A Little Trip

My hubby and I had to go up to Grand Rapids again on Friday to do some more cleaning. 

 We stopped at Kean's in Mason and I found some more fabric to go with my rooster tea towel. 

 I picked up a few more golds and that snappy magenta with the mustard dots! 

 I am thinking that it would make a splendid inner border around the tea towel

 before making the rest of the quilt.

Don't they look so yummy all stacked up here and ready to be desiigned with? 

 Oh well, it will have to wait until the wedding quilts are finished.

I also picked up this adorable mustached fabric too. 

 I think it is so cute!  

Not sure what I will do with it but something fun.

Have a wonderful Monday!

~XOP~

Stash Enhancement and Thrifting

Yes I have been shopping. 

I hit the local thrift shop twice this week and scored both times!   

I don't have a photo of the first one but here is the latest score.

Two very nice vintage sheet Pillowcases, a Pyrex dish and that adorable swan made in Japan.  

I am going to turn the swan into a pin cushion!  

Stay tuned for that in the near future.

I have been watching all the tea towel quilts that are popping up online.  

Two of my favorite are from Dianne's and Sophie's. 

 I have been scouring the internet looking for the perfect tea towel. 

 Apparently so are others! 

 Every time I see one I want I get outbid. 

 I finally did win one and it is signed by Tammis Keefe.  

There is a small hole near the signature but 

I am going to put a little interfacing behind it with some fray check and use it anyway.  

I love the colors and had to do a wee bit of shopping to get the perfect match!  

I think I did quite well. 

 Notice the 2 fox prints in there? 

I could not resist using the fox in the hen house!  

LOL

I am beginning to warm up to the aqua/teal and mustard combination.  

Do you like those together?

I bought a couple other prints too. 

 Not sure if I will use the 2 blue prints or not. 

 I need better light to evaluate it by.  

The text print was just because I love it so much!

It was dark this morning so the colors are not very true in these blue prints. 

I have my Swoon top all done and now am piecing a couple of blocks for the back.

  If it ever stops raining long enough for the ground to dry up I will take it outside for a picture.  

With all that white in the quilt I sure don't want to chance dirt getting on it!  

I decided I will not share the back of the quilt until it is finished and gifted 

b/c I am doing something super special for the bridal couple.  

Guess you will have to check back in August for that one! 

Any suggestions for a good mustard gold or aqua/teal or 

that weird dark, slate/almost navy blue in the rooster fabric for me?? 

 Maybe I can find something at the Fat Quarter Shop?  

Open to your suggestions!!

~XOP~