Quiet, but BUSY!

WOW, I can't believe that it has been almost a month since I've posted to my own blog :((

I have, however, been uber busy!!  I joined a group called 15 minutes play, and have been doing most of my posting there.  I just can't stay glued to the computer and ever get anything done.  The group owner, Victoria, is posting what started at 12 color challenges (and since has increased to 16) ~ every Wednesday we receive a new color.  This is about as "scrappy" as I can get.  I am currently 2 and 1/2 blocks behind schedule *sigh*.  Putting all of these blocks into one quilt will be as difficult for me as anything else that I've ever done!!!  I do realize that ALL colors are in nature, but it isn't in MY nature to use them all in one quilt.  Having said that, I am very determined to finish this quilt, and I will.  Will.  WILL.  Use all the blocks and all the colors challenged.  I figure some of my least favorite colors will make it to the back of the quilt.  The 15 minutes play is "making fabric".  I would liken that strongly to crazy piecing.  It's GREAT fun!!  Part of the challenge is to add color pops.  At this point we have done peach, mauve, ochre, avocado, dusty blue, orange, yellow and rust.  I'm missing the dusty blue (about 1/2 way done), yellow and rust.  Seems the faster I go, the further behind I get *sigh*.

Anyway, without further ado..... here are some of my blocks!  I hope you enjoy the view and are inspired to visit her blog.  Great stuff going on there!!! 

Orange:

Peach, which my laddie would call shrrrrimp:

Mauve:                                                                             

                                                          
                                                         Ochre:                

Avocado!:

Can ya tell that I am enamoured with Avocado??  I think this is my favorite block so far, and can so easily see a totally green quilt in my future.  Of course that means I need to live to be at least 100 or maybe in 150 to complete all the quilts that are in my minds eye.  I just keep adding them to the list and rearranging priorities.  We BOTH know they won't ever all happen!

Hope you are having a great creative weekend.  Soon we will talk about my other project ... a Christmas quit and update my purchases.

Tracey

Bad Girl!

Okay, now what have I said?  I'm purging my stash!  What have I done?  LOL ... I've bought a bunch of new fabric.  Can you say .... can't resist a bargain?  One of the LQS in the area is closing the retail portion of their shop.  Sad to see, indeed.  I hate to see shops close, but am happy for them - they are easing a little bit further into retirement!  (green eyes flashing brightly here!).  Soooooooo, the long and short of it is, they have all their fabric on sale for $5.00/yard.  Please tell me what fabriholic could resist that?  NOT this one!  I added a whopping .... drum roll, please ... 30 yards to my stash.  Yes, I said THIRTY, not a simple three *groan*.  The good news is that I pretty much restrained myself to the colors I am currently collecting ~ black and white for the most part.  A random couple of yards that simply "spoke" to me snuck into my pile... and a to die for batik or two *smiles*.   Oh, and a three yard piece of William Morris which will be the border for a scrap quilt I've yet to start - but have collected.

So I guess I get the kinda, sorta bad girl star for the week ... although I get a good girl star for being thrifty.  After all, yard goods are now selling for 10+ per yard, but ... I don't really think I need to tell you that!  I spotted a batik piece in another shop which just screamed out to me ~ gathered the bolt tightly in my arms screaming .. MINE!  Looked at the bolt end price - 12.50/yard.  Quick like lightning placed it back on the shelf.  I simply can't make myself go there yet.  *sigh*.

Happy Shopping everyone!  Oh, yeah.. and trying a new tool I've spotted here ... scheduling postings.  This one should delay by a whole hour or so, but well worth the "test".