Friday, January 18, 2013

Merry Christmas to me!

My husband and I go back and forth year to year, sometimes we buy Christmas gifts for each other and sometimes we decide not to.  This year there were a few things that he actually wanted (not to mention his birthday is January 3!), but I told him that he didn't have to buy me anything - that I would be happier if I could just splurge on a bundle of fabric that maybe I otherwise wouldn't buy for myself. 

Enter Joel Dewberry Notting Hill, which arrived in my mailbox yesterday.....


I think I'm in love people.  It's even more beautiful in person.  This is the teal/yellow colourway and the magenta/orange colourway.   And what is it going to become?  My plan is to finally make Supernova, from "Quilting Modern" by Jacquie Gering and Katie Pedersen.  I don't quite know what it is about this quilt that I love so much, though I suspect a large part of it is the amazing machine quilting, which was done by Angela Walters.  I hope I can do the quilt justice with these lovely fabrics.  I'm not ready to start yet but it's nice to have something new and beautiful to look forward to making.

{I purchased the fabric from Jennifer @ Knotted Threads.  Go support her shop, she's wonderful!}


13 comments:

1 Toni said...

I think you made a great choice! Both on the fabric and the design. Can't wait to see it come together!

2 Debbie said...

SO awesome! good for you!

3 Carla said...

Won't that be amazing!! Looking forward to seeing that.

4 mle said...

Ooo, those look so yummy! a supernova will be perfect for them!

5 CJ said...

That line was irresistable to me as well! I bought a roll of the entire collection!

6 Alli said...

What a fun present for yourself! Those will look fabulous as a supernova quilt! :)

7 Katie B said...

This will make an awesome supernova!

8 Jess @ Elven Garden Quilts said...

I love supernova too, look forward to seeing it in Notting hill :o)

9 Kleep said...

I bought the blue/green colour way of that line, and I love it! I think that I pretty much would buy anything that has Joel Dewberry's name behind it. I'm not sure what I want to do with it yet, but I'm hoping something special!

10 Jennifer said...

yay! Glad they arrived safely! Im SO excited to see this one come together!! :)

11 Svetlana said...

beautiful!!!!! Merry Christmas to you!

12 Nat at Made in Home said...

It will make a beautiful supernova!

13 Krista Schneider said...

i just bought some fabric from jennifer! how lovely you got to splurge, i just did that yesterday for my christmas/birthday ;P

yay, notting hill!