So, Walm*rt is having a $1/yard fabric sale, beginning today and running until Saturday. I leave tomorrow morning for a work trip, so I don’t have the luxury of waiting until Saturday - I need to go stock up tonight! This is complicated, though, since I don’t have a car. Seth left this morning - he’s helping out with a Special Olympics trip this weekend, and took the car. So, I have to catch a ride to work today. I’m supposed to meet with a friend tonight to show her how to cast off some knitting (she’s making a felted purse! I am so proud!), and I’m hoping she might want to go get some fabric, too. I suspect the sale is due to Walm*rt’s decision to phase out fabrics in their stores, which pretty much sucks. With no fabric available, I’ll have to either go to the quilt shop here in town (they’ve probably got nice stuff, but it’s probably out of my price range), or drive the 45 minutes to Joplin to hit Hobby Lobby or Jo-Ann Fabrics.
I really shouldn’t complain too much, though. We’re getting a yarn store! Right here in Pittsburg! It’s tentatively slated to open the first week of April. I’ve already warned Seth that I’ll be putting a pretty significant dent in our checkbook as soon as I visit, which I hope to do right away. I know I can probably get yarn cheaper online, but I also know that having a yarn shop (right here! where I live!) is worth a lot, and I’m going to do my part to ensure they stick around.