Perfectly Pink

It has been a long time since I've blogged about a sewing project.  Probably because I haven't been sewing for pleasure in a long time.  That is all going to change.

Way back in July my sister-in-law gave me a jelly roll* of hand dyed pinks in a multitude of shades and hues.

*A jelly roll is pre-cut fabric strips, 2 and a half inches wide.

While the fabrics are beautiful, the summer season leaves little time for sewing so the jelly roll went into a drawer waiting for inspiration to hit.

And finally, that inspiration arrived a few weeks ago.

I haven't been sewing and I was itching to start a project.  I decided that jelly roll would be perfect cut into 6 inch strips and sewn into a stacked coins quilt.

 

I plan on sashing it in a natural white, not quite a bright snow white, and not quite a cream.

I even picked out a floral backing that I can't stand alone, but I think it will really work with the top.

 

Everything is cut and ready to go, now I just need to spin some bobbins and get moving!  I don't have any plans for this to be a gift, and even though I'm in a primarily male household, I think this will stay with me.  I realized one evening as I snuggled up under a quilt my great-grandmother made that I don't have any of my own.  It is time to change that.

I'm hoping to get some time with my machine this weekend, so maybe I'll have more work-in-progress photos next week.