COLORADO SNOWBALLS

February, March, and April are usually the big snowy months for my part of Colorado.  I enjoy the cold, snowy days as it gives me time to stay home and quilt.  In honor of that joy, I decided on an old traditional block called "Snowball" for this quilt.

THE STATS:  Colorado Snowballs, 2023, 25"x25", Machine pieced, machine quilted.

I've been asked about my supply of scraps.  My fabric buying habit is normally purchasing fat quarters when I need an infusion of newer fabric for a specific project. I try not to buy on speculation. Occasionally, I find it necessary to buy a larger amount for borders and/or a backing. I'm a fairly frugal person and save any scrap larger than a 1 1/2" square from previous quilting projects for use in a future quilt. Since I have been doing this process for a long time and have made many quilts, I have built a supply that is contained in a 6-foot fabric closet.

As in the case of this quilt, I can complete a project without any additional purchase of fabric.  I was sad this time to use up small scraps of a couple of my favorite Jinny Beyer fabrics from the early 1980s.  They have appeared in several quilts over the years.  Better saved in a quilt than in the closet!

  I love playing with fabric!

Snow and blue skies gradually transform the prairie into blossoming green grass.  

It's called God's gift of Spring.

PROGRESS ON THE SCRAPS, MORE LITTLE MEDALLIONS

I'm making some progress on sorting, pressing, and refolding the fabrics in my myriad of scrap boxes.  I've plowed through several boxes of reds, blues, corals, pinks, teals, and browns.  Now, I'm working on the yellows and golds.

 And in the process, I've come across lots of fabrics that I thought would benefit from some fussy cutting to make little 4-inch medallions.  See my original post on making these little medallions (here).

 Since I last posted, these 14 medallions have been added to the pile.

I now have a total of 28 -- a good start on a small quilt for when I finish this sorting extravaganza.

I still have so many boxes ahead of me.  Up on the top shelf, I see a box marked 'paisleys and plaids' that I know hasn't been opened for years.  I'm anxious to get it down, as I bet there will be some great fabrics for fussy cutting medallions.  

However, not next week as I must get back to working on photos; my penance for having so much fun playing with fabric!!

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Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday
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