So here we go with the third of my stash stories. Something for the sunny summer days.

A fabric a day from my stash, with it’s story.

My third fabric was, like many in my stash, bought on evilbay.

Which doesn’t make for a very interesting story in itself.

And looking at the photo above, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it’s not a very interesting fabric either, being brown-ish and sort of blodgy-looking.

But you’d be wrong!

I absolutely fell head-over-heels in love with this stuff at first sight.

At the time, I was collecting barkcloths in shades of orange for an intended quilt, as I had just finished making this one…

I was hunting for large-scale florals, with the thought of making a similar quilt in a sunnier sort of colourway.

But whoa! Scandinavian birds? Dancing girls in hats and pigtails? Magic mushrooms??

How could I not buy that?!!

I probably paid way too much for it. I was a bit naive back then.

But I’m glad I have it in my stash nonetheless. ♥