Sunday, August 2, 2015

I don't think I have ever met a blue I didn't like

And today I can also say I am loving the blue/green colours. At the end of May when we were at the retreat in Tobermory a quilter who was getting out of quilting offered us her fabric. We all had a great time. When I can pick I go for the blue/green/purple side of things and sometimes brown. Last night I prewashed all the blues and today all the blue/greens are on the clothes line. The blues are pressed and I will cut them as the day goes by. The hard part for me is taking them from a big bag of stuff to something I can use. This time I am going to cut 10", 5",2 1/2" and 1 1/2" strips. Gudrun Erla is starting a quilt along on her new Facebook group that uses left over Layer Cake pieces, hence the need for 10" squares. I don't buy layer cakes as they are terribly expensive here.
The peas are essentially done, the boys are returning tomorrow, and summer is half over. What more can I say. Piecefully, Joanne

Linking up with Cynthia's Oh Scrap! at Quilting is more fun than housework (here)

7 comments:

  1. Blues and greens are my loves also; my scrap boxes are overflowing in both. I love the photo of your fabrics - such a gorgeous background!

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  2. Pre cut fabrics are terriby exoensive in the Netherlands too, so I do not buy it either. Your bleus and greens are beautiful! So much.

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  3. I prefer selecting my own fabric combinations, so I don't use precuts much either. What a nice moment, picking from someone's stash! You got a nice selection. Enjoy. Visiting from OH Scrap! https://knitnkwilt.wordpress.com/

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  4. The blues and greens in your photo are gorgeous. I don't often choose blue unless a quilt really needs it but I think I would choose some of the fabrics from your clothes line. They look so pretty.

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  5. I don't buy a lot of precuts either unless I can get them at a very low sale price. Getting fabric from others is almost as much fun as buying new from a store.

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  6. Your washed fabrics look so pretty in your photo. Have fun sewing with them all!

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  7. Love your clothesline with all that color! Not sure where you are but the layer cakes are pricey in NH, too.

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