Showing posts with label Loominous. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Loominous. Show all posts

Sunday, October 25, 2015

A Stash For Seven Sundays!

How could I not?  When I saw this entire box full of a magical rainbow, my heart skipped a beat.  My mind said 'Don't Do It', then it said 'Do It'...over and over again.  

Good, Bad.  Yes, No.  


Modern Solid Fat Quarters.  Denyse Schmidt.  Yea, baby...I said yes!  

This was my first ever Mass Drop purchase.  I look every once in a while, but it has never gone any further than that.  I signed up to receive a notice if this particular box was going to be offered again. Eventually it was.  I still wasn't sure I was going to buy it, so after a couple days I went back to check on it.  Did you know you can commit to buy an item only if it hits the lowest price?!  I was happily surprised and decided to commit to it.  And yes, it hit the lowest price!  


Just what did I receive?  75, count 'em...75 Fat Quarters!  I do believe my solid stash is very well rounded now!

Break Down:
Cost:         $119.00
FQ Price:  $1.59
Per Yard:  $6.35
Yardage:  18 3/4

I'm sure there could be a better price per yard out there.  I thought it was very reasonable and did I tell you there are 75 Fat Quarters?!!

Naturally, I have to stare at the colors for a while.  Ooh and aww, touch and pet them.  What many of us do when we buy a collection and are to afraid to use it!  The obvious thing to do is make a rainbow quilt...way too obvious even for me!  We'll see.  I've only had it a couple days, barely enough time to take it all in!  

Quilters!!

On another note, I've been busy in the evenings making more EPP Plus blocks. (tutorial available @ Wild Olive Blog) 


  I used all the Loominous fabric!  Now what to do!  


I don't want to go much bigger, so I don't think I'll invest in more Loominous.  I'm playing with layout ideas and the more you play, the more I become unsure!


Solids on the outside, alternate solids or all mixed together?  I will have to make some partial blocks to fill in the gaps around the edges, and then maybe slap a border on it and call it done!  


I'm always open to suggestions!!  This is another episode of wanting to try something, but not having a plan!  Someone should smack me!

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Sunday, October 18, 2015

Small Stash ~ EEP Plus

Back in July I bought a scrap pack of Loominus on my first trip to Craft South.  The bag has been pulled out, touched, and put back...many times!  I was never sure what I would do with this pile of gold, but knew one day something would happen.

Loominous Traffic
Grey
Pool Shot Cotton
The colors, design and feel of this fabric is amazing. Look at that sheen!!  

When an idea came to me, it was Loominus Traffic in the Forest colorway that grabbed hold of me.  I also knew I would need more.  Which I believe is the whole idea of scrap packs!! They can suck you in!  


While looking for something to do during the evening (again!), searching Pinterest for a good English Paper Piece Project, I came across these Plus Blocks.  And that was when the idea hit me that Loominous might be perfect.  The tutorial and printable templates are available here: Wild Iris Blog.  

I knew I would be able to fussy cut pieces for this block and make an interesting geometric design.  Just in case I wanted to add more, I grabbed the blue and grey.  To be honest, I haven't a clue what I'm making, why I'm making it or where it will lead!  



The hardest part of this template is making sure the fabric lines up correctly.  Otherwise, they are super fast!




Basting the four pieces of the plus blocks together is amazingly easy.  


  
Well, at least this part is!  We'll see how I I feel when it's time to put the pieces together!  I love how they have turned out so far.  Fussy cutting can be a challenge!  And the waste! That's the hard part!



Playing around with ideas.


Will I use the blue?  Maybe.  Or the grey?  Perhaps.  


For now I'll just keep my hands busy, my mind occupied and continue to make more.  It won't be big, that is a given!



English Paper Piecing wasn't something I thought I would enjoy as much as I do.  It's a technique that I am sure I will continue to explore, maybe even work up to something a little more complicated down the road!  

Do you EPP?  What is your favorite design?  Yea, I'm looking for ideas!!


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