March Fabric Usage

Well March was a high-intake month, what do I say? Half of it has already been cut up and is on my design wall. The other half was acquired as opportunity struck. First up was Cotton Couture Soft White and Painters Palette Rice Paper, both being used in my Pantone Quilt Challenge project.

Then I saw that FabricBubb had the Kona 2026 COTY Wander available, so I grabbed some along with some Diamond Textiles Top Stitch in White for that aforementioned Pantone Challenge project.

Lastly, while on retreat, us girls visited the local Cotton Gin, and I couldn't help but support buying local and went home with some Fableism Camp Gingham in Sunshine and some Figo Fabrics Space Dye in Green and Navy. I have no doubt I'll be able to put those lovely fabrics to good use.

I have a hunch next month won't be much better as far as fabric intake goes, so meanwhile, I'll just keep sewing.

March Fabric Usage

Used up: 14.25 yards [10.43 projects + 3.82 recycled]
Brought in: 10.47 yards
Net: -3.78 yards

Floral Stitches Year II - Blue Daisy

It's hard to believe that this blue daisy sampler is the next to last in Year II of Dropcloth's @dropcloth Floral Stitches Series. Dare I say that this was one of my favorites to stitch of this round.

Something about that big flower, the ring of greenery, and that gingham background made this one very fun to stitch.

For everything except those little red circles, I used two threads in each color - one solid and one variegated. It's more obvious in some areas than others, but that's been kind of my go-to technique lately, plus using a double strand throughout.

For the red outer ring, I stitched a wrapped chain stitch, which is also a current favorite. It gives a bit heftier look while still going really quickly. At any rate, I love this one - the design and the colors I stitched it in.