Blocks and Stripes quilt top

The top of this quilt is nearly completed – or at least, completed enough so that I can post it here for you!

I love the way it’s come out so far. This is exactly what I had in mind when I started it, but I admit that during the process I started thinking that maybe it wasn’t what I wanted. Now that it’s all sewn together, I think it’s perfect.

Once again, this is made up of scraps that I had left over from other projects. I think you’ll be able to find fabrics by many of my favorite fabric designers – Amy Butler, Anna Maria Horner, Heather Bailey, to name a few.

Originally I planned to do blocks that would all be the same size, but since I was dealing with scraps, I didn’t have enough scraps of the correct size.

Instead I opted for random sizes of the blocks – with some as small as 3 inches square, up to those that are about 6 inches square. I framed each fabric square (or rectangle) with white fabric and cut each into an 8 inch square.

As of now it measures 42″ x 54″, but with the border and binding, it should end up large enough to use as a blanket on the couch (or I hope so, anyway!)

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Buying fabric and meeting Melissa

That was my day last Sunday.

Several weeks ago when I posted about how much I wanted some of the out of print Denyse Schmidt Flea Market Fancy fabrics, I received an email from Jess of Juicy Bits. She made my day by letting me know that she had recently been to a fabric store on Cape Cod which still had some of this fabric in stock. Knowing I’d be out that way, I decided to make a little detour to this store.

Maybe you don’t like pictures of fabric as much as I do, and in that case, I apologize! (I can’t help myself.) I bought several yards of the fabric I’d been hunting for, as well as a few other fabrics that I didn’t even know I was looking for. And of course, who could resist the little bits?

Our drive out of town took us right by the new shop owned by Melissa of Yummy Goods. You all probably already read her blog, but if you don’t you should take a look. Even though the shop isn’t open yet, we snuck in to meet her and to take a peek around. I don’t have any pictures, but Melissa has just posted some on her blog here. If this is anything to go by, it is going to be one very cute shop! It’s painted a fabulous color and everywhere you look there’s something fun to admire. I’ve already told her that it’s probably good I don’t live closer because I’d want to spend all my free time there.

I hope some of you have a chance to go see her store in person!

And now I’m off to admire my fabric! Tomorrow I hope to have pictures of a completed quilt top…

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And we have a winner!

Morgan was excited to be the one to pick the winner… (even though he’s 35, not 5!)

Congratulations Julie!

Thank you to everyone who took the time to leave a comment. I enjoyed learning about your favorite fabric designers, favorite blogs, and I had a great time visiting your blog (if you have one).

This was a lot of fun – look for another giveaway in the future!

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