Run, don't walk, over to Quilt Arts online. They are having a 50% off sale. Yes, that's right ... 50% off all fabric! And all the top designers -- Amy, Joel, Kaffe, Heather, Denyse, Tina, Sandy, and more. Kokka and Japanese fabrics, too. Fat quarters are only $1.25 ... Patterns galore...yup ...all 50% off!
I placed my order! Hurry before you miss it!
Getting laundry done...sorting through some fabric but nothing on my list of to do's.
2 aprons to make for swaps (I have the fabric picked out!)
vintage Scottie quilt repair/remake (an on going tedious job)
find blue fabric like the black in the background to this top (I got it in black, blue, red and purple). Want to use it for the cottage quilt sashing. I just bought it this past week! How could I have lost it already?
Cut more squares for the 9-patch (and sew them together)
Going with the hubby to his doctor's appointment this afternoon and shopping for some groceries afterwards.
Tomorrow is the dentist for me to have a cap put on my front tooth and restore the two next to it that got broken. I HATE dentists but am looking forward to getting my smile back.
Back last month I won these cute house blocks from over at Pieceful Afternoon along with a strawberry shaped pin folder. Sorry I didn't take a photo of it.
I'm already formulating a quilt using these blocks. Aren't they just darling?
Thanks so much!
I enjoy the beauty of the fresh fallen snow outside my window....don't get me wrong. There is beauty in winter. But....Spring is a new awakening to the senses! The air after the spring rains has a different smell than the icy winds of winter. The warmth of the spring sun seems much gentler than the glare of the winter sun. Nature transforms so quickly in spring. New buds .... I can watch them grow outside my window to transform bare branches on the trees within a days time to a lush green canopy providing shade. The sounds of spring are different as the birds become more active and species that migrate return to our little haven. I love being awakened by their songs!
The colors of spring after a white winter....Ahhh! It's like an explosion of paints upon a canvas! Fireworks exploding from the ground! There is no green more beautiful than the greens of spring. And when the flowers start to bloom I could sit and look at them for hours.
Yes....spring will come and bring us a new beginning....a new passion for life...another beautiful painting that will last for only a little while as the cycle of life brings us into summer once again.
Do you need a bunch of selvages to supplement your stash because like me you threw them away for years? You could win this selvage ball or one of two bags of Moda selvages. (There will be 3 winners.) Simply visit: http://modalissa.blogspot.com/2009/03/selvages-tell-story.html and write a message! Or if you win this ball you can keep it in the fruit bowl or on a shelf to give you inspiration!
I added lots of stuff to my stash this week!
Fat Quarters! Loved the colors. I have more of the one with the spools on it but just "needed" to get that one too!
These are all .5 yard pieces or end of bolt scraps that I picked up at work. Again...I just wanted to add the colors (and those flowers!) to my stash.
Then I got a couple yards of each of the novelty prints. Not sure what I'll do with them yet but couldn't resist the bright colors! Maybe an aquarium baby quilt with this one???
Apron with this charmer????
I added another piece of washable brocade for the brocade and suiting quilt I have planned. Isn't it pretty???
And this arrived in the mail yesterday. It was an eBay purchase. Cherry red baby wale corduroy with embroidered black Scotties!
I signed up for the fat quarter swap over at Sew Momma, Sew! I actually signed up for two sets, one being International. Love seeing what fabrics show up from over the pond. Anyway...my first three have arrived from some of those stateside. Here they are!
I haven't decided what I will do with all of them when they get here. Maybe see if they can all be worked into a quilt? Love all of these! Thanks so much ladies!
