Here's wishing everyone an early Happy Fourth of July! We're having a BBQ with family and friends. My contributions are cupcakes and yogurt/Cool Whip pies. Our high school has fireworks every year which we can see them from our house, so we'll all just sit out on the front lawn and enjoy the show! We all laugh at each other's "ooohhhs and aaahhhs"!
This is a little early, but I wanted to wish everyone here in the U.S. a wonderful Fourth of July. I hope you enjoy the day, whatever you do.
It all started with a trip to the quilt shop for some Sulky Water Soluble Stabilizer, which I got, but when I saw these Halloween fabrics they had just gotten in, I had to have some. I love the graphics on these fabrics. The fabric in the bottom photo reminds me of vintage Halloween decorations from the 50s and 60s! I am going to cut out the motifs to sew onto the orange plastic mesh "fabric" to make a tote bag. I got the idea from one they had made up as a beach tote. I bought the novelty yarns to crochet a fun border along the top. The fact that most everything in the store is 40% off was just an added bonus! I'm not sure what I'm going to do with the fabric in the middle photo yet. I may make up some cute little fabric thumbtacks or magnets that are made with those little clear glass pebbles. I just couldn't pass it up - I especially love the little skulls! Have I mentioned that I am partial to skulls - that may seem creepy to some people, but I've always loved Day of the Dead sugar skulls and the skeletons that are dressed-up (I can't remember what they are called).
