Getting caught up far, far away

Double gauze. Fairy tales. Meadow, plum and aqua.

Is any one else in heaven? You can skip over to Heather Ross' blog to see some that didn't make it in, and some more beautiful beautiful fabric from this new line (Far, Far Away Chapter 2).

If you love Heather Ross (or gnomes), she's also releasing some of her older fabrics on Spoonflower here. I hope we see some of her other (discontinued) stuff on there, including Mendocino, my favourite.

Spoonflower

Have you guys discovered Spoonflower yet? If not, go there, now!

You can upload your own photos/designs and get them printed on fabric, or you can browse through other creative people's designs! It's awesome! You can also choose between linen, 100% cotton and a handful of other fabric weights for your pattern! I love that. It's a little pricey but for that extra oomph it's totally worth it.

Colours!

I was thinking about this Big Fat Wedding Quilt (BFWQ) last night and I'd really like to plan it a bit better than the others I've done.

So I thought about colours. And thought. And thought.

And decided there were a few I could cross off the list.

pink. red. black. purple. white.

and then there were a few that had to stay:

yellow (my favourite). green (his favourite).

and the others I didn't really mind...

grey. ivory. orange. blue.

What do you think is the best way to pick fabrics? How many do you recommend? How much do you buy of it?

Stuff I Wish I Had Been Doing Instead of Procrastinating...

1) String Block Tutorial

2) Cathedral Window tutorial

3) Raw Edge Circle tutorial

Guess-who-went-to-the-quilt-fair!

If you guessed me, you'd be right! I made it there and back and picked up a few goodies! Seeing as I was with the Boy, I couldn't really peruse the notions but it was still so-much-fun.

These fabrics were all *really* cheap and I don't know why I didn't get more. The fruits are all for some of these ziploc bags which I'm going to get around to making, I'm very excited.

Christmas swap: completed!

I decided to make this bag from here; it didn't work out quite the way the tutorial did, but I was still quite impressed! My corners aren't quite right, and my seams aren't flawless, but you know, it's a learning curve. Overall I was very happy with myself.


(Close up of fabric - kokka)

A List...

Here's what's currently occupying my time...

1) Getting ready to send off my package for this swap:



2) enjoying some of the new fabrics I bought last week!



3) Frantically stitching my Aunt Millie's Garden blocks:



Barely a spare second around here :)

Heather Ross...

Am I the only one crushing over Heather Ross' Far far away and her mermaids/octopi line? I really want some but the stores here are out...

Looks like I'm off to trawl ebay!