Expanding my fabric horizons

This week my bundle from Fat Quarter Shop arrived.

You can get your own bundle here.

It is a gorgeous bundle chosen by Katy from I'm a Ginger Monkey. It's full of possibilities...

It goes pretty well with a previous bundle put together by Rita Hodge from the amazing Red Pepper Quilts:

Lush bundle you can buy here

I will be honest, I would never have picked the fabrics myself - too pink and delicate - but I actually love them both!

This has really surprised me!

I suppose that is the joy of a club - they expand your stash and help to expand your quilting possibilities

In my head, they are coming together in a medallion quilt... maybe one from the fabulous Sarah Fielke....

3 huge quilts to get quilted first though!

Show me the orange!

Autumn/Fall is getting into it's stride in the UK, the leaves are changing colour, the wind is blowing (it actually does that all year!) and the nights are getting darker. Perfect for sewing and quilting!

Snuggling up under a quilt to work on my Hexy MF is a real treat!

At the moment I am working flat out on a quilt for a lovely friend - can't show it yet though! I managed to get the layers pinned together and start quilting last night, but it has a long way to go!

The dark nights have also got me looking around at blogs and online shops. I want to save the blog for tomorrow because I think Sunday morning is perfect for lazing in bed with a cuppa and reading other quilters adventures.

Whilst browsing through the online shops I have noticed I am drawn to a new colour - orange!

For me that is quite unusual... I am not traditional fabric girl, but the desire to fill my stash with gorgeous oranges is totally new!

So I thought I would share some of my favourites:

Lucys' Crab Shack from Fat Quarter Shop

 





I love Lucy's Crab Shack range and the orange palette is just gorgeous!

Small Chevrons from Pink Castle Fabrics

 



I am quite late getting on the Chevron band waggon but I am finding it hard to resist the temptation to own this one... combined with some circles:

 

Metro Living Circles from Pink Castle Fabrics

 

 

They are just yummy....

 

Ruta in Poppy from M is for Make

 

I love the closeness of the lines on this one.. the kinda haphazard way the pattern is put together!

 

 

Sketch from Backstitch

 

I saw the sketch range at Alice's stall at Festival Of Quilts and they are so funky! This Tangerine was so bright and beautiful!

 

 

Twist by Lu Summers



 

I have this gorgeous Twist in my Hexy MF project as the flower centres. It is stunning.

 



So.... I have gone a bit orange mad in my online wish list shopping.... and did you know they look really good with turquoise?







A Great Surprise

Yesterday I wrote about watching for the post box and jumping on the postman to see of he had any parcels. I thought I was in for a long wait and I was unhappily resigned to waiting...

So when my classes were cancelled yesterday I heading into town after the school run to have a coffee in peace - no housework to depress me in the bakers!

When I came back I spied some wonderful packaging from America! Now this parcel was only posted on Saturday... how on earth could it have gotten from the other side of the pond to here in 6 days?????

I have know fabric shops in the UK take twice as long as that to get fabric to me even though I have paid first class postage!

I had wandered back from town cursing myself for not nipping to the toilet before I left the coffee shop (might be a slight overshare there!), but as soon as I spied the parcel all I could think about was ripping it open! (I know you have done the same thing.)

The contents are were just as yummy as the shop pics promised:

Bad picture I know, but I just love the way Fat Quarterly Shop send out their fabric.

I love the Bloggers Choice for this month, but my favourite is Tula Pink's collection:

They are yummy scrummy!

They are for a special quilt that has to be made in the next 5 weeks, so I am hoping the Kona solid I ordered yesterday appears soon so I can get cracking!

Oh and I did remember to have a wee after I had washed all of the fabric and put it in the drier!