Fabric and a Block of the Month

Well my LQS (Mariner's Compass in Bath ME) had a big once a year sale. If you bought 25 fat quaters they would cost you $25. You had to buy them in groups of 25 and they had to be already cut but those were the only rules. I have been thinking about doing the postage stamp quilt along and I have wanted to do it in 1930's prints. So This is what I got....
Aren't they beautiful. I am not sure about using the solids. I might have to get a couple more purple, blue, green prints. So if you are counting that is 37 fat quarters. I needed 13 more.

Here are some I spy fabrics for a quilt. I am in an I spy swap and will be getting my 200 4inch blocks real soon. The swap coordinator has been showing us the blocks all along, so I have been planning the quilt in my head. I hope these will finish the quilt off really nicely.

And finally, Modify Traditions is having a block of the month. Last month it was the Broken Dish. Here are my two blocks. I am making two of each block so I will have a good sized quilt at the end of 12 months.

Other than this I am almost finished with my larger Magic Trick Mystery Quilt. A mystery quilt for during the Superbowl. I will post pictures tommorrow.

It is beautiful and relatively warm today (33 degrees) no wind and the sun finally came out so I am happy.

Have a great day everyone.

Fabric fabric and more fabric

I have been really busy working on my Seven Days of Inspiration swap. I can't show you any pictures till after she opens the seven days.

But I can show you some pictures of the quilt alongs and mysteryies I am working on:

This is the rectangles all cut for Mrs. Moen's Mystery. I used only scraps. As much as I don't like these fabrics anymore I think I might like them after Mrs' Moen works her magic.
Next are the fabrics I selected for i have to says quilt a long. I am really thinking of spring as you can see.

These fabric don't have a specific project yet but I had two in my stash and I saw two at my LQS a couple weeks back and then I was out yesterday and added the other two. I am going to have to put these together in a quilt sometime.

Well there I have my fabric guilt off my chest now. Here is an update on the family. The girls have there final swim meet of the season tonight then it is on to the State competitions. I am in charge of the programs for their meets so I have been photgraphing at practices trying to get some good pictures for the program.

My son is playing Basketball this season. He has two more Saturday games. Last week he came home really happy saying "Mom today we only lost by 6 points". His team has a lot of first time players. But the coach is fantastic and the kids really enjoy it.

Another Swap

I know. I know. I am involved in too much. (this is my conscience speaking to me)

But I couldn't resist. This I-SPy block swap looks so easy. All I have to do is find 10 fabrics and cut 20 4" squares out of each then mail it to her and I will get 200 4" squares back. Some of mine and 190 from others. So I signed up. I stopped by my local quilt shop and got 4 fabrics. Aren't the owls great. Now I just have to find 6 more. Easy peasy :)

Hazel Ilene Quilt along

Well here is a picture of the fabrics I'm using.

I really like the flower fabric. I just saw that I get to cut a square of it today. I have to decide if I am going to fussy cut the square or not.

The other thing I'm working on is the block of the month. I just made up the 3" block version.

Other than that life is wild, kids are back in school, and I'm supposed to be working. I look like I'm working but I am still on a sugar high from the holidays.