Second ~ and Third ~ Scrappy Thoughts

 This is my Second Thought.

I am thinking of limiting my palette and

 hoping to create a secondary design in the chain.

In this layout, I have only blue, yellow and white background colors in my squares.

I have taken out the green scraps and am limiting the green 

to the single fabric in the chain borders

My First Block for my Scrappy Irish Chain 

looks maybe a bit too busy even for my "all scraps are welcome" eyes.

My seam ripper has to find that lightest green square. 

Then this block may turn into a kitty quilt. 

This is my Third Thought. 

For this layout, I also pulled the white and used dark blue in the center and light blue to yellow for the center of the chains.

I would have to cut many more dark blue scraps.

Mr. Scrapatch has already added his thoughts while walking by my cutting table and said he likes the dark blue center in this layout. Mr. Scrapatch loves blue.

I am going to make one Block B and think some more.

Which layout would you choose?

Opinions always welcome.

:) 

A New Mystery!

 

It is the Fall Mystery Weekend

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The Quilt & Needle

Pattern available Here

 

As usual I am trying to decide on fabrics.

 

 

Color Choice 1

Aqua/Yellow/Gray

 

These aqua/yellow/gray fabrics are all from Hobby Lobby and are recent fabric acquisitions.  My Hubby and I just returned from a spontaneous road trip.  There is now a Hobby Lobby about forty-five minutes from me, but it does not seem to be as well stocked in the fabric and sewing sections as others that I have seen elsewhere. These were purchased in PA. I have found the quality and price of their fabrics to be very good.

 

They were not bought for this mystery, but when I returned home and caught up on my emails there was the one with the fabric requirements calling for six fabrics.  It seems fortuitous.

Color Choice 2
Orange/Yellow/Gray

 

Also waiting for me when I returned home was a lovely birthday gifty from my dear friend, Dorian @ Ridge Top Quilts that had these two lovely orange Flea Market Fancy prints, my favorites from this famous line.  These are my first fabrics ever for this wonderful fabric line which I have been drooling over for a long time.  I pulled a yellow and red from my stash and rounded out the six fabrics needed with the new grays.

Color Choice 3
Fall Fabrics
 

These fabrics are all from my stash and ready to cut.

My new fabrics are swishing in the washer, so I have some time to decide.

 

:)  Opinions and advise always valued and appreciated.  :)

 

TIA!

 

:-)

 

A New Quilt Beginning ~ Orange or Not?

 

These are the main fabrics for my new project!

 

It is a new pattern I am designing and I am very excited about this one!

 

The zig zag is the fabric that has determined the palette.

 

The cream texture and the gray solids share the background.

 

This project is for the upcoming

 

 

@ Sew We Quilt

So I am sure to be ready for the next hop, I have had to set aside my improv star quilt for a time.  I hope to be sewing again on that one soon! 

 

Although I have started cutting and piecing ...

 

I am still deciding as to whether or not I will add this

 

 

 ? orange to the mix ?

 

or

 

 

? no orange ? 

 

????

 

I am vexing when I should be hexing!

 

Anyone care to help me decide?

 

Opinions always appreciated and carefully considered.

 

:-)

 

 

A Colorful (and Tasty) Random Thursday

? No Sashing Posts ?

 

 More pretty fabric randomness

 

I need help deciding the setting for these pretties

Above I am "auditioning"  "no sashing posts"
to see the pattern and other options ...

 

Please Click Here

 

to offer a welcomed opinion ... TIA!

 

... Delicious Randomness ...

 

I still buy my milk in glass bottles with a deposit return from a local dairy.

Irish Soda Bread

Let's Dish Recipe Here

The Bread Baker

 

Tasty!

 

My hubby and I had this for lunch with homemade Chicken Soup.

 

It was good. 

 

I made it exactly as directed as I always do with new recipes.

 

I almost added caraway seed  which I usually use in Irish Soda Bread.

 

Next time I will tinker with the recipe.

 

I may add the caraway and raisins
 

or I may experiment with other herbs like rosemary.

 

I will bake it in a covered casserole dish.

It will become my random quick bread recipe.

<3

  

I am randomly linking up again with
 

Cindy's is my Favorite Blog Post of the Day!
(for all blog posts ... not just this linky party)

Check it out ... and all the other fun randomness

and

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