When Fabric Speaks to You

I love it when fabric speaks to me! 

Just to be clear, it doesn't actually talk, but it does touch me in a way that helps me determine how to use it. 

I think we've all been there. We buy a piece of fabric without a plan for it. We just fall in love with it and have to have it. That has happened to me many times, which is why I have a substantial stash. 

There are also times that while it is not verbal, the fabric actually does send me a message. That's what I'm talking about today. 

I was working on my Homespun quilts and was surprised at how many times it looks like I fussy cut pieces. I did NOT fussy cut anything. As a matter of fact, I was using a pre-cut so these "messages" simply appeared. The fabric is Keep Shining Bright, by Anne Rowan for Wilmington Fabrics. 

I love what I'm reading and choose to believe that there was some divine intervention involved here.   

My tops are complete, but I don't have pictures yet. But...I will show them up on the design wall before blocks were sewn together. This quilt has two layout options and here's a picture from the designer (Modernly Morgan) that shows both of them - side by side. 

Here are my versions. I used the same fabrics for both, but simply laid them out differently. I seriously did not mess with this at all and randomly placed blocks. (Yes, these are really bad pictures, but I took them to help me keep track of the layout when I was moving blocks from the design wall to the sewing machine. If I don't do that, I always seem to sew at least one thing wrong.) 

I don't know when, but I will get better pictures and share them here. I seriously loved making these quilts! I toyed with the idea of adding borders but changed my mind once I started looking at my options. I did however, create my own size for this quilt because I wanted a somewhat small rectangular quilt rather than a square one. My quilts measure 48" x 64", which is just what I wanted. 

What are you working on today?

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A Little Sewing Time

I've been busy the last few weeks working on a number of things, including some secret sewing projects. I will soon be able to share those; but in the mean time, I decided to do some sewing for me. 

I finished sewing my blocks for my Homespun quilt! I love this pattern by Modernly Morgan. Truth be told, I like EVERY Modernly Morgan pattern. 

Ok, since I'm being honest, I am working on this for a Sew Along that I will be hosting. But the reason I am hosting this Sew Along is because I wanted to make this quilt and I knew that if I used the pattern for the Sew Along, I could justify putting aside a few other already-started projects and make this quilt.  :-)  

I used fabric that I already had on hand and that sure felt good. My background is scrappy, but it works since all of the fabrics are tone on tone whites.  

My goal is to get this top together this weekend and get my notes in order and finalize the Sew Along schedule. 

What are you working on this weekend?