My friend Mary went to visit her daughter in Peterborough the other day. Knowing how much I like fabrics and colours, she came home with all of this stuff. I already know what I am going to do with the yello check. It's going on a baby quilt that I have been "commissioned" to do. It's the perfect size check and I should have it finished in no time, as it's a panel that I bought last year and it's got this yellow in it.
The other one that she got is black and yellow. My goodness it is really bright! I am going to make a black yellow and white printed quilt and will use this for the back of it. It's pretty wild as you can see.
Now this flowery print below is actually 2 sheets the same colour and size.
I am going to make a quilt out of the two tops. I am going to add green on the sides etc to make it large enough to throw over Mary's bed at the cottage. The sheets are doubles, and the bed they use is a queen. It's so very bright and cottagey for their (as Mary calls it) bunkee.
I know that lots of people use only cottons, but my quilts are fun to make, easy too and I am just still practicing getting better and better at what I do.
The little print below is also a gift
from Mary and I have plans to use it as the back of a quilt I shall be making from left over fabric from my grandmother's stash.I need to make something with her fabrics and it has been suggested by a friend that I make simple squares and just put those together in a quilt. The fabric is fairly dark, but can take some red and I have lots of red left over from my red quilt that will someday be finished.
I am going to have a giveaway.....It's for those of you who have come to visit me in the past year, have kindly posted lovely notes and kept me going all this time.
I know that lots of people enter giveaways just to see if they can win, but I would like to thank those of you who have been kind enough to visit me and given me encouragement.
I have a lot of selvages which, if you collect them, let me know as you will then go into that giveaway...Other than that, I have "stuff" and am looking forward to picking 5 lucky winners to celebrate my having reached 100 blogs, and also for having a year in blogging.
Easy right and there won't be too 
many entries, but if anyone has blogged me then they are eligible...
many entries, but if anyone has blogged me then they are eligible...
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ooh..I am just getting into collecting selveges! I used to just tie them into long strings for the kitties to chase (better than string)..but I have been seeing some really creative things made with selveges and it would be fun to play with them...so the kitties will just have to be content with the ones they already have!
I have seen some amazing salvaged projects out there. Loved the fabrics...especially the yellow and black.
good friend to give you so much. I like yellow. have fun
Karen
http://karensquilting.com/blog/
Hi Nanci, thankx for entering my giveaway... thought I'd return the favor ;)
Have a great day!! Kimberly
Congratulations on making 100 posts! I'm WAY behind you. I'm hoping to do a selvage project some day - but first I'm hoping to get some actual sewing time in. :-(
So - how do you like this snow?
Aren't give-aways fun?
Congratulations on reaching 100 posts. Its fun isnt it. What super fabric you have there, I love the bright yellow, will keep coming back now I have found you to see what you make with this.
What a lovely gesture. Thank you for the chance. And I love the bright yellow fabric!
Nanci, I do hope you don't mind, I have put the picture onto my Blog, trying to show others HRH not as stuffy as she is made out to be.
Well I have started collecting selvages too, and would love to have enough to make some kind of project. Congrats on reaching 100 posts.
Hi Nanci,
Congratulations on 100 posts!! I can only dream, I'm at 37. Thanks so much for having this give away too.
Have a great night,
~Karen~
Wow how nice of your friend to give you so much fabric. I think it's great the you already have ideas.
Congrats on 100 posts, I can't believe I'm almost half way there myself LOL. It's very sweet of you to have a give away. I'm strictly a hand piecer and would have no use of selvages so you can feel free to exclude me from the drawing :0)
Crispy
congrats on writing 100 posts!
I love that yellow check, perfect for a baby quilt.
dont enter me in the giveaway I just wanted to say congrats!
Kathie
Congratulations on 100 posts! I'm not a big fan of selvages, but I'd love to be in on the rest of the give away!
100 posts! Nicely done! Toss me into the pile for your giveaway. I don't do selvages, but I'm and hand and machine quilter who loves just about anything quilty.
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