Fabric That Makes You Say "OOOH"

A year or so ago I was in my favourite fabric store Lensmills nabbing some fabric for a custom order.

Then while perusing the aisles (cuz you CAN'T not look ...just in case) I had an "OOH" moment.

You know. That moment when you see fabric the looks SO juicy and ripe and gorgeous that you just have to have it...you stop to pet it and before you know it... your cart or arms is piled high with these luscious creatures....what fun times you will have together...romping through fields of notions together, and...oops. Sorry. I digress. (I've been watching a LOT of Jane Austen movies lately; sorry.)

Anyway you see fabric that is simply so appealing to you - you have to have it.

I had that moment. I exclaimed out loud. I giggled when I carried it up to the cutting table. I winced as the lady pulled out the shears and slid through the weft and it made that sizzling sound....sorry. Austen effect again.

I'll stop now and just show you, shall I?

This quilt is twin sized; and I used a vintage solid wool blanket for batting.

I used a 1 inch hot pink fabric for sashing; and used up a ton of bias tape scraps to bind this bad boy.

A soft sage green vintage sheet is the backing fabric

The wool blanket makes it thick and heavy; doesn't fold well for photos!

I free motion quilted large swoops and swirls in a random pattern; because of the wool blanket batting I used a heavier gauge needle and switched it out half way. 

Wrestling this quilt was harder than usual because of the wool blanket. Don't know if I'd do that again but man. So warm!!!

Usually I put my finished quilts over at my Etsy shop; but sorry. This baby is mine!!!

• Other sewing projects this week:
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• UFOs: Finishing up my hot pink library bag
• Making a few more low-volume squares for my Low Volume Scrap Quilt
• Cutting strips for my Scraptastic Squares Quilt
• Finishing up a Gift for a very good pal's 50th birthday
• Three other tops to batt, quilt & bind
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Listening To:

"Happy" Playlist - a good mix of current top 40 and some oldies mixed in

Watching:

Pride & Prejudice - 1995 Colin Firth Version

Austenland

Lost in Austen

What Else is Goin On:

Watching our bird feeder for glimpses of the elusive Albino Sparrow we've been seeing

Planning Mr. J's bday dinner next week

Decluttering my desk/office of 10 years of paperwork and pieces of paper that I had to keep for some reason.

What's going on in your world? How many UFOS is too many, do you think?? Am I the only one with sewing ADD? Laugh. What's cookin' at your place tonite....I'm dying to know!

Quick & Easy Summerweight Quilt

These pics were taken at sunset, and I didn't notice the shadows until after.  And it IS actually a rectangular quilt, laugh. I am just working on my photography posing skills.

This is a summer weight quilt I made for my Mom. She's in a home and it's so beige and institutional she asked me for something bright for the bed. 

As you can see, this fits that bill!!

 I used fabrics from my stash for the front; it's a mix of Moda prints and other prints that I have acquired over the years. 

I used this print as inspiration - it was so varied these two squares below are actually the same print.

A Moda print called "Guatemalan Floral" I've had it for easily ten years or longer.

For the batting I used a flannelette winter sheet for just enough added weight & warmth. It was so easy to FMQ, it came together really quickly.

For the backing: 

I found an AMAZING textile shop near where I live; and they have ooodles of wax printed fabric for AMAZING prices. I fell in love with this really striking black and white print.

I bound the quilt with a soft pink that worked really well with the backing. In fact, I *almost* like the backside of the quilt best!

This was a very easy and very quick to come together quilt. A simple 9 inch square of one of the primary colours, and a 3 inch brick of a contrasting colour.  And I am pretty sure Mom will love it.

I promise to take better photos!