Fun with Fabric

I just have to start this post by saying thank you so much for all your support and the wonderful comments you left on my last post.  It feels so good to be back in a routine of exercise and this time I have cheerleaders!  This new attitude was long overdue.  

This weekend after I finished my shift at the Red Door Gallery I was able to get back to sewing.  I put the finishing touched on my "Mod" quilt top late Sunday afternoon.  This quilt is composed of many of the large scale prints I have been collecting for the last few years.  Some were purchased for handbags and others just for fun.  I never did make the handbags but loved the fabric and had to find a use for it. I thought it would be fun to feature the fabric in large quilt blocks that would capture snapshots of the large scale prints.  I designed this quilt in early January after looking for a pattern and finding none that really appealed to me.  The finished quilt will be 50.5"X84.5". Believe it or not it will be a lap quilt.  Winters here in our old farmhouse are chilly.  Lap quilts need to cover your toes and tuck underneath your chin.   I can't wait to snuggle up under this quilt with a good book!

I just placed an order for a 100 yard bolt of print cloth.  It should be here by Wednesday and I will start dyeing again.  My Etsy store has been neglected for more than a month.  I finally replaced the purple and fuchsia colorways the other day.  I did a small dye lot a few weeks back, but no where near what is needed to get my store restocked.  I have to wait until the weekend to dye because I get so excited when I dye that I don't sleep well.  I just can't wait to rinse out the one of a kind dyes and see how they turn out.   These are my favorites from the last batch.

Dawn asked about the quilt behind me in my last post.  My friend Patsy made it to hang in her quilt retreat. You can see and better photo of it here.

Still Waiting. . .

Well, the quilt is on and the thread is here, but for some reason that poor quilt is still waiting on the machine for me to get started on it. Starting seems the hardest part. Once I get going, it doesn't take long to finish. I think it has to do with the decisions and what to do here and there, and marking the quilt and oiling the machine and all that is too much for my brain?? I don't know exactly what the reason is. I'm sure some of it has today to do with the fact that I woke up at 4:30 and my brain was pounding inside my skull every time I moved! I took some Advil and thankfully was able to get back to sleep. However, my body could tell I didn't sleep well and I felt sluggish all morning. The good news is I got all my laundry done and that means tomorrow I can focus on the quilt and getting started!!!

Awwww It is almost time for my hubby!

It is late Sunday night, and Denny is on his way home. He will be hungry...and I am all ready to cook tonight a dinner for him. When I think of how he lives in a truck 70 hours a week...I would go crazy stuck in there all the time. He needs a good cooked meal. I got to work today on some quilting blocks, green 12 inch ones, for a group I am in. I am in some really nice happy groups. I love to read all they make. I will be uploading some pictures of my work very soon. Can you believe it, we are having more company (Feb 21- March 2nd). At least Denny will be off so we can do somethings. I think if the weather is good, we will take them to Ft. Lauderdal, and go on the Jungle Queen. It is really a lot of fun. Get a trip, to see all the beautiful very expensive homes on the water. The boat trip is three hours long. They stop on an island to eat chicken, shrimp and ribs, all you can eat. Hmmmm so very good! All for 32.00! I love to go on this trip. Better go get my kitchen ready for cooking a big dinner. ( See I never know till the last minute if he is coming home) Or I would be all ready for him. Morgan