Friday, June 26, 2009

Package Arrived from the Fabric Square Shop

Don't you love to get a package of fabrics in the mail? (Or by any other method?) These pre-cut collections arrived today from the Fabric Square Shop.

Below is "Oh-Cherry-Oh" by Me & My Sister Designs from Moda. I have lots of 1940-1950's-ish fabrics in my stash, and I'll add these to the mix to make some string quilts. That's the original plan anyway. We'll see what happens!

And I love all the Westminster/Rowan fabrics by Kaffe Fassett, Philip Jacobs, Martha Negley and those folks in the UK. All the colors and huge cabbage roses make me happy. I might just use these 6 1/2" squares "as is" for a simple one-patch quilt.

The 1930's style collection below is "Hello Betty" from Chloe's Closet by Moda. This is a layer cake (40 squares measuring 10" x 10"). I'm thinking about making some fast half-square triangles to create a baby quilt for the arrival of a friend's grand-daughter. The pinks and greens are a little brighter in real life than they appear in the photo.

Do you think my husband can expect a home-cooked meal tonight? Not likely! Happy quilting.
Take a look at Laura Sampsel's pre-cut quilt fabric collections. She'll be restocking her selvage strip packages for sale too.
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9 comments:

  1. SewCalGalJune 26, 2009 at 1:54 AM

    Nice fabrics. Can't wait to see how you use them.

    SewCalGal
    www.sewcalgal.blogspot.com

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  2. JoanJune 26, 2009 at 7:37 AM

    Home. Cooked. Meal. Yeah, those words used to be in my vocabulary, too. :o)

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  3. JocelynJune 26, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    Wow very nice fabrics. Love the 30's collection. Looks like you are going to be a little busy :-)

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  4. UnknownJune 26, 2009 at 1:24 PM

    Very yummy candy packs you got!!!
    Happy quilting :)

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  5. Julie @ Jaybird QuiltsJune 26, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    who doesn't like getting fabric in the mail???

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  6. Jean June 26, 2009 at 5:02 PM

    Lots of pretty fabrics, you will busy sewing those up.

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  7. UnknownJune 26, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    Ooh very jealous of your new stash! Lots of lovely colours. I would like to start saving my selvages to make something, can you tell me how much to you recommend to keep, a start just cutting an inch off, but thought maybe this isn't enough.

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  8. Selvage QuilterJune 26, 2009 at 6:17 PM

    I would cut the selvage strips about 1 1/2 inches wide.

    But some beautiful selvage creations are made with strips narrower than 1 inch, so there you go! Once you start using them, you'll know how wide you like them.
    Have fun.

    Karen

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  9. Little Lady PatchworkJune 26, 2009 at 10:59 PM

    Fabric in the mail makes any day a good day!

    Maybe you should just order pizza for dinner!

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