Wow, I Was Way Off

    A few days ago I wrote a post about choosing my backing fabric for my Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt.  I wrote that I chose a yellow and green floral print that would go well with my top.  I was wrong.  I don't know how I got it mixed up but I actually ordered this:

    I received it on Friday and it's ready to wash.  I do wash my fabrics.  I wash yardage and fat quarters.  I don't wash pre-cuts like layer cakes or charm squares.

    I won't need this backing fabric for a while yet, but it does have a chemical smell on it that I want to try to eliminate.

    I love the floral print and it still has the yellow and green in it, so I'm happy.

Rag Quilts Are So Much Fun To Make.

  I finished my rag quilt this morning after snipping all the seams to help them fray.  It was awesome!  I washed the quilt this evening (cleaning out the dryer vent every 12 minutes).

 Snipped but not washed.

Washed and officially ragged.

I also made these two blocks into wall hangings.  They came in a panel of 4.  They measure 17 3/4" x 17 3/4" before binding.  I've had them stashed for a few months.  I wanted something feline for the wall in the hall by the cat's room, one will go there, the other hang on the inside of the front door.  These were fun to quilt and bind in one afternoon.

Pretty Fabric To Enhance My Stash

   I received these four pieces of fabric in the mail yesterday and this morning I hand washed them and threw them in the dryer so I could add them to my stash.  So pretty.