Does this look like me?

black/white Stripe and Tape Measure print from Fresh Squeezed Fabrics.

No, I didn't think so.  I must have been in a wildly practical mood when I did this shopping.



But this does, right?  This particular swirl of colors was stitched by LieblingsDecke, inspired by Daintytime's Modern Mood Quilt-along.  The curves, the colors - it's calling me.

After publicly describing myself as one who doesn't like black, I've started seeing the color popping up and doing good in all sorts of places. 



So, I did buy some Kona Pepper, Ash, Sky and Sour Apple to build up my ingredients for a someday solids project.  I love how Sew Fresh Fabrics ships Kona with little sticky labels with the Kona name.  I save them while I prewash the fabrics and stick them right back on when I'm done.  Very handy!


Added some basics too!  This is Moda Crossweave in Blue/White, Modern Meadow Herringbone (a favorite basic) and a Red Letter Day stripe in teal.  The stripe was a little sample from a fat quarter bundle of Red Letter Day that I found quite tempting, especially as I've had fun with those ducks before.  See - it was a very practical mood.

Now prewashed, pressed and ready for sewing! 

p.s.  here are my tips for caring for new fabric.