Ready For A(nother) Quilt Along

I’ve really been bitten by the machine quilting bug recently, and have been following the 365 Days Of Free Motion Quilting Filler Designs with much interest and have been looking forward to the A Few Scraps machine quilting quilt along kicking into gear.
The list of materials and instructions for the simple quilt top were released over the last few days and I went to Lincraft at lunch time today (which should explain why I was unable to find either topstitching or quilting machine needles, and had to settle for universal size 90/14 needles instead… Pathetic. I wish I had a better craft store in the area) and bought everything I need. I’ve decided that this quilt is going to be for Jack, since his old one is quite shredded and torn (he not only likes to get cozy with his quilts but also play tug-of-war with them), and so I bought the brightest fabrics I could find (I read an article a year or so ago that said that it is a fallacy that dogs can only see in black and white; dogs can actual see very pale, washed out versions of colours, which explains why Jack loves bright pink soft toys best).
I also bought some thin batting, some bent safety pins and some cotton thread (in another bright colour…. This is going to be one jazzy quilt!).

I was itching to cut into the fabric tonight and start sewing the top up but decided that, as the basting instructions won’t be posted until this weekend, there is no rush and I should keep at my Island Home Scrappy quilt top and get that finished first. I don’t actually have all that much left to do on it, so should have it finished by Thursday night.

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