A friend and I went to a quilt shop that she discovered had nice black and whites... then we went to lunch... then to my favorite Mennonite shop. It was a delightful day! Karen bought me 2 yards from one store for a belated b-day gift; we've been planning on this trip for over a month.
Here's what I brought home: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/IMG_1540.jpg[/img] Close up of those birds-- [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/IMG_1542.jpg[/img] The on on the right here is more cream--but I loved it. It'll work great with my "splash" idea. :wink: The other ink looking one will need a quilt of it's own and the kid one was just too sweet to leave behind. It'll be fun to add squares of that one to a kid's splash project. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/IMG_1541.jpg[/img] Flannels... color is a bit off in the tree one... [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/IMG_1546.jpg[/img] Just some neat trees blowing in the wind...not a flannel. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../IMG_1548.jpg?[/img] Batiks! I don't have a plan for these just yet... but I didn't have these colors in my batik stash. I love the flowers as much as the colors. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/IMG_1549.jpg[/img] This beauty is a normal 40" in width, but I've admired this fabric for years... just never had a reason to buy it. Now I do. It's going to be the back for "A Walk Through the Park!" Perfect, eh? :wink: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/IMG_1554.jpg[/img] These are all some I already have--but they are used for lights on the Garden log cabin squares. (I'm making more) The far left one will be the narrow inner border for the Garden quilt; it's already in the squares. I didn't find another possibility for the outside border--but I haven't been to that BIG shop yet. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/IMG_1557.jpg[/img] And this is 110" wide and will be the back to the top I started yesterday. In the magazine it's called "Shadows on the Pond" but I'm calling mine "Kayaking on the Lake." :wink: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/IMG_1551.jpg[/img] This is the one I'm working on--a photo scanned from the magazine--McCall's Quilting August 2009... [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/IMG_0970.jpg[/img] And of course, I'm not following their color ideas... I'm going to attempt making it greenish at one corner...work to blues... then back to greenish... like the lakes Mark and I kayak in. :D Here are the darks I selected, but some didn't make the final cut, like green leaves. [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/IMG_0969.jpg[/img] And here are the lights... [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...m/IMG_0961.jpg[/img] Thanks for looking! :D |
What a productive shopping getaway!!!
Who needs a doctor when there's fabric??? Great choices and colors. Can't wait to see projects that are made from these. |
Gosh Karla, You are running circles around me. Your fabrics and pattern are wonderful. Can't wait to see the finished quilt. What a great summer you are having. Suppose your Rachel will be wrapping up her summer in the Anchorage area soon. I know you'll be so excited to have her home again. Thanks for the fabric/inspiration rush! Hope the mini's are all good.
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What a wonderful day. They are all beautiful. I just want to reach out and touch them. The batiks are yummy. Have fun with all that great fabric.
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AL--she never went to AK... long story... I'll PM it.
The minis are AWESOME. Once the Chit-chat rules are worked out--I might be able to post pictures there again..... I have about 400 ready. :lol: |
All your fabrics are just beautiful, but, boy oh boy, I am crazy about your batiks. Those greens are luscious! I want to go shopping with you next time! :lol:
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Karla,,,,all that fabric is yummy!
I cannot wait to see your version of that quilt! That tree fabric is just so calming. I wonder if I could find some and just tack it up on my walls. :) |
Love, LOVE all your fabric choices... The batiks are so pretty!! I'm looking at getting some in my near future...
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I wonder if I could find some and just tack it up on my walls. |
Wow, beautiful fabrics.
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