Friday 24 August 2012

You can call me crazy...

Given my really fantastic track record with QALs, anyone would think I'd steer clear of them. But I'm a sucker for a QAL. And I had already bought the pattern for this, and worked out what fabric I wanted to use before the QAL was announced. So I'm (probably stupidly) joining in the Groovy QAL organised by Alyssa.

As soon as I saw this pattern I fell in love. I'm a bit of a hippy and major fan of the 60s/70s so it was a no-brainer to make it someday. To top it off, I've had a few yards of this print sitting in my stash (originally bought to make a skirt before I started quilting) and I decided it would make the PERFECT back for Groove.


I loooove the colours in it, so I grabbed my Kona colour card and decided on (from top) Azure, Willow, White, Chartreuse and Black. And my lovely parcel arrived today from the Fat Quarter Shop!


And you know, because I've got nothing else to do, I will be attempting to get it done before the end of the QAL. Yes. I definitely have a few screws loose :o)

Oh, and because I always have to fill my flat rate satchel to the brim, these half yards of Madrona Road text prints somehow jumped in too...



Wish me luck! No, really, I mean it (and Jen, you can stop laughing now!)

xx Jess

13 comments:

Jennifer said...

hahahaha I saw the title and was like nahhh, she didnt join another one -- hey, i'm rooting for you! can't wait to see what you come up with the colors are amazing!!!

Charlotte said...

that's going to be FAB! And I am more than a little envious of the madrona road - it's so gorgeous!

Captain StitchyPants said...

I love that backing fabric! Very fab and groovy indeed :)

Jess @ Scrappy n Happy said...

I have been so tempted to join that one too! I have so much on though....I wish I could have some more hours in the day!

Finding Fifth said...

It's great to see that one piece of fabric can be so inspiring - so I am intrigued as to what you will make with it.

Finding Fifth said...

Ooo I forgot to invite you to link this post to my Sunday Stash linky post either this week or coming up this Sunday. I noticed that you had some great fabrics on the de-stash page that I totally missed out on.

Kirsten said...

I love your groovy fabric and the colours you are going to use are gorgeous!

Carla said...

Your fabrics are awesome. Have fun quilting along.

Cherie said...

A gorgeous selection of fabrics! I hope you manage to get it done. Hahaha somehow slipped into the package =D

Katy Cameron said...

Hey crazy *waves* ;o)

Rosa said...

Happy sewing.Those are just beautiful!!

Green is my fav color.

Lucy | Charm About You said...

That is going to be very groovy!! Love the backing and the perfectly matched solids :)

Pile O Fabric said...

I love the backing you chose, it is perfect for this quilt. I can't wait to see!