So I spent a good part of this week acquiring fabric rather than using it. (everybody laugh now) I spent one morning helping a friend sort her quilting supplies. She hasn’t used them in a long time & doesn’t want to in the future, so she wondered if I wanted some of the fabric. I ended up coming home with 8 project boxes full of fabric & half-done BOM blocks to use for donation quilts. Then I spent three afternoons driving all over doing the Utah Shop Hop. It’s the first time in years that I’ve gone to all the stores & it was super fun! The theme was “Ride the Radio Waves” & each store featured a classic rock singer or group. I came home from the hop with two sale kits & a bunch of carefully curated FQs in RSC colors that I needed to punch up my stash for the rest of the year.
So all the driving & shopping meant there was not much sewing going on. Acquiring fabric, not using it. Wink, wink! I managed 3 of the 5 Moda blockheads I need in red & I still have red blocks to finish, even though it’s May & green. I decided to gather up my Ocean Waves L&E blocks & sew them up to see my progress. They are 2″ HSTs from project scraps. Each circle is made from 4 blocks so the top row will have 5 large blocks & the second row is complete with 3 large blocks & a half-block on the sides. So I almost have 2 rows! Pretty good for four months of L&E sewing.
I plan to do more sewing next week & get some stuff caught up, but life happens so who knows? Some weeks contain more sewing than others, as we all know. May the Fourth be with You & Happy Cinco de Mayo!
That sounds like a fun quilt shop hopping! Purchased fabrics, of course we need it! And fabrics and kits from your friend too! WOW! You lucky girl! I’m jealous! lol Love your scrappy Ocean Waves! I have tons of HSTs from other projects, and this may be the solution. Pretty red blocks too.
You got a wonderful lot of goodies from your friend, you will have a great time going through it all and putting it all away. I’ve never done a Shop Hop, I dont think they often have them here.
Your Ocean Waves blocks are amazing! And all from leaders and enders. I’m sure you will find ways to use up your friend’s stash, too!