh Amarnath R.O.P., located at 185-187 Sampeng Lane. See map. Lotta Latte by Deb Strain comes in three colorways: black, rust and gold. There is also Raggedy Ann themed fabric. Here it is at Quilters Obsession for $7.99 per yard.