Right after B-House and I were married, I discovered that our Laura Ashley store was closing its doors at the mall. I had drooled over Laura Ashley fabrics for years, but knew they were too expensive for me to ever decorate with. The close-out prices I was finding at the store, though, were an unbelievable deal. I was so excited!…a brand-new homemaker, on a limited budget, finding great deals on lovely fabric…I couldn’t ask for more!
B-House and I still laugh about my “shopping spree.” We went to the mall and split up – he on his way to the Apple store and I on my way to browse the Laura Ashley store. After looking through all they had to offer, I meekly chose a few fabrics to buy and went to find B-House. When he looked in my bag, he said, “That’s all? Don’t you want any more?” Surprised, I said, “Yes, but I wasn’t sure if I should get more.”
He sent me back to the store on my own, reminding me that this was my big chance to get the fabrics I had always wanted at the price we could afford. “Buy some for now and some to use in the future,” he said.
This second time through the store concluded with another bag full of lovely fabrics. Excitedly, I went back to show him and tell him all my plans for them. He looked in my bag and said, “That’s all?” And I said, “Well, there were a couple more that I liked.” This time he went back to the store with me.
I have many lengths of fabric still to put to use (they are stored in a suitcase), but I also have many hand-made quilts, curtains, and pillows made out of my treasured Laura Ashley fabrics. This last summer, I made duvet covers for the girls’ princess bedroom. They chose their own room color – a very light purple. I was so excited when they chose purple because I had a good amount of purple fabric that I had bought in hopes of someday having little girls.
There’s nothing fancy about them, but here’s Taylor’s duvet…
and here’s Emma’s duvet…
The girls were both excited about watching the “duvet-making process” and it was delightful for me to finally have a little girls’ room to decorate in purple. Seeing the two of them snuggled in their blankets at night is a lovely sight.
Hey, Jennifer! 