Like all good procrastinators, I waited until the last minute (or last few days) to torture myself with hand-sewing the binding on my latest quilt.
I actually received my quilt back from Margaret a couple of weeks ago, but let other things get in the way (like watching Glee).

Here’s a detail of her quilting – I [...]

Thanks to Beth & Rebekah for the suggestion of using my pink & orange fabrics for a string quilt.  While I like the idea, I’m not going with that plan (haha)…but I think I’m going to use the premise of one unifying element/fabric coupled with scrappy to *hopefully* achieve the same type of cohesiveness in [...]

So my month for PTQB is coming up in May, and I have a giant pile of pink & orange fabrics I’m planning to send out.  The problem is that I think I have too many fabrics:
13 Flea Market Fancy prints (all at least a FQ)
8 Hope Valley prints (Fiesta colorway – a yard each)
12 [...]

So you know how I’ve mentioned I’m in this VQB that is run thru Facebook, and this group of ladies definitely has a different taste in fabric than I do?
Well, I already have my fabric packet for May, with the request of making small Dresden plates, which is no problem (I’m excited to try this, [...]

Well, maybe not justice, but definitely Liberty…of London.
I think it’s a fair assessment that I can be a wee bit obsessive when something strikes my fancy. 
Case in point: Liberty of London for Target.
Whatever do I mean?? 
Let me show you:

It started with the quilt (I apologize for the risqué picture of Radar in [...]

It’s funny how fabric can inspire you as a sewist/quilter/junkie/whatever you want to call yourself.  
I’ve been thinking about this the past couple of days, after I posted the block I made for Valerie for PTQB to Flickr:

Valerie’s inspiration was this quilt and she sent out some Heather Ross Mendocino in the browns & aquas plus [...]

Actually, not quite teal, it’s definitely a softer color… but it’s called Under the Sea, so right in line with the Swim in the kitchen. Apparently I’m only capable of buying paint with fun names!

Both the main bath & our bath are going to be this color because I love it so much – it [...]

Watching/listen to Torchwood:

Seriously, if y’all have Netflix, add it to your Instant queue.  It’s pretty weird, but keeps you sucked in, and isn’t quite quirky like some of the other Brit shows that have crossed the pond.  Think Pushing Daisies + Men In Black + M. Night Shyamalan films + some other stuff all [...]

My stack ‘o fabrics that I’m going to be sending out for my month of PTQB2:

I’m so excited, my Hope Valley finally arrived to supplement my Flea Market Fancy stash & Heather Ross pretties.
And isn’t she cute?  I got her from the Craft Hope for Haiti etsy site:

She needs a name, any suggestions?

I have yet to devote a blog post to the Top Whatevers of 2009, so thank goodness True Up is helping out by giving me some discussion ideas for my votes for Favorite Fabrics of 2009.  Here goes it:
Michelle’s Favorite Fabrics of 2009
Warning, I have issues narrowing done my favorites to just one…
Favorite Quilting Weight [...]