MSQC: Latest Additions to the Stash

In between the gardening, quilting and handing

progeny over to the USMA, I found a few things

that begged to be added to the sewing room.

Couldn't have designed pins better myself.

I'm still working on, ahem, inventory control

but when you're needing something specific

and have to go outside of your inventory

you end up seeing other fabrics and things.

Aye, there's the rub.

Once my daughter picked out colors and style for

the new baby's room, I searched online and came

up with the above fabric.

I took it with me to Missouri Star Quilt Company last week

and found these other fabrics.  At first I wasn't having much

luck so I picked out that lower left one even though I wasn't

feeling good about it.  But then came across all those across

the top there that are much more the style I'm after.

Just hoping I can find another coral and/or peach that is

more solid to round it out.  I don't have a particular pattern

in mind for this quilt yet but it will be fairly basic.

Oh, and what's an I-Spy quilt without dinosaurs??

This was a random purchase from the clearance rack.

I haven't mentioned this but I'm planning on doing

QOV soon.  I may just make quilts to donate but I'm

not ruling out joining the local group as well.

Meanwhile, I'm keeping my eyes out for appropriate

fabrics for these patriotic quilts.

I actually did very well while visiting.

But maybe that's because I'd already done

a little online damage?

Going completely against my own rules, I got this

layer cake--the Daily Deal--because I'm a sucker

for these colors and winter and because I was sitting

at the coffee shop with the hubs, perusing my email 

and the caffeine was flowing.

And you know how if you add just a few more things,

you can get free shipping...(oy)?

More QOV fabrics and then the science nerd in me can

never resist the periodic table of elements. 

That one has a whole line that I'm going to keep an eye on.

This whole week-long spree canNOT be repeated.

Shop Hop is in a few months and the stash must

be sufficiently decreased for a guilt-free experience.

On to the militia quilt:

I ended up with this design for the center. 

 It was not what I thought was the prettiest of my ideas

but it's the design that worked best with this quilt.

A quick print and I would be off and running...

well, sort of.

Turns out it wasn't as simple as all of that

but I'm saving that for my next post.

Kitchen update:

I've switched over to freezing carrots now.

I only need 6 or 7 bags of the large chunks but the

small pieces are for all kinds of soups and other

winter recipes.  I'd like about 30 bags of those;

after that and what I pull aside for cooking with

now, I'll probably share with the chickens.

For now, it's back to work.

Happy quilting!