Fabric Friday #1

I know it's not Friday, but I'm going to do an update of my purchased fabric because Fabric Friday was actually Fabric...Thursday. (Thursday Threads? Bah.)

Well, today was a lovely day. I had a lovely long lie-in with Piper and we were so relaxed it almost seemed criminal. We met up with Sel to go fabric-shopping at one of my favorite places ever, Material Obsession. (Except I forgot to get thread, as usual.) Lately I've been collecting fabric for my stash, just piling everything I love into my arms and getting a meter here, a half-meter there. Today was exceptional: I found (and bought the rest of the bolt) my favorite Lecien fabric to date. I had used it for a sling for Piper and was regretful. To find it again, in real life, after many fruitless Google searches... oh man, I was chuffed. So now it's back in my stash!

The rest of my haul came predominantly from Moda's Sophie by Chez Moi line and more from My Folklore by Lecien. And a few half-yard finds I just liked!

Isn't it all beautiful? Oh yes, yes it is.

Back at home I've got a few projects all wrapped up and ready to post! My niece Sissy is a very lucky little girl who is getting a beautiful new quilt. I used a disappearing 9-patch block set on point and had just enough extra tiny blocks to tuck into the corners. It's super sweet!

This was my first go at machine-quilting but I think I did pretty well. It looks nicer than I thought, especially for a first attempt.

I have to say, this was my first real attempt at a pieced back and I went with the motif from the 9-patch block. It worked out well!

I am sending a quilt to my other niece Jayden, one I made a while ago with no one specific in mind. This one I called "Rainbow Sherbet". I love the back of this one as well, a real find of organic fabric with grey trees and brightly coloured animals.

But in the midst of those projects, I've begun something new! A quilt for my sister J5. I drew the plan out on some A3 paper and have been toying with two colourways: rainbow with white (as the design is drawn), or prints with a purple center.

I decided on the multi prints with purple centers, but I loved the idea of a rainbow quilt so much I went and bought a shedload of colourful fat quarters just in case!

Last but not least on this busy Friday, I decided to make my own "design wall". Now I have a limited amount of wall-space but I needed something to stick my blocks up on, so Mr Poppleton helped me with some Command tape and a length of white drill I had laying around. And it looks great! It complements my space super well and leaves my bulletin board for paper inspiration!

I put two of my completed curved hexagon blocks up there. I had six of these gorgeous cerulean scraps left from my former life as an American (ha ha) and I made them into the center of these blocks. I'm loving having a wall to stick them on!

So that was my Thursday. I've got a clean kitchen, a semi-tidy sewing area (ha, as if it will ever achieve real tidiness!), and a pan full of warm, gooey brownies calling my name. Oh and a sweet baby and a gorgeous husband to cuddle up to! I'm so blessed, it's true.