quilting karma

the stars aligned and the tan triangles are scraps no more!  and yes, quilters, i used every single one!! not one left over!!  that almost never happens...color me giddy...and just like that, the solids scraps drawer is nearly empty...

once sewn together, hoping i have enough of a plaid that will yield a border but remains to be seen....good news is have actually completed a chookshed challenge...

last year a quilty peep gave me these 30s melon pieces she got from a family member...i tried not to drool when she said i might be able to use them...LOL...found the green in the stash but alas, not quite enough for all the melon pieces...

no, not buying more fabric...instead used what i had for as many as i could....this will be an ideal travel project...and the leftovers?

enough for a small project...yet undecided...felt quite honored she chose me as the lucky recipient...

brutal weather designed for reading...this new book was on my reserve list and available 10 pm last night...so naturally had to start right away...

for michael connelly fans, this book introduces another new character....you might know him from the lincoln lawyer, bosch and ballard volumes...

another heat dome day....we got some thunder for about an hour yesterday but no rain and no cold front arrived either...did get a love note from the electric company that my monthly budget amount has increased $13....and then a second email saying i got a $2 credit for saving energy....confused yet?  

quilty group on hold until building repairs completed...so will be working on christmas stockings at home instead of communing with peeps...

and no explanation needed for this....

keep cool and quilt on!

well begun

is half done right?  getting close anyway....my sewist heart smiled when seeing these on the design wall...

the tan triangles finally have a purpose....no more ugly pile relegated to scrap waiting room....i do like them a lot! anxious to make more, and it's a good project to focus on this week being way too hot to venture out.  

lately busting stash is a lot like swimming against the tide....at friday quilt group this came my way...for the christmas stocking project in progress...believe there are enough Christmas fabric scraps for 100 stockings...we're only making 20...

and another quilty peep brought in a shopping bag of asian prints...i've never used them but honestly several caught my eye and somehow ended up in MY studio....

had previously received a book by  karen kay buckley of an asian garden quilt...could make a few blocks i suppose.... after all, the fabrics are soo gorgeous and should be showcased...quite sure you concur....

and this chuckle was found on instagram...i am a potato chip devotee and can fit the low sodium kind in my diet occasionally....

so it's a week to keep cool and sew on!