Wednesday, July 4, 2012

purl soho...really?

ive read SO many blog posts about purl soho in NYC...never thought i would ever go there...then my oldest brother moved to NY...not to the city, but north a little ways near albany...so we went to visit and spent 2 whirlwind days in NYC...my only requirement...a stop at purl soho...you can imagine that my brother was super excited!! haha!


this was my only purchase...trust me...i used a lot of restraint!! it's a fat quarter bundle of quilters linen and it's SO pretty...i've been back in iowa for a week and it's still sitting on my table, tied up neatly. i stare at it when i walk by...i even pick it up and stare at it sometimes! 
no idea what i'm going to make with it yet, but i couldn't leave purl soho without making a purchase...it's SO my kind of bundle...i'm in LOVE with all things rainbow! im going to have to find the perfect project...one that will help me to remember my first visit (hopefully not last) to NYC!
thanks for stopping by!
ss

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

better late than never...

this is a baby quilt that i made several months ago for a former co-worker...she had her baby girl in march, i haven't seen her since, but i've been holding onto this little gem. i decided that i need to clean out my sewing space and in doing so i sent this in the mail instead of hand delivering it...shame i know...but i didn't know when i would see them again and if it was in my sewing room it was doing the baby any good! so off it went and now i have one less item in my sewing space! hope they use it and enjoy it every day!

i used whimsy by fig tree for moda...i fell in love with these fabrics while i was in my local quilt shop one day. i wish i would have bought more of them, but at the time i didn't know what i was going to use them for and i really need fabric like i need another hole in my head! so i just got 1/2 yard cuts of 4 different fabrics, and i used every stinking inch of each one in this quilt! i love the back...one of my favorites so far.

the quilt is pretty small overall. if i remember correctly it is 28x40. it's all i could do with what i had!
thanks for stopping by!
ss