Fabric scraps

Oh, what to do with those scraps. We save them and save them and save them. Like any self-respecting quilter I have a stash. Mine is very small compared to others I've heard of. I can fit all of mine in one small closet. Still I feel the need to whittle it down, especially the ugly fabrics that I'm not sure why I hold on to them. I have some scraps people have given me, some that I have bought and some from quilts and garments I have sewn. I also have those fabrics that fall into the category of "what WAS I thinking?". Some most have been appealing at the time but the colors from the late 80's no longer seem to fit into my color schemes.

This week I finally started on the much thought about scrappy quilt. I have been cutting 6-inch and 5-inch blocks. I started out cutting 5-inch then I found a large stack of 6-inch squares that I bought a long time ago. I have plenty of fabric to make one quilt in 6-inch blocks and one in 5-inch. I'm talking about large king-sized bed quilts.

Here is a picture of a large number of 5-inch blocks

Some of the ugly fabric is already starting to look better just by being in small squares and next to some "pretty" fabric. I guess I shouldn't be so biased about the ugly fabric.

Since I got sick of cutting today after about 300 squares, I started sewing things together. Here are a few pieces together.

Hopefully there will be more updates soon on this quilt and happy updates at that!

Fabric shopping

Today I went to my favorite quilt store, Quilts 'N Fixins in Jonesboro, Georgia. You can find out more about them at http://www.quiltsandfixins.org/

The ladies there are always friendly and helpful. They have a great selection of fabrics and will take the time to help you find just the right fabric for your quilt. The first Friday of each month is "Fat Quarter Friday". All fat quarters are only $1.50!!!! They will even cut fat quarters off the bolt for you at that same price. I picked up 21 fat quarters. I also found a few remnants that I liked. Here is my bounty from today....


Then I had a delivery of some fabric I had ordered earlier this week from http://www.thousandsofbolts.com/ .....aren't these pretty?


I have most of the weekend to myself so I plan sewing, of course.