At last - something on the design wall!!!
This quilt in the making is just picking fabrics from large scraps of older fabrics, newer ones from AMH
and just whatever was handy. I have three more strips to stitch up and it's not quite as wide as the original pattern.
Looks a bit blocky on the bottom right hand side but there wasn't much planning in this, if the fabric looked happy then it stayed there.
The inertia which was troubling me - due to health - seems to have lifted a little and the feeling of needing to immerse myself in colour and cloth is once again here. So, guess what I thought would be a good idea - a little 'cheering up shopping'. Fabric below to make two pillow covers for great-granddaughter
the fabric pack below I could not resist, so vibrant and full of joy and the quieter ones in the second photo would work well I think.
last is a treat from Kaffe Fassett Archives range
Can you guess the colour of my new computer from the picture of one of my crystal paperweights below?
That's about all from me today, hopefully I can finish up Paris Metro this week and have that on my next post. Before I close I have a new friend in my sewing room, she was on display in the local chemist/gift shop along with others of different colours, I bought one for great granddaughter and this one just for me,
family think I've gone crazy but here is Flopsy!
Thats it from me for now, wish I had more projects to show but hopefully I can have something more in a few days. Until then Happy Quilting to all and please excuse any blips in my post!
Maureen
It's so good to see a post from you. I'm glad you are getting some fabric therapy. It lets all worries slide aside as you enjoy the colors and pet the fabric.
ReplyDeleteI think Flopsy is perfect for your studio - let the others scratch their heads while you smile inside and out. Your Paris Metro is looking wonderful - so happy to find your post this morning!
ReplyDeleteOh and I LIKE what is on your design wall. I hope your new computer is easy to navigate. Prayers for a successful angiogram and very short hospital stay
ReplyDeleteI have to laugh, when I was a child I had a green plush velvet rabbit with long legs and floppy ears and I called him " Flopsy", and played games with him. We lived in the country and friends were living at least 2 miles away, or more, a bike ride on a rough metal road.!!!so had to make my own fun. What a memory. Love those fabrics, and green, perfect for the new PC, and the paperweight too.XXX
ReplyDeleteSo good to find your post today and see that fabric and color are working their special healing magic. When I was little I had a white stuffed bear that my mother would unstuff every week and give him a thorough washing. She couldn't stand anything being dirty, that bear should have been brown!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt and a great way to use up larger left overs.
ReplyDeleteI always love seeing your gorgeous fabric being used in one of your projects! It's so nice to hear from you. I'm hoping everything works out well!
ReplyDeleteNice surprise to see your post. And so glad you are able to get in some sewing. Loving your scrappy 'paris metro' ... You've shown how those large prints can work, the random fabrics from different projects work, the mix of different colours totally works.
ReplyDeleteHello, Maureen. So nice to hear from you and see that you've been able to do some sewing (and buying). Good luck with the new computer and the upcoming procedure.
ReplyDeletePat
That scrap quilt is so happy and vibrant!
ReplyDeleteIt’s lovely to see you finding energy and motivation to fondle fabrics again. Your rectangle-patch quilt looks bright and very happy. I have made a similar quilt called “Raining Bread,” as in loaf shapes. Teddy is beautiful! I understand how you were smitten by him. Hope your computer arrives soon, and proves slick and easy to use. Take care of yourself.
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