(1) leftover spaghetti and meatballs (they taste even better the second day!)
(2) tea tree aromatherapy blend
(3) getting safely home after a trip
I hope everyone had a very happy Thanksgiving and, if you went away, I hope you arrived home safely!
First of course I went to my 2" strip bin, pulled a lot of strips from there that I just cut into smaller lengths and sewed together into pairs.
I'll use as much of those as I can before I start cutting into yardage.
I found this Christmas fabric in there that I can fussy cut, I like the texture that the dove wings will add to my 4 patches!
Any little odd pieces that are neither fish nor fowl can be tossed into the strings bin.
Ye olde brown paper bag test - these will do just fine as neutrals!
I like adding little odd prints in my quilts! I can work around some of the larger printed areas.
This fabric is printed with vintage cereals but when I was a kid I don't remember seeing Pep cereal, this even had a toy inside.
But on the other hand mama never fed us cold cereal anyway ... it was either a plate of hot grits - or a plate of hot grits!
Sewing neutral strips to neutral strips...
looking good!
Sixteen 4-patches done, can you see the dove wings? I may need to rethink some of my neutrals but for now, it's a start!
I will be linking up with Bonnie Hunter's En Provence Linky party so you can see what other participants are doing!
Sew forth and sew on til later...
A great start - good luck with the rest.
ReplyDeleteMy kind of neutrals! Like!
ReplyDeleteYour neutrals will be like and "I-spy" quilt. Love it!
ReplyDeleteWild neutrals, I love them!
ReplyDeleteWild neutrals, I love them!
ReplyDeletefun prints - I like adding fun fabrics that make you smile later.
ReplyDeleteYou're off to a great start Linda! I'm still dithering about whether or not I'm doing the mystery this year. Dither...dither.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun fabrics! :)
ReplyDeleteLove!! Your neutrals are way more interesting than mine. (Must dig deeper!)
ReplyDeleteLike your neutrals. I haven't picked out fabric yet. Just waiting for some motivation.
ReplyDeleteLove your neutrals.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to know why some foods just taste better the next day!
ReplyDeletePretty neutrals. That's a great variety of fabrics.
Cool selection :)
ReplyDeleteI think your neutrals are very Bonniesque! You know what I mean....she would use them for sure!
ReplyDeleteHow fun is this?! I cant wait to see what you put together in the next clue!
ReplyDeleteI am really loving your neutrals. I just can't be that bold with my neutrals, but, I've come a long way from where I used to be be -- all white on white or cream on cream......slowly, ever so slowly. I'm enjoying watching everyone's progress -- I'm sitting this one out. I just have far too many ufo's that I need to finish first.
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