happy sigh

This just tickles me to no end.

My girl playing with momma-made magnetic paperdolls

on her made with love fridge

partial paintbox

I've got 36 blocks completed;

two of each color

I'm really not even sure how many I have left to go.

I'll sew up what I've got cut

and if I see some gaps in my colors,

well, I'll try to find more fabrics and go from there.

Elizabeth's paintbox quilt is my inspiration

although

of course I couldn't use her measurements,

but  had to come up with my own.

Why I do that to myself

I do not know.

I do know that it feels good to be working on a quilt again.

a dress for Lex'

You know how you spot fabric,

and before you even get close enough to touch it

you know it's just perfect

and you have to have it?

That's how I was when I saw this.

It was just a remnant of fleece

- 23 inches to be exact -

without a price.

As Dave would say,

(and wouldn't approve of)

I married it

before I knew much it cost.

I looked for the bolt - but never found it.

I was trying to decide just how much I was willing to pay

for this scant 2/3 of a yard

when I brought it to the gal behind the counter,

"Any clue how much this costs?"

"All the fleece remnants back there are $2.99 a yard."

$2 ?!

SOLD.

I passed by the fabric,

waiting patiently on my sewing desk,

for three weeks

before I finally got the chance to cut into it.

I'd hoped to be able to get both a top and bottoms out of it,

but I just couldn't quite squeeze that out.

It turns out

I love the surprise of her knees so much

that I'm glad I couldn't pull off pants.

in case you're wondering
 Girl is working on her TaeKwanDo moves in some of these photos :-)