Fabric Pull

I signed up for Rachel Hauser's latest class over at Stitched In Color.  Its called "Angled" and features 5 - yes, I said 5!!! - quilts.  You can see all the class quilts and read about it here.  

The top one I'm super excited to make is called "Indian Blanket".  All equilateral triangles in different sizes. 

Here is my initial fabric pull for that quilt:

Several Bonnie Christine collections and solids from Art Gallery.   Love.

There are more than I need so I have to edit.  Next step is to put them in pairs (rows have two) and put on my design wall to see what I think.  

I can't wait for class to start so I can begin cutting!

Beautiful Fabric

Just bought this beautiful fabric today.  The line is called "French Journal Collection".   Isn't it gorgeous?   I have no idea what I'll do with it cuz I don't want to cut it up!

What would you do with it?

Fabric Friday

I haven't had much to blog about lately.  But I have been buying fabric more than usual.........so I have that to show!   :)     This is from Blank Textiles (a company I hadn't heard of).  It's the "Essence" line by designer Karen Combs.   I found it in Houston when I was there.   Lots of great color to add to my stash.

Fabric Friday

Last Monday was Yaya day and we girls went to Vashon Island to see their quilt shop.  They are famous for carrying a HUGE amount of Kaffe Fasset fabrics.  Take a look at the wall of Kaffe:

That's a wall 4 bolts high!   I think we counted about 600 bolts on this wall alone.

These are the ones I choose:

Tink selected some for a quilt for her sister who is getting married this summer:

                                      

Melissa didn't buy Kaffe but found some other lovelies for a quilt for her guest room:

Yvonne had fun watching us spend our money:

                       
                           Oh I also found two more fabrics to add to my junk food collection:

Fun day.   Will definitely have to go there again.   

Fabric Friday

I picked up a jelly-roll (pre-cut 2.5 inch strips for my non-quilting readers) of Hawaiian prints when in Maui this month.   They are so colorful and fun.   I already have a project in mind.....only there aren't enough strips.  So I will either need to try to find another jelly-roll or substitute some batiks or ???    We shall see.  I also bought that cute piece at the right to add to my novelty collection.  

Fabric Friday

This one's just for fun!  :)     

The theme for this weeks Yaya Photo Challenge is "Signs".   I was at a local quilt show today with a fellow Yaya and she pointed out this bolt and said it'd work for our challenge.  Yes, it would.  But I decided I'd post it here for Fabric Friday.   I also bought some French Fry & Pizza fabric to add to my Junk Food collection.  So excited that I found Pizza!!!

Fabric Friday

McKenna Ryan is known for her beautiful appliqued quilts.  She is quite popular in the quilt world.  Since many people have wanted to duplicate her quilts exactly as she made them, there are now entire lines of fabric for specific quilts of hers.  

The Kingston Quilt shop recently got the entire "Lake Forest" line.  

Close-up of some of my favorites from the line:

Fabric Friday and Firsts

This is just a few bolts from the "Nicey Jane" collection by Heather Bailey.   I hadn't seen any of her work before seeing these at the Kingston Quilt shop.   Seems like there are more and more new fabric designers out there!   Hard to stay current but I do love the additional choices I get for my quilts.    :)

Tink and I got to add another "first" to a long list of things we've done together.   I've mentioned that both of us got dream jobs at the Kingston Quilt shop last June.  Last Wednesday was the first time we got to work together ALONE.  The whole shop to ourselves.  So much fun.   

Days end....time for a rest.

We get to have another day next month....thank you dear boss.......can't wait.

Fabric Friday

Kaffe Fassett is an amazing artist who knits, paints, does patchwork, mosaics, needlework and designs beautiful fabric collections!    I took a picture of some of the bolts of his at work last week.   These soft colors have been calling to me lately.  Spring on a shelf.  

Here's a close-up of one.  As you can see the prints are large.   I like using them in big chunks in quilts. 
I don't have a project in mind for using them but I don't know how long I can resist the "call" to buy!    LOL!

Fabric Friday

Hungry, yet?    LOL!

I decided since I haven't done a "Feet Friday" post in ages, that I'd switch this year and do "Fabric Friday" instead.   There is always fabric to share.   :)

 I decided I'm gonna collect junk food fabrics.    This is a new bunch of fat quarters I bought last month. I don't have a quilt pattern in mind yet but that never stops me from collecting.  It's so fun to go from fabric store to fabric store and look for new pieces.   Hopefully I'll find more in the next year that I can show you.