Adventures in Vintage Resales... fka adventures in baby-sewing

The title of a new quilt I am working on - made from various Moda fabrics, mostly found in the local quilt shop's scrap bin for free, scraps of my own that coordinate and a few fats I bought. I also plan on adding a few blocks that are enhanced by vintage laces from some salvaged doilies given to me by Hayley's godparents. Hence the name, a fresh start, a new lease on life for some vintage pieces almost 100 years old. I am also working on cleaning house bit by bit, so I work for an hour, sew for an hour, approximately. It's a simple design, based on Moda's Bake Shop pattern Wild Rose Postage Stamp Quilt. Most of my jelly roll pieces come from the bin at Seams Like Home here in town, from Blackbird Designs' Harvest Home, some marbley solids, subtle polka dots. I took most of the day yesterday planning the block sets, walking away and standing back. I am seriously considering making quilts for sale, one a month, so if I stick with it, who knows? I had a great ...

Yesterday we were in Houston for the Cowboys/Texans game - lots of fun in one day, since we went to the game, visited with family and went to dinner at my favorite restaurant, Carabbas on Kirby. The kids were with a sitter back home, so we had a rare date day. Mike's brother is a drummer on the Texans band, so we had free tickets, it was a great experience. The patchwork skirt I made for little girl is done, but would not fit over her hips, so modification is needed. The pattern is on Moda Bake shop as little girl's patchwork skirt, but I had to use jelly strips rather than charms. We came home to fall winds and woke up to fall temps :)