Well, I had a great day at Sherwood Craft Fair on Saturday.

I didn’t manage to blog about it straight away, as I figured I deserved a bit of family time after all my hard work.

Unfortunately I don’t have any photos of the fair to share, as the day flew by with hardly a moment to spare.

But despite my selling quite a lot of things, I went home with more than I set out with.

Because two very generous people I know brought me along gifts of fabric…

Firstly, Wendy from Ticking Stripes gave me a lovely bundle of little pieces of wonderfulness, perfect for making dolls clothes.

I swapped her a fabric envelope she had her eye on in return. (Well, I eventually got her to accept it.)

I just love all those little prints!

My second gift of fabric came from Carly Dodsley. You may know of her, she is actually quite famous for her wonderful ceramic designs.

Well, she is also exceedingly generous, as she handed over to me a big pile of bold and beautiful vintage textiles…

I couldn’t get Carly to accept anything in return for her gift to me – although I did try, my powers of persuasion only stretch so far.

But I do hope that both she and Wendy will accept my heartfelt thanks.

And you can expect to see bits of some of the above fabrics making an appearance in my creations shortly. ♥