Fabric Euphoria!

My "Quilt in a Box" from eQuilter.com came today--all TEN POUNDS of it LOL. That's a heckuva lot of fabric, eh? Well, I did get batting, a ruler, and thread as well, plus some extra fabrics that I'm not using in the baby quilt. So there :P

I am in Seventh Heaven. Seriously. It's been 1 1/2 yrs since I made the kids their quilts. Man I forgot what a rush it is to go through my stash plus new fabric and start matching them all together. That was one of my favorite things about buying from my local quilt store, dragging out bolts and then coordinating 10-15 fabrics (at least). It's a way better high than I get from my pain meds ;)

It really pays to keep all those scraps, since I'm doing 25 blocks and don't want any fabric repeats (aside from the animal prints themselves). And WOW oh WOW I have to gush over the Hoffman Bali Pops (I got the Strawberry Fields colorway.....ironic since that is my daughter's favorite Beatles' song). For about $32, you get 40 different strips of gorgeous Hoffman batiks, about 44" x 2 1/2". You get everything from "solids" to "prints" and the colors in my batch have cream, tans, greens, purples, reds, orange, and yellows, plus a few mixed. Tons of variety, and really versatile. I am hooked for good, even though I've been a Hoffman Batik fan for a long time.

I have about a third of the blocks/frames cut. 11 of the animal blocks are repeated, with 3 singles. The sides of the block are one color, the top/bottom are another. So, 3 fabrics per block. Super easy cutting right now (helps that I got a 5 1/2" square ruler for my 5" blocks). I should get the rest cut by tomorrow and then start sewing.

The baby shower is in 2 weeks, so I have to get cracking ;) I think this is going to be my favorite quilt so far. It will definitely be bright!!! My Nephew will have plenty to look at :)