Still on the California Dreamin' kick today. I'm using this tutorial on Cluck, Cluck, Sew and so far liking the results but who could have guessed that if you cut an eight inch square into quarters that you would end up with four inch squares. They look so tiny. I'm adding in some solids from my stash so that my eyes don't burn out of my head.
I started planning cutting for a circle-y quilt top this morning before work. When I got home, there was a package from Wondrous Woven Fabrics with a little roll of the same fabrics I was considering. Despite the four fat quarter bundles currently eyeballing me on my desktop, I opened up the roll and sewed all 16 strips of this California Dreamin' fabric together. It's fun, it's cheery, it's bright. All the things that were missing from today. So here it is, if I can keep the front small, I've got a back ready to go. Although I am wishing that I had a couple of fat quarters of the Golden Gate blues and greens colorway to mix in to the front.
Circles, you're still on my list, get ready!
I know, I know, everyone's showing the Sherbet Pips but I like 'em. They're fun. I even already have an idea of what to do with them. But right now I'm trying to decide whether to get in the car and break my big machine, Pippi, out of the shop.
Despite traveling with two non-sewing peeps, I managed to spend a bit of time in some fabric shops in Turkey. A couple in Bursa which was pretty cool. We learned how to count at least up to 5. The guy helping us was truly amused at our ridiculous attempts with 2 and 3. One is easy, "beer", but holding up your thumb not a finger. Bursa is a cotton mecca. In fact, on the pillow store rows you picked your pillow form and then the cotton stuffing from huge bags.
The orange blocks on the back of the chair is a heavy weight fabric and the lines/interior squares are silver. Shiny silver.
