A Color of February

The colors of February

are pink, red and white

all smothered in hearts.

(a vintage Valentine Hankie)

Although I have 3 daughter's

when they were little,

I didn't dress them much in pink.

Pink isn't really my color either.

But when it comes to vintage 

double pinks,

that's another story.

We all recognize those

cool double toned pinks

that resemble the bubble gum,

called Bubble Gum Pinks.

And those wonderful 

double pinks, or "cinnamon pinks"

 from an earlier time period

that had tiny darker prints

on a rosy pink background.

Did you notice how

this quilter from the past

just let her humility

be part of the pattern.

 

 I love the simplicity of a two colored quilt,

with the double pink print and the tiny pink

and white shirting in the alternating plain blocks.

This is the color of February for me.

Until Next Time-

I'm Glad I Waited

Later is better than never.

Right?

Having something take place even though 

a lot of time has passed

is better than never having it happen at all.

Recently I reacquainted

 myself with  a lovely pile of fabrics

that were put

together

15+ years  ago.

And, the fact, 

that I actually still wanted to use

those fabric in a project

can only be described as

astounding,

amazing,

astonishing,

and

it's about time!!! 

As you can see it's a line from

Sandy Gervais from 

about 15 years ago.

I fell in love with the soft pastel colors

and whimsical flower prints.

I had originally chosen a pattern

and prewashed the fabrics,

but it never went further than that.

Why?

 I don't exactly know.

But sometimes

it's a good thing.

Because I have found that I think is

the perfect project for this

huge stack of fabric.

This year on the Quilt Show

with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims,

Janet Stone has designed a 

delightful quilt

 A - Z with Ewe and Me!

After completing the January

set of directions,

I definitely know

it was the right choice.

The fused alphabet letters

are all different styles and

are embellished with a 

the double button hole stitch.

I decided to use a Metler 

#30 embroidery weight thread

to add some texture to the letter shapes.

And to use a few different colors

 to add some variety and 

to pull all the pastels together.

Granted this BOM will take

a year to piece, but at this point

what's another 12 months!

Until Next Time-

A Clear Day

 It was a beautiful day

in Colorado yesterday.

Clear blue skies with

a magnificent view of Long's Peak.

There was even a clear view

in my

sewing room.

Because I don't have a design wall

but only a design floor,

 

 sometimes there are obstacles

 No, problem.

It's just  learning 

to be flexible.

 Until Next Time-