the weekend?

like Lady Violet Crawley, i question what IS a weekend...being without car and no local transportation, weekends are like most any other day, just whatever needs doing and then whatever i choose...but blogging is always a priority...lol!

at senior center friday, a large stash was donated by a retiring quilter.  we have 3 tall cabinets with fabric so naturally some culling was needed.  free fabric?  oh yeah i'm in...but with restraint of course.  you can always tell how long somebody's been quilting by their stash....look at this...

definitely 1980s....3.5 yards of it too...so either background, backing or what?  i grabbed this, not because i love it, but my kitchen window needs an insulated drape before winter.  this will do the trick.  there was also a large piece of fleece to back it, bright orange but who cares...and this small pile came home with me, a few half yards but most less.

the selvedge date on the bottom piece is 2004--isn't it gorgeous?--but some of the others are older....like the stripes/hearts and the blue shells on cream, VIP cranston print pieces...oh and the madras plaid piece too.  marbling?  i never tried it but was too pretty to leave behind, definitely 1990s that one.  and the blueberries on black....with my heritage it had to be mine.  the RWB stripey piece just the ticket for a planned patriotic piece and the very top is a pretty thanksgiving theme piece with turkeys just right for a runner or 2 placemats..last the red/white print just because valentine's will be here before you know it.  

plenty got left behind, lots of big pieces of 3-4 yards i surmised but my reserve held fast...so not addicted to fabric after all.  and with UFOs always at the forefront, moved on to another....

pulled lots of small repros from the stash--smaller than FQ--and set them aside for a top with this pattern.  simple simple simple but nice.  i need 234 triangles of each, neutral and print, and no worries there.  i won't finish this but either sell or donate top when done.  

not much quilting friday as the machine needle thru the tip of my finger resulted in a tiny but painful and nuisance cut.  3 doses of liquid bandage didn't stop the seepage and so had to put off until the weekend...pesky blood thinners you know.  

last night was games night with some pals and a late bedtime, so full day today--dishes, laundry, sewing, quilting, cooking and walking as our weather is still drop dead enjoyable.  the leg surgery left me with a bit of neuropathy in my shin but the walking is making slow improvements in that.  no time to dilly dally, the day awaits!  have a blessed one...