New Fabric -- Yes, I Bought Fabric

My jaw is better today.  Still need a light painkiller, I am thinking it is pretty bruised up.  I am nearly back to normal, but don't tell Frank that.  He vacuumed and did the dishes yesterday.  And fed the dogs.  Now I need to find some symptom that gets him to clean the toilets........
 
I rewarded myself for finding the perfect fabric for my next quilt by going to Forest Park and walking a mile averaging 3.3 mph.  Heart rate was in the fat burning zone!

Fact:  It is difficult to find light batiks.

I got the main portion of the fabric from Fabric.com on sale at about 1/2 price.  And I did find the perfect companion to the light batik from Red Stick.  NOT on sale of course.

I went to Red Stick Quilts this morning with the idea that I could always go to the other shop if I came up empty.  But I made the perfect match.


8 yards plus 3 yards.  It will be a big quilt.  Maybe. One never knows with me.


I guess I can show them to you............




All three are the same fabric in the same light in the same position on my table.  None are really a great representation of the colors, but the last two are closer.  It was difficult to find a good light batik; and when I got it in the mail, I was quite shocked by the color.  I had thought it would be a bit warmer.  And that caused the piece I wanted to pair it with to no longer be a viable choice.

But now it is perfect.

Yes.  Perfect.

A winner.

Stash Report and A Next!

You know me by now.  I gotta be working on something!  So here are the next few things.

When Frank had all those points from his sales awards, I thought they were better spent on quilt books rather than those silly B Sci-Fi movies like The Creature From The Planet Zorgon.

And Cultural Fusion was one of them I chose.  Since then I have seen so many of the modern (and not so modern) quilts make fabulous quilts from this book.  I was so jealous they were having such a good time in Sew Alongs with Sujata herself, that I thought I would at least try some on my own.

So if you have the book, and want to do a Sew Along, LETS GO!

Here are two blocks from the book.

This one is simply a ton of scraps from my existing (and never ending) scrap boxes.  I paired up dark and light and made a kit to take with me to retreat.




This one is from garments I purchased for 99 cents at The Purple Cow.  The stripes were crop pants and the leafy things was a linen shirt.  the beige was a sofa fabric sample that softened after it was washed.  And discolored a bit as well to make some soft shadings.  Now I need to dig through Frank's pants and,

YES........

I will make sure he understands THIS time that I will CUT THEM UP!

I won't do THAT again!  LOL    But it was really funny to see the look on his face!

 

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