It's a great day!

Lately my mail isn't delivered til as late as 5pm, but a box from Superbuzzy was sitting on my porch by 9 this morning! That, my friends, was enough of a sign for me that this was going to be a wonderful day. :-) When you click the what's new tab on their home page you'll find that the newest stuff added is first on the page so it's very easy to keep track and not miss anything.  Apparently I hadn't checked in a while because I had some catching up to do when I ordered last Thursday evening!

 

Ahhh. I may very well be addicted. Whenever I mention my love for "imported Japanese novelty fabrics" to quilters and sewers who aren't familiar they just wonder what in the heck am I doing with a bunch of kimono and bonsai prints? lol.

And now that I'm following The Selvage Blog, and seeing all the wonderful things people are creating with selvages, I'm obsessing over collecting them, too. (by the way, I ran right over to etsy and bought that bowl she shows on today's post, so don't go runnin' over there!)

 

It's a gray rainy day here but the heater's doing it's magic out in the studio and with any luck I'll be spending the rest of the day out there. The first thing I plan on finishing is this Roy Rogers quilt

 

This is the lower half. Once I got the front work done the blocks are a breeze to put together--did the top half last night in an hour. Three years ago I was out of town visiting a friend who's little boy loved (and still does) anything to do with Roy Rogers. Was the funniest thing to see this not quite three year old sit transfixed in front of a black and white tv program that he'd probably already seen several dozen times. I remember how he said (with the ghost of a pacifier in his mouth) "Deh Ebbins" for Dale Evans. Gosh he was cute. So we went into a fabulous quilt shop during our visit and they had this quilt hanging. We both loved it. My friend had never really sewed before but I convinced her that she could make this quilt for her boy. So we bought the fabric, cut it all up, and she pieced all the blocks. Then I left, and she got sidetracked, and they sat somewhere on a shelf all this time. I recently asked her to send them to me so we could get the darn thing finished before he graduates high school and was so pleased to see that I still like the fabrics AND that I could remember how they were supposed to go together. Randomly. LOL! Pretty easy to remember--random. ;-) Well, I can't imagine what we used for measuring when we cut and sewed them all that time ago but all 70 blocks had to be squared up before I ever could start sewing them last night. It makes me happy to be finishing this for them.

Nanette is always so generous with her pictures and ideas. She recently posted a quilt pic that made me run to the design table to finally use this United States fabric that I've had for several years.

 

These are what's left over after pulling enough for a full size quilt. Why did I have to not only cut them all, but also sort them by state (of which there are only 40 represented)? I don't know. Just being the nut that I am, I guess.

Here's exactly what I need to finish the quilt, including the red and white sashing strips.

 

It's a lot of up front work, but sure makes the process easier in the long run.  Here's where I'm at with it so far.

The States aren't standing out like I would have liked them to, but considering the state names are cut off (sewed into the seam) on half of them :-[ I'll just keep going the way I'm going. It is what it is, right?

So, if all that happiness wasn't enough ;-) today I earned another 5 pounds lost sticker. That's two down, six to go!! Definitely a good day. I hope yours is, too.

Take good care...   jen

Comments

[happy zombie]

What a killer SuperBuzzy score!!! And I'm drooling over your "Nanette quilt" wip draping on your yummy cupboard. My eyes are on a sugar high after seeing all of your eye-candy!

[Nanette]

That fabric is killing me. Even though I just got my Pooh Tan order. I am still in envy Jen. I share your obession. I know people don't get it. I get it. I HAVE IT. It is hard to explain. But I want all the fabric Japan has - well not the kimono stuff - but the reproduction, you know. Your quilt is so so so darling. It is fun and easy to do and a good way to show off the fabric. I have some squares I got from Pooh Tan that are from the odds and ends pile. They are all so lovely. I can't cut them. So I need to make something else sorta like this. Thanks for liking my quilt!!! Actually it is a table topper and since my swap partner got it I can show it all tomorrow.

[Sharon]

I love me some Japanese fabrics too. Superbuzzy is wonderful. And your quilt in progress will be great.
Good job on the weight!!!!

[MonicaA]

Have fun with all your new yummy goodness:)
I am here on Okinawa Japan but have yet to find an actual FABRIC shop, its hard to know what is what when you cant read Japanese, you pretty much have to know someone who has been to certain places , but I will keep an eye out :)

[Peggy]

State fabric? Holey Kamoley, where did you ever find that?
Your quilt is gonna be gorgeous!!!
I will have to go check out Super Buzzy...never heard of it.
Peggy in NJ

[sherri]

What a post...SuperBuzzy here I come!!! And your "Nanette" quilt is gorgeous! I'm so inspired to go sew now...thank you!

[CherryTreeLane]

I have never ordered from SuperBuzzy, and now I MUST!