citymouse quilter

went to the cocheco show in rochester, nh today...first thing i saw when entering the room was this.... it's orange!   oooh, the bo...

than free fabric!....this was a giveaway in the recent marcus bros sew-along....9 lovely repro FQs and a kit for a vintage change purse......

before it's a flimsy....so far it is gorgeous i think.   the last row sewn, bottom of photo, hasn't yet been attached to the other...

the empty scrap basket was a short-lived event....here is one of them now...the other is still empty but as you can see, some have already...

got these lovelies in the mail the other day.....aren't they gorgeous!  this is half of the Lady of the Lake Block Swap; the other hal...

while it is true that i cut up all my scraps, some were set aside to finish this little sew along project...the scrappy alphabet!  like th...

it was one of those days when everything was aligned and spent the ENTIRE day sewing, well most of it.  i did work some on the hawaiian, b...

this is a scrappy quilt made from a pattern given to me at last year's retreat.  it was originally done with bali pop batiks and black...

so here is the newly cut stash.....2.5" strips, 5" squares, 3.5" squares, 2.5" squares, 2" squares, inchies and s...

first thing this morning after the usual stuff (breakfast, laundry, dress), plugged in the old iron and tackled the scrap baskets.   these...