the 2 hr cotton binge
Yesterday I visited the fabric store to get my supplies for the quilting class I am taking starting next week. I am VERY excited to learn how to machine quilt and the instructor is too. That alone always makes a difference. The sample quilt will be a 9 patch, with 7 x 7 rows, a inner border, outer border and edging. I purchased my fabric and with the extension of the sample quilt at an extra foot on either side, everything was the same cost as it would be if I purchased the kit. There was a sale, so that might have something to do with it. I wanted to use either a hula girl print or a koi fish print, but they were too big for the 6 inch squares, so instead going with a similar theme I chose these prints - I'm going with a beach scene and underwater imagery this is the sandy beach this is the water and waves - you know when you look down at a pool and you see those ripples? kelp or eel grass sunshine or yellow flowers,...