I had a birthday this past week. My oldest daughter always sends me a gift certificate for a quilt store. I also have a generous allowance monthly to purchase fabric anytime I want, and rarely spend it. I really do have a very large dedicated sewing room and way more fabric than I am likely to ever use. However, I had a charity project I needed some fabric to complete and for some reason decided to just see if there was anything different to treat myself at the second shop.
The wolf fabric was a donated charity fabric given to me. I fussy cut them in three 9-1/2" and eight 6-1/2" squares but I just didn't have anything in my stash that did them justice. I purchased the green and brown fabrics. It measures about 56" by 56". I am really pleased with it, and may have a really hard time giving it up. I have another pieces of the wolf fabric to make a second quilt and plan to do so.At the second shop I ended up with this fabric, one yard cuts each, in a kit with a book. I have no idea why I just could not pass it by. It is not what would normally draw my interest.
The fabric with the book will likly look best if I use the pattern that is 3rd row down on the left, but the pattern just above it is the one I surely plan to make. The fabric is way more than the pattern requires. Hmmm, think I might keep the wolf quilts and give the group a quilt made from pattern and fabric out of this book to them instead. Problem to find some little boys to give the wolf quilts to. My grandsons are 21, 18 and 16, as well as all 6 feet tall plus a few inches plus each. Quilts for them have to be in the 90 inch length. Got to find some little boys.
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Happy birthday!! There's no better gift than buying fabric, and you found beautiful ones! I love the wolf quilt too ;) Thank you for sharing, and have fun to leaf through the book!
ReplyDeleteThe wolf quilt is great with that fabric and that's a nice book you found at the quilt shop.
ReplyDeleteThe wolf quilt turned out beautifully. I can see why it would be hard to give up. You found some fun fabrics to play with. Even when we have enough at home, sometimes you just have to do a refresh. Happy belated birthday!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! I think that book was your best find. So many cute ideas in there.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! What a fun day to go shopping at a quilt store. Looks like you found something special to make. Your wolf quilt is lovely! I hope you find some nice boy to give it to. They will surely love it. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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I love how your wolf quilt turned out! I can see having a hard time giving that up. Happy belated birthday. I hope it was a great one! Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteLove the wolf quilt & any of those quilts on the back of that book would make that fabric shine!
ReplyDeleteDonnaLee that wolf quilt is beautiful and your new fabrics are to much fun! Thank you for sharing the link to To Do Tuesday and for joining our party this past week. I hope you’ve had another fun filled week and had some success with your goals again this week. 😁 Carol
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