HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Brick House Fabrics wishes all of you
a very happy 2012!
The new year dawned clear and bright, with warm temperatures here in Maine. The sky is blue, and when I went out to feed them I heard a white throated sparrow calling! Usually we don’t hear them until March!
I went out this morning to throw bread to the crows, but one of our melanistic squirrels got there first, and scoffed most of it up! The grey squirrels never even look at bread. We have three melanistic squirrels living here. They are all slightly smaller than the normal grey squirrels. One has moved into what we call the apartment in a large maple tree right outside of the kitchen. She is out promptly in the morning, before the grey squirrels show up, and again after they leave for the day, as they chase her away from food.
MELANISTIC SQUIRREL
The squirrel above is very recognizable as she has quite a lot of reddish fur on her tail and back. Though rather shy, the minute one goes inside after putting out food she is looking to see what was put out!
Even though we are surrounded by oak trees there are years when not many acorns fall. We feed the squirrels sunflower seeds and in the shell peanuts, along with a bird food mix that is heavy in large nuts and some fruit. We don’t do a large fall clean up as one can see the squirrels gather mouthfuls of oak leaves to line their nests with in the spring. Basically- we run a squirrel preserve!
As the last day of the holidays winds down, it is nice to take it easy after all of the excitment of the last month! Taking a deep breath, and looking around there are still decorations to come down, but it still feels nice to mentally unwind!
This week’s goal is to get quite a few fabrics up and running. There are two new ocean fabrics, two new toiles, a new bird of paradise floral, and one last French fabric as well. We will be working on those tomorrow.
We also will be re-organizing the Schumacher, Scalamandre, and Clarence House fabrics, moving them into new quarters. There will probably be some long lost things found, so stay tuned for those as well!
In the meantime, enjoy the day! We will be back tomorrow with the new discounted fabric for the week, and other news!
MONDAY- January 2, 2012
It was 45 degrees F. at dawn this morning. It is hard to imagine it is supposed to be zero tonight! But, the temperature is falling already! We have one pine tree that is very tall, reaching up above the surrounding maples and oaks. It hasn’t any limbs, just this absurd burst of branches at the top. In the winter, when the leaves are gone from the surrounding trees it looks like a tall, northern palm tree! We call it the palm tree pine. When wind blows it sways in a circular motion, and one can see how windy it truely is!
The last of the new French fabrics has been listed. It is a musical fabric, with violins, trumpets, sheet music, lyrics, and an invoice from an Edinburgh, Scotland instrument shop, to Lady Nicholson for the hire of a grand piano, dated March 12, 1813!
MUSIC TOILE FABRIC
with Scottish documentary prints
See the new
Scottish music documentary print fabric
in the
Documentary Print Fabric category.
Also listed today-
a destash piece of the plaid feather fabric.
This is an end of bolt piece, 30″ in length, with minimal wrinkling.
Yardage is available as well.
PLAID PHEASANT FEATHER FABRIC
This is available in the
Bird Fabric category
A piece of the Stroheim & Roman blue French toile fabric
came to light.
This is a 60″ piece, the last there is of this.
STROHEIM & ROMANN FRENCH COUNTRY TOILE
This came in flat folded and is priced to move.
It is in the
Country Toile Fabric category.
A piece of one of the most unique fabrics showed up.
This is a Kravet fabric, with African cave animals!
AFRICAN CAVE ANIMAL FABRIC
Rows of animals alternate with bands of geometric motifs.
There are mammoths, jackels, rabbits, and deer.
See it in the
Exotic Animal Fabric category.
This week, as we start the yearly inventory there will be more destash pieces listed. And we will be working on some other new fabrics as well!
THURSDAY- January 5, 2012
LISTED:
A Scalamandre Fabric:
Galapagos in two color ways!
For those that love turtles!
SCALAMANDRE TURTLE FABRIC
This is reversible indoor/outdoor fabric
The turquoise turtle fabric is perfect for use near water, but the terracotta is perfect for the desert!
SCALAMANDRE TURTLE FABRIC
in terracotta- perfect for the desert!
Ralph Lauren Equestrian Fabric
We have had this in red and in tan, now a small amount in the black colorway. Though this has the darkest background, the other colors used are the most spring like- a conundrum!
RALPH LAUREN HORSE FABRIC
The Ralph Lauren fabrics can be seen in the
Horse Fabric category
MOST POPULAR PATTERN of the WEEK
This week birds, birds, and more birds have been flying out the door. Everything from the red, red waterlily fabric to soft and subtle Greeff destash patterns.
While a bird in hand is good, remember
birds in the home are good luck in many countries!
So, be certain to look at the Bird Fabric category
for your bit of good luck!
JUST LISTED: a new blue bird fabric
TROPICAL BLUE BIRD FABRIC
with butterflies, pineapples, and pomegranates!
NEW POSTCARD FROM AWAY
Make certain to take a look at the quilt Jerome of Washington, D.C. made for his dad for Christmas!
And don’t forget to send us your pictures and stories! We love to see what people do with the fabric!