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shiny sunday stash
Like a magpie I can't resist nice sparkly fabrics and there's a fair bit in my latest haul from Simply Solids. I saw the new Luster by Zen Chic and had to get some!
left to right: Confetti, Scales in Fog, Cloth Pattern in Natural, Grid in White, Grid in Graphite and Cloth Pattern in Black all from Luster by Zen Chic.
They are even more gorgeous in real life and just look at these selvedges:
To add more shine I picked up some Essex Yarn Dyed Metallic in Sand, it's really pretty and quite subtle, though it does sparkle when it catches the light:
And then just because they are sweet I picked up a couple of Dashwood prints:
This week I also bought a comic book. A really special one. My friend Robin Scott draws comic strips about his daily life and they've been published as a collection by Good Comics.
I inhaled it. Literally sat and absorbed it in one go. It is normal life, thoughtful and observant, and also amusing, familiar and comforting. His artwork blows me away and conveys so much just with a pen.
Get a copy of Every Life I Ever Lived for yourself (or as a gift!). My son is currently reading it and it's opened up a new world for him. Since he's used to action / superhero comics, now he is thinking about drawing in a different way, which I think is excellent.
A lot of crafts and drawing goes on in our house, here's Lois thoroughly concentrating. It's hard to see but she also made pen holder out of a juice bottle by covering it in feathers and lollipop sticks.
except that I didn't! I put the binding on my rose star quilt and all the time I kept looking at the back and the front and thinking I should have quilted the hexagon shape around the central hexagons in the 'roses'.
I can't not do it because I think I would regret it. As nice as it would be to finish it now it wouldn't sit right with me.
So you'll have to wait a little longer for the final finish as I'm adding more hand quilting!
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