I feel a little sheepish telling this story but I thought it might make you chuckle.

A few months ago I went through my stash and pulled out several pieces of fabric I didn’t want anymore. Enough to fill a good sized grocery bag. I donated the fabrics to the Metropolitan Patchwork Society (MPS), the guild I joined last year.

Every year at its March meeting, the guild has a potluck and silent auction, selling fabrics and other quilt-related items. The proceeds go into a special account used to bring regionally and nationally known quilters and fiber artists to speak to the guild and teach workshops.

As I circled the meeting room looking at all the items for sale, I had to smile as I recognized pieces of fabric that had been in my stash just a few months ago. And then I spotted this fabric:

Two and a half yards from the Jasmine line designed by Pamela Mostok for Clothworks. Why, I wondered, had I given this piece of fabric away? It’s green (my favorite color), it has leaves on it (one of my favorite motifs), and it’s really quite beautiful. I must have given it away because I couldn’t figure out what to do with it.

The organizers of the silent auction had very cleverly combined items to make the offerings that much more desirable. In this case, someone had added a spool of lime green Aurifil thread to the fabric:

You know what’s coming, don’t you? I outbid every one else and bought my own fabric back.

In my defense, I paid less for the fabric the second time around. The money I spent went to a good cause, and this piece of fabulous fabric is back in my stash where it belongs.

Happy April Fool’s Day!