Feeling Grey

Grey has been the 'IT' neutral for a while now- and I don't think it's going anywhere soon. At least I hope not. I just bought these today from 3 different online stores because no store carried any two!  Gotta love that. But these are some of my favorite greys and are needed for 3 separate projects.

 This first one is LOVELY!  I believe it's called 'Dove' and is a ColorWorks by Northcott fabric. I first found this when I was shop-hopping in Houston. I love that it's very, very light. It's a perfect median between white and my next favorite-

  Ah, Kona Ash. This is a GREAT light grey. Perfect for a light neutral when you don't want as light as 'Dove'  :o)  This has been a go-to color in my stash for a long time. I guess lots of other quilters love it as much as I do because it was out at 3 local stores!

Lastly, Hometown by Sweetwater in Concrete for Moda. *sigh*  I could love on this whole collection all day long. Today I was in search of a dark, dark grey. I wanted charcoal. But every 'Charcoal' I found had either a green or blue tint. I love the more taupey greys. This one is PERF!!!

If you're interested in purchasing any of these beautiful greys for yourself I've linked each color to the online shop I purchased it from. 

HAPPY SHOPPING!  :o)

Walking Dead

Ugh. I've been sick all weekend. I have one of those nasty colds that just makes you want to curl up and die. I'm feeling a bit better today- but not completely myself yet. Luckily the hubs has the next 2 days off so I'm going to milk it for all it's worth. :o)

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I started coming down with this Friday morning. I knew I was getting sick but since the hubs had been working open to close shifts all week I was NOT going to miss date night because of a little (HA!) cold. I needed a break from the kids just as much as they needed one from me. The hubs and I decided to meet for a movie.

I've been doing lots of quilting lately and realized that my walking foot wasn't walking very well. Time for a replacement I guess. I think I got my money worth- but I really didn't want to buy another one. Bleh! I searched online and was able to find one....but I felt like I should wait.

I'm not going to complain here. I mean, my kenmore walking foot is only about $25. Much less than some other machines. But I didn't feel like spending that money right then. Glad I waited.

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While waiting for my hubs to meet me for the movie I decided to poke into a couple stores. At the last minute I thought "I'll run into Sears and see if they have any machine stuff." (the last time I was there- several months ago- they were getting rid of their sewing machine section) I wasn't hoping to find anything when I saw this:

a Walking foot, Quilting foot (I go through these even faster than the walking foot), some other stuff and a 1/4" seam foot!  I've NEVER had a 1/4" seam foot!

The best part- guess what I paid for all these goodies?

$7.97!

Seriously.

Best. Deal. Ever.

Just thought I'd share this deal with you for anyone who has a Kenmore machine or a machine that kenmore accessories fit on. I looked it up online and the set is around $55. In my Sears store there were at least a dozen- all prices at $7.97 and that was the REGULAR price. Might be something worth checking out. I'm just saying.

Now I just need to get over this dumb cold so I can feel like quilting again.

Happy Monday!

Brrrr

I wish I was HERE

taking classes from HER

beacuse it's WINTERFEST

and she's AWESOME and practically in my backyard.

This is me being JEALOUS! :o(

Completos

I just finished quilting my variegated thread combo quilt.

It looks SO COOL!!!

I'm so glad I decided to alternate between the two patterns.

I can't show you the front just yet- but when I do you'll know why!

Want to know more about 'Completos'?

Look here My kids (and I) LOVE them!   :o)

Threads of Change

 Two firsts for me this week:

1.) Quilting with a variegated thread. I LOVE the way it looks!

2.) Changing thread during a project.

Because of the layout of this quilt, I have to change back and forth between the variegated green and the brown thread. It is turning out SO GOOD!