There is such a thing as too much fabric...

I've come to the conclusion that there's too much........ at least for me. With low funds it's a great opportunity to do lots without spending, but I'll need a lot more freetime to use it all up! =)

And this isn't all of it... there's a rubbermaid full of denims for a quilt (anyone interested can have it!), another full of 1/2 finished projects, and still another 2 trash bags full of misc. Anyone interested in the non-quilt fabric can come take some too, I'd prefer to spend my pecious free-time making a quilt than working on a garment that may or may not work out or fit.

Tyler made me these wonderful shelves that hold some of it, and I've folded it all around the same rotary ruler and then folded in 1/2 to give nice stacks that are easy to see. By the way, most of the folding was done before we moved, it packed quite nicely this way into boxes!

I also found these fun totes on clearance at Lowe's for sorting scraps by color. Before I had them in one huge rubbermaid and a garbage bag, so it was impossible to see what was there and how much of each. Seeing them sorted makes me want to get creative!

I mentioned in the last post that my goal was to not buy anything more till I'd used up a bunch..... and about an hour later Tyler told me about a fabric sale in Anchorage (he saw it on Craigslist.com) that was too good to pass up.... here's what I got. There were about 5 quilting ladies selling their stash of fabric to finance a trip to Italy, and the prices were incredible! And since Tyler knows of the mass amounts of fabric I already have.... and still told me about this wonderful sale.... he wanted me to get some, right? While in Anchorage, we also stopped by Costco, and picked up 2 small quilts to be quilted for someone, so it wasn't all a fabric-shopping trip. =)

I already had the 5 pinks on the left, but got this large piece with "Quilt for a cure" to use as backing.

And this one was too good to pass up, thinking maybe for a backing also? There are at least 2 yrds.

After lots of organizing today, I decided it really is rediculous; and I need to get working on projects instead of finding more things to buy. And seriously, if you need fabric I could definately share! =)

Third Place Ribbon!

I finished my first spiderweb quilt just in time to enter in the Alaska State Fair, the day before our new baby was born! I love the way it turned out, but due to the amount of time put it, it will probably be a long time before I attempt one quite like this again.

A closer look shows some of the texture from the quilting...

By the time I got to this part I was exhausted from being pregnant, and didn't spend much time on the quilting, as I just wanted to get it finished.

The newest adition to our family, Andy, was born on uncle Jared's 20th birthday!

I got a 3rd place ribbon (though didn't find out till I went to bring it home), and it was exhibited in the small quilt-show every hour of the fair!

This was intended to reduce my scraps, which it did to some extent...... but I still have lots of blues and yellows left! My goal is to use up what I have (both scraps and larger pieces) before buying more fabric. Obviously I may have to purchase small pieces to complete something correctly, but I am going to try and limit that as much as possible. A tidy sewing room is the ultimate goal, as I share it with my children's toys. =)