Fabric Friday #9

Ooooh. Fabric Friday is here. And it's a great Fabric Friday because Mr Poppleton is coming home tonight! He was away for work and I have been moping around waiting for someone to nail my tail back on. (Eeyore, incidentally, is Kona Slate colored.) Even Piper has been sleepy and cross. We really miss Daddy.

But, while I waited for him to come home, I went shopping.

(No...No-Something November...I can't remember exactly...was it No-Willpower November?)

Anyway, it's the prettiest part of the week!

I took advantage thing of the sale at Craft Depot and found some patterned fabrics to add to various project piles. Check out that Heirloom (second one from the left).

Then I went a bit crazy with the big, patterned florals! How beautiful are these? That's some Moda, some Anna Maria Horner, and another Meadowsweet. These are borders if I ever saw! Or even splashy pieced backings! Oh, the possibilities!

Then I loaded up on some sale fabric from Killara Village Quilts. Check out that yellow. Those dandelion puffs just make me happy. Not to mention that matching Free Spirit fabric...I think you'll recollect the rainbow dandelion puff from a previous Fabric Friday, yes?

Ahh. Fabric. Faaaaabric. My stash is so boss.

Not to worry, though– I've also been working on fabric I already have. My bear claw points have been steadily increasing in numbers, and the pile of squared-off HSTs is large in all its glory!

And, after 323 of them, I was EXTREMELY happy to square up lucky number 324. THE LAST ONE!

I made a few practice blocks, and they are looking so nice! Unpressed, of course, as I was too impatient to wait for the iron to get hot. I strike BEFORE the iron is hot. That's just how I roll!

And, progress has been made with the Lolly Fields quilt. I decided to hand-quilt this wee lovely cot quilt. Hand-quilting is one of my favorite ways to finish a quilt.. It's such a sweet activity and I love the way it looks. Here I am using Valdani's variegated thread in M36. It is the nicest thread I use, and in color it can't be matched.

And of course, today was a beautiful day for sewing. The view from my window is nice even on a cloudy day, but on days like this, it's absolutely striking.

And finally, I'd like to introduce you all to Beryl. She's the newest addition to our family and I have to say, I love her an awful lot. As you can see, I've already put her straight to work!

Look at all them purty buttons. Hee! Mr Poppleton asked me to make sure it doesn't say "SkyNet" anywhere on the machine...a valid concern. (Nor, to my disappointment, does it play the Imperial March. Boo.) I love this machine, even if it's going to take me weeks and months to figure out how to use it. Ah. So excited.

But Beryl is no match for this cutie-pie. Look at her. She's WATCHING SESAME STREET. (Or Gilmore Girls. I can't remember. I parked her on the couch while I packed my handbag and she was so drowsy she just focused right on the screen. Ooops...)

That's her tired face. She's the cutest. I'm so blessed!

Have a great weekend everyone!