Friday, February 19, 2016

Something New


I can finally show you what I was doing with the Fox and Houndstooth fabrics.  This is a pattern I was testing for Bea Lee of BeaQuilter.  This is her latest release with Connecting Threads.  And if you hop over to her site you can register to win a copy of this pattern as well as see more of her tester's quilts.


I, also, need to thank Wendy Sheppard of Ivory Spring (a thank you card went out to the sponsor) for this gorgeous bundle of 'Katherine Ann'.  This is destined to be a quilt for my Catherine.  I've made the grandies several quilts, but never my daughter - well, I made her a very crude panel snuggy when she was little (not giving her age now).


This I have had this for a while.  I treated myself during a sale. Robert Kaufman's  'Rhoda Ruth' and matching bundled Kona Solids that I plan to use for the Farmer's Wife.  I have made all the blocks in the original book several times - and gifted them out in one form or another.  I have the new FW 30's book, too.  So once I have some commitments finished, I will be finally playing with this.  

I know, I am a scrap quilter - but there it's like a breath of fresh air when you get to play with something new.

 Sewingly Yours,
Sharon 

22 comments:

Dasha said...

What a beautiful bundle of fresh fabrics you have collected. I have been on a self imposed fabric famine for a couple of years now. I want to severely reduce my own stash. Now I am finding that all the lovely modern fabrics are so bright and cheerful, and they are appealing to me more than what I have in stash. I'm determined not to give in for a while yet though.

Anonymous said...

Hi Saharon oh I love your fox quilt,what fun testing new patterns,love your new bundles of fabric,hope you have a lovely day my friend xx

Lesley said...

I know what you mean about new fabrics like a breath of fresh air! Glad you have something planned for those beautiful fabrics. Sometimes my new fabrics become old without a plan!

Michele said...

I'm sure you will enjoy playing with all those new fabrics.

KimM said...

Love the colors of Katherine Ann fabrics. I'm sure the quilt will be beautiful.
xxx

Debbie said...

Great houndstooth fabric and new pattern....great job!
Such fun you will have with big pieces of fabrics to make small pieces of blocks for a big girl quilt for your daughter!!!! Enjoy it.

Dana Gaffney said...

Beautiful quilt and fabric. It is so nice to get new fabric when you're on a strict fabric diet, have fun.

Teresa in Music City said...

I had to check to be sure I was on your site Sharon LOL!!! I love playing with scraps too, but isn't it divine to cut into a beautiful set of coordinating fabrics for a new project? Oh, you're going to have so much fun!!!

gayle said...

I love your little fussy-cut foxes! Lovely quilt!
Enjoy your new toys!

Carol Swift said...

Oh, how I love those fussy cut foxes...so cute! Love that little bundle of Robert Kaufman fabric, too. Sweet!

Barbara said...

What a cute little quilt. The fussy cut foxes are adorable. Pretty fabrics.

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

With all that new fabric, I'm sure we'll be seeing even more new things from you. Nice quilt.

BillieBee (billiemick) said...

Love the quilt Sharon and those are lovely fabrics.

Needled Mom said...

Those fabrics are all wonderful and I can think of few people who will use it as beautifully as you will.

Kate said...

Very fun quilt. I really like those foxes. You've got some very pretty fabrics to play with. It is good to change up the tune a bit or it gets old. Looking forward to seeing your new projects take shape.

Val's Quilting Studio said...

Oh what fun you will have though....and what wonderful "new" scraps you will have.

Vesuviusmama said...

You need new fabric every once in a while so you have new scraps to breathe life into your old scraps. At least that's what I tell myself...

Scrapatches said...

Pretty quilt and nice new quilt pattern. Thanks for sharing. Your fabric bundles are beautiful ... love the Rhoda Ruth ... :) Pat

Denise :) said...

You did a great job on the tester quilt! Playing with new fabric is the only way we get new scraps, right?!? Enjoy! :)

Jeanna said...

I love the tester quilt. Those fabrics are a hoot!

Sarah Craig said...

Adorable fox quilt, and those fabrics are just yummy! Enjoy your treat!!

Carla said...

I love that fabric and pattern from Bea. It's sew cute. Good job on the tester quilt. More scraps for you. Love your new fabric bundles. Pretty Pretty