Modern Irish Chain

Inspired by this post at Cluck Cluck Sew. I got her pattern and then spent a couple of days this week working on it. It goes together so quickly and I just love it!

I think the longest part of the whole process was choosing the 18 fabric prints. I have trouble with that 'random' thing. I used some Amy Butler's Lotus, Sandi Henderson's Farmers Market, Heather Bailey's Fresh Cut, some of the Posh leftovers and a print from Tina Givens. I am debating the small white borders. Yes or No??

I am also working on another baby quilt using Natalia's tutorial. Mine is going to look very much like hers. I don't have any pictures yet but I have my four nine-patches done.

I KNEW that all these babies were on their way. What I don't know is why I've waited until they were born to start the quilts!! Insane! Not all of the mother's knew what they were having so there is a small excuse for my procrastination. Okay, off to sew some more!

***HEY! Come back Monday because I am participating in the;

that is going on over at Sew, Mama Sew!

Praise - My son is finished with high school!! 13 years of homeschooling and two semesters of college courses - FINISHED! Thanks be to God for his leading in that endeavor.

Prayers - For hubby and myself - we have nursery duty at church tomorrow and there are a LOT of little children now! That we would be patient and loving towards all of the children (and that they would be well behaved!).

My worlds collide

I know that God has placed each planet exactly where it belongs, and that He has named each star and that nothing happens without His knowledge. I know this. The planets have always been in alignment. So how is it that my worlds are now colliding. It is hard to tell one from the other. MY worlds? What am I talking about?? My two favorite hobbies! Scrapbooking and sewing. My love of the fabrics and the papers. I have loved fabric for ohhhhh so many years. My love for patterned papers is much younger in the grand scheme of things. But now the line has begun to blur. Although I had never really turned my back on sewing completely I had put it on the back burner for a time and that is when I started to spend more time scrapbooking (or at least collecting scrap supplies). I fell in love with this line of paper from Daisy D's.

Imagine my surprise while surfing the world wide web when I came across Sis Boom Girlfriends Fabric by Free Spirit!

The next surprise was after I had admired this line of paper, called Jitterbug, by Cosmo Cricket;

and then I find out that Andover has come out with fabric by the same designers and by the same name - Jitterbug.

By this time I had taken sewing and fabric off of the back burner and was spending as much time looking for fabric images online as I was looking for scrapbooking supplies. I came across Heather Bailey's blog and heard of her plans to enter the scrapbooking industry. This collection has just recently hit the stores;

And although there are a few images in paper that are not in her Freshcut fabric line (I wonder if they just got left on the cutting room floor for some reason) they are just as beautiful.

I think it was just before Quilt Market, when I was scouring fabric sites and blogs for any news of what was to be released that I saw this at the Moda site - Urban Couture by Basic Grey, a very popular scrapbooking company and line. WOW! That is going to be beautiful in fabric!

My most recent discovery made me gasp. I am adding this quilt to my SOMEDAY LIST there on the sidebar just as soon as I finish typing this post. This was shown at the Cherry House Quilts blog, once again by the Cosmo Cricket designers and Andover . The paper line and fabric line is called Halfway Cafe;

This quilt is called Galveston. Isn't it GORGEOUS?? I can't wait to get my hands on that fabric and make that one! Whew!

Now when I look at fabric I wonder if anyone will make it into scrapbook paper and when I see great patterned papers...well you get the idea. For instance, I think POSH would be a great scrapbook line and I think some of the ME fabrics would be so great for scrapping!

Sometimes choosing between scrapping and sewing can be difficult now. At least I know that whatever I choose to work on, I have the chance to work with some beautiful products.

Oh yes, one more thing. I have another quilt to add to my TO DO LIST. I bought the LINE BY LINE pattern from Quilt Taffy this evening. :D As well as some Allspice Tapestry fabric for the binding of said quilt. I am going to make the Jam Bars quilt from the pattern with two jelly rolls of Allspice Tapestry. I think I'd better get busy on my projects!!!

Long post. I guess I made up for missing a day. ;)

Praise and Prayers tonight - one of my brothers had a heart attack today. Within two hours of the attack he was recovering in ICU after two stents had been inserted. I thank God and praise Him for the chain of events that allowed a successful outcome. I'll be praying for my brother's recovery. Prayers also being said for the Saturday wedding of one of my nephews. (sorry to hear that my brother will not be able to attend).