Fabric Score

Not much has been happening on the quilting front, not even working reliably on the goat applique from below. I did, however, make a stop at the new Red Hen Fabrics store -- well, at their new location, I should say. It's bigger and just as lovely, stocked up with all things Quiltilicious! Check out one of the new retro fat quarters I snagged on an impulse buy there:

I am loving it! I have a mind to pair it up with something for a nice nine-patch, just to show off more of the little people on it having tea. Will work on the applique more tonight. Need to get it done, and add it to my sketch. Been watching The United States of Tara on Netflix, and I'm feeling a little insane from it! :) (In a good way)

Two Fabrics, A Friendship and A Funeral

I wanted to post the beginning progress of my goat applique square, and now I am taking it with me to Florida, where I will be attending my Grandma Milbra Rushing's funeral. I have been running over memories in my mind, and recall so many things about her, but for this post, I will relay that she and I spoke about sewing and quilting and crochet, and how it had a way of letting her wind down for the day or ease her mind when she used to be able to use her hands to do such tasks. I'm thankful that I can still use my eyes and my hands and plan on doing so for as long as possible. This sweet goat has everything to do with a long-standing, long-running joke between my best friend and I, whom I've known since we were both 14 and in the 8th grade. Erica has been a source of comfort and strength to me over these many years, and this is a square that will ultimately be a part of her quilt. It means a lot to me that I'll be taking it with me, to give me solace, during this solemn trip. For she is anything but solemn, and just thinking of her, and of my connection with my grandma while I work on this applique goat, will help ease my sore heart.