And what better way to follow up such a great start to the day than some fabric shopping!!!! Quilted Works, a fantastic store in St. George, was holding their Super Bolt Sale (Get it, Super Bowl, Super Bolt :) So Barbara, Jessica and I (I was so excited my daughter wanted to come along, train them young ;) took a quick trip down the I-15 and got there in time for the stores opening and a fun little dash to their amazing bolt sale!!!! Meaning, you buy the whole bolt, but at prices of $2-$4 a yard, who wouldn't want to take the whole bolt :)
Which was of course, a wonderful excuse to seriously stock up on some quilt back goodness!!! Since I was stocking up for quilt backs, I tried to keep the prints pretty basic so they would be easier to mix and match with other lines. This is most of the bolts I picked up sans a few Low Volume and Red/Black/and White prints that I store in a different spot ;) Aren't they just so pretty all in a pile :) I was just thrilled to score some favorite prints and designers!!!
And I was having so much fun playing with fabric, that as soon as I got all of those bolts put away, I went right to cutting. It was just the motivation I needed to get cutting on the almost 600 strips I needed as the triangles and hexagons have been done for 3 weeks and I was totally procrastinating the strips.
But it turned out good that I procrastinated cutting them, because once again, Fat Quarter Shop just happened to send the perfect tool for this project in my January Sew Sampler Box!!! The Lori Holts Cute Cuts 1 1/2" x 6 1/2" ruler made this job so much easier ;) It was the exact width I was cutting my strips and even the exact length on 99 of them. Paired up with my Matilda Rotating Cutting Mat (honestly, one of the best quilting purchases I have ever made) allowed me to make quick work of the red and pink scraps and before I knew it, my tape tally marks were up to 99 in each pile. So awesome and so happy to have this done!!!
And ya, this was just in time, because I leave for this retreat on Wednesday!!! I am so excited to go teach at Bryce Canyon and to even have time to squeeze in a class to take :) It's going to be so fun!!
I hope you had a very Happy Quilting Weekend and are having a wonderful start to your week!!!
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