Howdy y'all! No finish here today, but I have some progress and some eye candy! First off, I finished some of the improv squares for my Supernova quilt. After working on this for a couple of days, I'm more confident with my fabric. It's looking better now that it's coming together I feel like! I think I might be a quarter to a third of the way done now, but I'm not sure. The instructions are upstairs and I'm too tired to trek up there to double check. *hides under lazy quilt*
I'm having fun with this stitch and flip technique! It's so fun to just put fabric together and sew, not worrying about precision or rules. I just make sure I have the right colors in the right corners and let 'er rip! Once I got into a groove, I had a little assembly line going for my squares. :)
And onto the eye candy! A squishy bag of happiness arrived in the mail today and I literally squealed for joy when my husband threw it at me. I don't buy much fabric online, usually because of prices and because I'm still not too confident in matching colors on a screen. But Connecting Threads has a nice sale section and I might have fallen in love with the mermaid fabric. I immediately knew it needed to be made into a quilt for a little girl ASAP. Granted, I don't have a little girl to make a quilt for, but I knew it would find a home if I made it. :) So into my cart went the mermaids, narwhals, and seahorses, joined by that yellow print that reminds me of sand dollars.
How could I say no to the cutest little duo ever? |
Then I found the Cotton and Steel. I've never actually bought Cotton and Steel fabric before, but I've been crushing on it so hard, I couldn't resist. The third fabric over (the navy with multi-colored fronds) isn't C+S, but I tossed it in there anyway. I like the print and it was
I just want to squeeze their little cheeks! |
Have an awesome weekend y'all, thanks for stopping by!
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Oooh... selvages! Not that they're the only exciting thing in this post by a long shot! But they do catch my eye! I'm pretty much in love with the mermaid/narwhal/fishy business. How do people keep finding more and more awesome fabric that I've never seen? So much temptation.
ReplyDeleteYou're making excellent progress on your SuperNova blocks... I know exactly what you mean about the freeing feeling of improv piecing. Just reading you write about it makes me want to grab some scraps and get to piecing! Have a great week-end!
I've never had fabric with pretty selvages before, so it surprised me as I was unfolding it all and saw them! These are definitely getting saved for later. :) Have a great weekend too!!
DeleteImprov makes my heart happy!
ReplyDeleteSo do mermaids!!
What a fun Friday.... oh, and for the record, I too have been crushing on that Viewmaster print but haven't jumped on board the Cotton and Steel train yet. Jenn has me hooked on Konas and I'm riding that train!
I feel like I'm dipping my toes into the Kona and Cotton and Steel pools right now. It's dangerously tempting and I love it. Lol. Now I just have to hide my credit card so I don't get too tempted by all the beautiful fabric!
DeleteThat kind of eye candy really should not be allowed! Those mermaids are soooooo cute, they are really testing my resolve that I have far too much fabric already!
ReplyDeleteRESISTANCE IS FUTILE!! Lol. I can resist a lot of fabrics, but those little mermaids would not let me go!
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