We found ourselves at our local quilt shop with a 20% discount card and a gift certificate. We've discovered we need some darker lights. The shirtings we have are turning out to be too light to our liking, so after experimenting some with some of Jo Morton's fabric that we already had, we decided we needed to find some fabrics with similar values. Bingo! And we found a few other things, too, that we think are pretty awesome. Here are the newest additions. I truly wish the photo did them justice!
After our foray into the land of fabrics -- on a Shop Hop day, no less -- we had a good afternoon cutting out, revising some more, and sewing some blocks. This is the newest block for our collection, the Barbara Frietchie Star.
.....and here it is finished.
It's looking good on the design wall!
What fun! I really enjoyed the quilting group I was part of years ago. I learned so much and got it done.:-) This is just beautiful work! It reminds me of the sampler quilt I did ~ lots of different blocks. Looking forward to seeing the finished quilt!
ReplyDeleteIt is so helpful to have a group. I'm getting things done, too. I particularly like doing this one with Annie because we keep each other going and it's just plain fun!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean. With a group, there is incentive to get the next block done or get some hand quilting done. Wish I could be a part of it. :-)
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