Everything But the Kitchen Sink

I'm good at starting projects; finishing them is another story, lol. At the beginning of the year, I named four quilts that I would like to finish, at least to the top stage. One is scratched off the list. Spinners is a top. Yay! (see last post)

Next in line is Hole in the Barn Door. But first, it had to be found. 

Here it is and now I remember why it isn't finished already. The white border was too wavy and I removed it. All I need to do is sew it back on … after I found it. Haha. 
 

What's in the bag? 

Blue and green fabrics were in abundance in the bags I bought two weeks ago. (Was it really 2 weeks ago?) See this post. 

She had really packed those bags. So much so that at one point I just started to laugh out loud thinking of Mary Poppins' bag, lol. 

Here are a few other prints I got. 

A gorgeous black roses and a very soft baby blue. Both are fat quarters. 

Another fat quarter in pink roses and half a meter of this wonderful yellow. I'm so in love with that one. And there were so many more little pieces, strings, squares, everything but the kitchen sink. 

One SHIB jumped out of the bag onto my cutting table and demanded to be used NOW! I obeyed. 

Two Blue Shoo were made right then and there. The little paw print on the light blue background is perfect for the Blue Shoo. This project is missing only 3 blocks now. 

The pictures are taken on my computer chair because there's a light right above it. Every where else in the house is so dark and gloomy that the pictures weren't nice. 

This is my living room floor. After putting these away, I will be done with gifted bags received in recent weeks. See here. 

If you are wondering what was in the boxes, well, it was disappointment, that's what I found in there. Most of it was garment fabric, or old, thin fabric, not what I use in my quilts. 

Even some stained (rotting?). A dollar seventy for 4.5 yards of fabric. Yep, it's that old (back when prices were hand-written) and so thin. 

These are garment fabric that I'm keeping … for now. I love the houndstooth pattern. Would love a pencil skirt with that print. The blue one might be big enough for a blouse. We'll see. 

These are quilt's worthy. All are a yard long except the red one at the back; it is closer to 4 yards long. It might end up as a backing. 

Then, there was this! 

It's black and white checkered, starched stiff, and cut at 13.5" lengthwise. I don't know why or what it was for but it's cotton. I'm thinking sashing so I'm keeping it. 

A few things were saved for my friends like some fabric to cover outdoor furniture and stuff like that. Not my cup of tea. The boxes mostly went to the thrift store. 

Back to our regular programming: RSC! 

I found some yellow all cut and ready for sewing, hiding in the Flying Home box. They came together as my leader-ender this week. 

Now, a little confession. When sewing for RSC, I gravitate towards tone on tone or prints that read mostly the colour of the month. I have so many (read SO MANY) prints that are rejected for the RSC blocks that it is causing a space problem. I tried to step outside of my comfort zone and I did this. 

The geese are flying over a tomato field. Haha! Okay, so that's not so bad. Let's try another one. 

Oh! This one isn't reading as red as the tomato one but … do I like it …, hum … still pondering . . .

Decluttering is still an on-going adventure. Sara did such a great job that it spurred me on. 

I'll keep it for another post though as this post might end up including the kitchen sink. 

Hope all is well with you and you are having fun with family, friends, and fabric. 

;^)

My weekly visits at my stitching friends' place. 

Angela at So Scrappy

Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts

Cynthia for Oh Scrap!

Alycia for Finished or NOT Finished Friday

Nina Marie at Creations - Quilts, Art, Whatever