Sunday, May 31, 2009

Cotton Candy



Doesn't this fabric remind you of cotton candy? I found a quilt in the Summer 2009 issue of Fonts and Porter quilting magazine; and it inspired me to go out and grab fabric for it. I will make two quilts out of this fabric. The six coordinating fabrics are all found at Joann's (yes, believe it or not!) The stripe / ticking fabric, however, was found at a local quilt shop. The blue in the fabric from J's is more on the 'teal' side, so it was a little bit of a challenge finding the striped fabric. I plan to give one quilt away for Christmas, and keep the second for myself. Since the fabric was on sale for less than $5 per yard, I couldn't resist buying extra fabric to make two identical quilts. This is one of my summer projects, this year. While I wait to be called for job interviews, I'll need to keep myself busy until I find work again.

5 comments:

thimbles bobbins paper and ink said...

You know what? Fabric makes me drool! Yep it does and your choices for this quilt are making me drool too! I love these colors and combinations. This is going to be another fabulous quilt! Do you have a specific pattern in mind?

pescbrico said...

Oh it will make wonderful quilts!!

Monica-FC said...

you got a greatd eal. i cannot wait to see this one also. it does look like cotton candy.

Karen said...

This is from JoAnn's?! Its really gorgeous!! Love the chocolate with the teals & blues!! Thanks, Ethel, for taking a pic of the raw fabric....nothing like seeing supplies all gathered up! :> Looking forward to seeing all your quilting goodness in action this summer! :>

Beth Norman said...

Oh my gosh, this is gorgeous fabric. You make me want to run out to start a quilt, but sadly, I just don't have the time. These colours are stunning!