Bonnie Hunter has a wide taste in neutrals and I am
trying to expand my horizons. I really
like all the movement I see in her quilts.
When I decided to do the Celtic Solstice Mystery I challenged myself to
use more print neutrals.
I picked up a few fat quarters at the Houston Quilt
Festival that had multiple colors but a basic neutral background. I used a lot of those prints and some from my stash
though I don’t have many light fabrics with color motifs
.
I picked this fat quarter up in Houston but
eventually decided not to put it in my quilt.
It does fit Bonnie’s definition of a neutral but I felt the motifs were
too dark and dominant and they weren’t colors in my Celtic Solstice.
Today I worked on tissue holders for our guild show
boutique in February. I have a couple
other ideas but I did these today and if I don’t get anything else accomplished
then at least I contributed. I used up
all but a tiny scrap of the fat quarter.
First thing this morning I rearranged my sewing
area. I have the Sew Ezi table and it is
19” by 35” and I wanted more room to my left so I could trim blocks and watch
videos. I purchased IKEA ALCOT 3 drawer
units. I haven’t filled all the drawers
but I am using the top one for scraps from cutting. It is very convenient.
