Post script to Eleanore’s quilt

I forgot the other Eleanore inspired tidbit in my last post.

I was in search of some more pinks and creams for my stash. I found an Etsy shop that was selling little bundles of fat eighths of various colors so I selected a pink bundle, labeled Bubblegum, and what I thought was a cream bundle, labeled Espresso. When I went to pay for them I saw that I was being charged an insane amount for shipping so I backed out of all the info I had given. Just before leaving the site a message popped up from the Etsy seller that the amount of shipping listed was not what would be charged in reality. So I put the two bundles back into my cart and then decided to read about the sellers before committing to my purchase. Where were they located that such a high shipping fee was involved, I wondered. London? Paris? Timbuktu?

Lo and behold: they are in Paynesville, MN.

Paynesville???!! That is the little town where my mother, Eleanore, graduated from high school! What a perfect dovetail into the bundle of fat quarters called Elinore’s Endeavors I had just ordered and it seemed to me again that my mother was winking and smiling down; having a good chuckle. I needed no more confirmation. I pressed the Buy button.

Unfortunately the “Espresso” bundle was not cream colors as I had expected. No, they were … BROWNS! (“Rats!” I thought to myself after opening them on Christmas.)

So they are part of the browns included in the Scrappy Trip Around the World.

And yes, they have their own beauty, I admit. As professional quilters will tell you, browns and blacks have a way of grounding you. And heaven knows we are all in need of some serious grounding these days.

Thank you, Eleanore R. And thanks to the little shop in Paynesville, too.

Here’s a link if you’re curious:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/598156144/civil-war-color-bundlesfat-8thscolor?click_key=1e4e120d6da7fe255eede5da624743c019b99c7f%3A598156144&click_sum=4a47ea00&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=pink+civil+war+fabric&ref=sr_gallery-1-2&organic_search_click=1&bes=1&edd=1