Stashy : :

I love fabric mail, I really do! I spent a good part of yesterday straightening up my mess, which led to rearranging half the room, which led to cleaning the entire house. So, I feel like I actually deserved these a little bit, even more than that last beautiful stack. ((smile)) I'll have some new photos to share of yesterdays organizing efforts and a new pin cushion soon, but first...ahhh...

After seeing Rita's (red pepper quilts) photo of her polka-dots all neatly stacked, I immediately noted to myself -- must buy more dots... From bottom to top -- Anna Maria Horner's polka line in tan, Tanya Whelan's delilah dots in green, red, and white, and Amy Butler's lotus in camel, lime, slate, and tangerine.

I just love this gypsy bandana line by Micheal Miller, which happens to be on sale right now here if you happen to like it too! Aren't these fun?

I added a citrus and a sweet panel of amh's little folks voile to my collection, as well as a little of her coral voile without the dobby dots.

and finally, a few more random half yard cuts because they were a daily special and just too pretty to pass up.

Now, I just have to figure out where to put them.

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Blues, Greens, and Aquas : :

I have been wondering how many of you just buy fabric for the heck of it, because I never have a plan or even an idea what they will become. I just randomly purchase 1/2 yard cuts, admire them in a nice new stack for a day or two, and then tuck them away with the others until I get an idea. I am assuming this is normal?

Well lately, I have been really drawn to blues, greens, and aquas. It's a nice break from all the reds and pinks that I have been working with, as you can see from my February crafts so far. So, when these new goodies arrived I was happy to see them -- A new project journal, since my last one was taken over by my partner, and some very cool new fabrics from Quilt Home.

The above was the case with these until I recently saw the Sew Mama Sew Words to Live By pillow contest and immediately knew what to do. Happy too, that this idea will require me to turn to my hoops -- I really don't use them nearly enough.

I shared the plan with my son Kaiden, who this pillow will be for, and he is thrilled -- Hooray! He picked out the thread for the stitching...

And nothing but blues, greens, and aquas from my fabric -- perfect!  

Don't you just love it when not having a plan comes together?