elly66

Thanks for the much needed chuckles. This group is the greatest.
PaperPrincess glad you had fun.
Ouch petthefabric sorry about the jump in meds.

NoraB

Well.....I still haven't purchased any fabric...it's getting tougher as the months go by. Missouri Star had free shipping yesterday, so I purchased Mary Ellen's Best Press and 2 cute little souvenier (?) bags to hold stuff in my purse. So, technically.....I'm still on the wagon. But......I can hear the fabric calling to me from the street! So, I'm just avoiding the quilt stores, JoAnn's and Hobby Lobby! Have a good week everyone!

kristakz

I was on a retreat this past weekend, and took 4 projects with me to finish. But when I started to work on the first one, I realized that I had cut the fabric wrong, and didn't take any extra with me. And that was true of 2 projects (2 versions of one quilt). I thought all was lost - but a fellow quilter hadn't left town yet and was, conveniently, standing in the quilting store where my fabric resides. So I asked her to bring me 1/2 yard of the black & white fabrics I needed, and she graciously obliged. So, a bit of fabric purchased, but used almost immediately, and my retreat plans were saved. Two tops done. The project was a mystery quilt from the PEI (Prince Edward Island) Modern Quilt Guild. I did one with a light background, then decided I wanted to see it with a dark background too, so I did the mystery twice. Slightly different layouts for each - the mystery actually offered 4 layouts/sizes, and I tweaked two of them to come up with these. Once I get them quilted, they'll be donated to Victoria's Quilts.

Not quite a fall off the wagon - and since I didn't do the shopping myself, no risk of additional purchases

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Blue Bell

Your quilts are awesome. Love them both. So glad that your were able to finish them at your retreat.

SillySusan

Beautiful quilts! Glad to hear you really didn't fall off the wagon. You had a very good excuse.

Krisb

Good save, Krista!

rusty quilter

Been working on my "stash" for a while now....Funny thing, 1/2 of it was gifted to me...yet I feel responsible to use it with every quilt I make!

oksewglad

If you like the fabric then using stash fabric is fun...

Like the star quilts, Krista!

elly66

Lovely tops Krista. You were really productive. I understand about the gifted fabric. Though I have found that the longer I sew, the more I enjoy the challenge of using fabric I wouldn't have picked.

oksewglad

That is so true elly66..it's fun to get out of my comfort zone, too. It has allowed me to look at new options in quilt making technique as well as design.