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Fabric Shopping with Granny
Hi, my name is Elaine Hilton. I am 10 years old and I have been sewing since I was five. I just came home from my favorite quilt store, Shiisa Quilts, in Bloomington, IN. 
My Granny took me there to shop for fabric for some projects I’m working on. My first project is a kaleidoscope quilt.
You won’t believe how beautiful my feature fabric is. It has giant Japanese Chrysanthemum flowers in bright shades of pink, green, red, purple, an orange.
Once I selected my feature fabric that I LOVE so much I started pulling bolts of fabric off the shelves until I found the perfect ones for sashing strips! I selected a kind of fabric called Fizz in shades of purple, red, and green.
My Granny’s friend, Rhonda, who works at the quilt store showed me how to look at the side of the bolt to see how it would look cut into strips. I think that’s a good tip to know.
It is so much fun to look at all the beautiful fabric that Jan has at Shiisa Quilts! But now it’s time to go… I gotta sew!
Elaine
RSSBest Wishes from England
Philip