Friday, February 16, 2018

Collecting Rainbows

It's official.  I'm officially collecting rainbow fabric and thread.

First up - no plan yet for this charm pack and set of perle cotton.  For now, I will enjoy just looking at it.



Alison Glass's latest line - Sun Print 2018 - was just calling my name when I went into my local fabric store.  I ended up buying 4 yards - 6'' each of every color.  (Yes, this store is awesome - they sell by the inch!) 


What can you do with a 6'' cut?  Well, that's wide enough to cut a 5 1/2'' square for making 4-at-a-time flying geese. It also works perfectly to cut squares to make 2 1/2''  HST.

I'll be playing more with this fabric at an upcoming guild retreat.  So fun!



Have a wonderful day! Patty
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12 comments:

  1. Libby in TNFebruary 16, 2018 at 8:10 AM

    Six is a great number because it's easily divisible by 1, 2, and 3. So much more useful than a 5" charm.

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  2. KateFebruary 16, 2018 at 8:10 AM

    I'm a sucker for rainbow color schemes too. Love those brights with the dark gray.

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  3. EllieFebruary 16, 2018 at 9:09 AM

    Name of your quilt shop please. Sounds like fun and not too far from Raleigh.

    Love your fabrics.

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  4. krislovesfabricFebruary 16, 2018 at 9:28 AM

    That looks the perfect fabric to bring cheer to the rather dreary weather lately, love the grey with them :)

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  5. EllieFebruary 16, 2018 at 11:46 AM

    Interesting quilt shop----Name? Near Raleigh/Durham???

    Thanks for shearing

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    1. Patty February 22, 2018 at 8:10 AM

      Ellie, Cary Quilting is the shop. I am so lucky to have this store so close!

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  6. Quilting TangentFebruary 16, 2018 at 3:23 PM

    Beautiful rainbows!

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  7. chrisknitsFebruary 16, 2018 at 7:46 PM

    What wonderful color finds. Can't wait to see what you create with them.

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  8. Anja @ Anja QuiltsFebruary 16, 2018 at 9:08 PM

    Rainbow is so much fun. We can buy 0.1 metre and any increment right up to 1 metre. It's awesome -- you only need to buy what you actually need.

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  9. Nancy @ Grace and Peace QuiltingFebruary 18, 2018 at 12:55 AM

    Wow, that is unusual to sell by the inch! Love what you bought! Rainbows are beautiful.

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  10. Kate @ Smiles From KateFebruary 18, 2018 at 3:52 AM

    That's amazing to have a shop which sells by the inch, here it's usually a minimum cut of a quarter meter, a fraction under 10 inches. One of my local shops sells in 10 cm increments though, but I can't so a lot with just under four inches and it is a waste buying four to cut 2 1/2. I love a rainbow and I especially love AG fabrics, pretty pretty!

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  11. Sandy PanagosFebruary 28, 2018 at 10:03 PM

    Those colors are stunning! I can't believe your quilt shop lets you buy the inch. That's awesome. (They should all do that.)

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