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Weekend Inspiration

So I spend a lot of time collecting inspiration from Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook Feeds etc.  And I thought why not include those inspirations in my blog and just simple call them "Friday Inspirations"?  Maybe those "inspirations" will inspire me to finish my current projects so that I can move to these new projects.  Or maybe they will just inspire me for the weekend because they are beautiful creations.

So here goes the first of hopefully many Friday Inspirations:

This came across my Instagram Feed and is Tokyo Terrace with Robin Picken's Dear Mum fabrics from Moda.  I love how the large blocks just highlight the fabric colors and large prints.



It originally came out in her Blushing Peonies line as a lap quit version.  Which I also just adore and is sitting on my Etsy cart.


And then I got to thinking, wouldn't that pattern be wonderful using these watercolor florals from Hawthorne Threads?  It is a fabric line that I have been eyeing for quilt awhile.  Perhaps a pillow from one of the larger prints along with a Tokyo Terrace lap quilt would be perfect on a sofa??



I know how these inspirations work... after all this was a big inspiration for me.



And then I found out the quilt kit was gone because I sat on the fence for too long.  And I just couldn't let it go.  So I went hunting for the fabrics just too see if they were available.  And after hunting around....I decided to order the fabric before it all disappeared!


I thought these cute little zipper bags were just darling and would be a perfect scrap buster!



Well that's my inspiration for the weekend.  We are gone for the weekend to attend my hubby's niece's wedding.  I'll be ready to come home and spend some time on my sewing machine.  I have 3 Etsy baby quilt orders that need to get done before April 23.  Two are farm quilts and the other is transportation quilt which I have never had an order for and am excited to work on.  I'll blog about those next time!




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