Mid-Week Sneak Peek: 02/09/2011

I am really excited about this project because I've been wanting to try this for a long time. Because this is just a sneak peek, I'm not going to give you all the details, but let's just say that this project will achieve one of my quilting resolutions for the year and I also hope to enter it in the Modern Quilt Guild's monochromatic challenge. Check out the fabrics I'm using for my quilt top - they have been cut into 3-inch strips and will soon be sewn into tubes!

Fun Fabric Friday: 02/04/2011

For today's Fun Fabric Friday, I'm going to feature a local (Philly) designer - Jay McCarroll.  I fell in love with Jay's fabrics the first time I saw the Woodland Wonderland and Garden Friends lines at Spool in Philly.  I actually never watched Jay on Project Runway when it was on, so I was first introduced to him through his fabric.  I met him a couple times at Spool and he's just such a fun guy - lots of creativity and energy.  Jay's new line, called Habitat, is a bit of a departure for him.  It's less quirky and "cute" and more mature, deeper, I think.  Spool already has the fabrics in stock, so head on over and pick up a yard (or twenty!).  Below are some photos of the fabric from Spool's Flickr stream:

Mid-Week Sneak Peek: 02/02/2011

Okay, so I can't tell you much about this project because it is going to be part of an upcoming swap, but I did want to give you a quick sneak peek.  This past weekend I took a hexagon paper piecing class at Spool because I've been wanting to learn and I am always looking for excuses to go to Spool!  At the class, this is what I made using some scraps I had.  I hope I can do what I want to with it and make an awesome piece for the swap!