(1) a lovely sunrise
(2) spinach omelet
(3) mint-flavored floss
As I'm writing this post the sun hasn't risen yet, but I know it's coming. The sky has grown lighter, maybe it needs a bit more shut-eye!
Saturday I introduced my friend Felicia, the MIB (missing in blogland) Slow Quilter, to one of my favorite places - Fabric Place Basement!
I'm getting ready for Bonnie Hunter's newest mystery ... I really didn't want to buy more fabrics, thinking I would use from my inventory this year.
But I didn't have enough of any one colorway to substitute my own fabrics.
... so one thing led to another
... and another
and another....
Now I have all my fabrics gathered and boxed, waiting for the first clue!
I bought 1/4 yard cuts from 12 fabrics in the coral/melon/peachy range, and the same for the aqua/turquoise range. I deliberately got cuts from two dark fabrics that pushed the range a bit.
I already had enough browns, I just cut 1/4 yard pieces and put the rest away. And my neutrals go without saying, I have a BIG plenty of those!
Meanwhile I'm doing some assembly line work on the little churn dash blocks ...
My Accuquilt die cuts nine 2-1/2" squares at once, so that's a no-brainer!
I kitted up little batches of green scraps for the sides and the corners, I chain sew and string along enough for three or four blocks before I
press...
trim ...
snip ...
One day this will be a quilt!
I'm a poet and don't know it, sew forth and sew on...
Fabulous fabrics! And I do love those wonky churns more and more.
ReplyDeleteI see you found my new spot as well. I like Fabric Place Basement's selection (it is getting much better) but their prices are pretty good too. I am in for Bonnie's mystery. I ordered my fabrics from Whittles Fabrics. They put all of the fabrics together by color. I will replace a few with fabric from my stash but overall they did a good job. I don't have a lot of the chocolate brown. So off I went to Fabric Place Basement to find. I found a few pieces, but nothing that I just had to have. I hope I can stick with this one. I have signed up for Gyleen's new mystery as well which doesn't start until Jan. 1. Please tell Felicia, I miss her blog. I need to start posting again too. Take care.
ReplyDeleteyour fabric selection is great.
ReplyDeleteLook at you, all ready for the mystery. I'm going to pass this year (ok, I've done a pass the last couple years). This time of year is just too busy and I've decided I'm not a fan of mysteries --of the quilting kind.
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