I could not resist the call of Chicopee.

I have been salivating over the Chicopee fabric collection for weeks, and I finally succumbed.  I found a 20% off coupon for Fabric.com and ordered every print in the collection, plus some Kona cotton because one can never have too much of that, no?  Here are some of my favorite projects using Chicopee from the Flickr-verse.

















I'm not even sure what kind of quilt I'm going to make with it since there are so many wonderful options.  I don't think I have it in me to do another English Paper Piecing project, but we'll see.

There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love.  When you learn to tap this source, you w ill truly have defeated age.    ~Sophia Loren

Latest Flickr Inspiration

Latest Flickr Inspiration, a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

I'm on a huge aqua and tangerine kick, and it's showing up in the pics I've been adding to my favorites.

My favorite binding so far.

My favorite binding so far., a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

Here's a shot of the back and the binding of Addison's quilt.

Addison's Quilt

Addison's Quilt, a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

This is a miniature version of Elizabeth Hartman's Sparkle Punch Quilt that I made last winter for a coworker's new baby.

Colorbrick Quilt for Natalie, back

Colorbrick Quilt for Natalie, back, a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

Colorbrick Quilt for Natalie

Colorbrick Quilt for Natalie, a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

My new design wall!

The beginnings of my Dad's quilt on my new design wall., a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

The pattern is Elizabeth Hartman's Sparkle Punch Quilt.

My wonderful husband made this design wall for me out of cotton batting and soundboard. He mounted it to the wall very carefully using grommets. He even machined the punch tool himself! It makes him happy to make me happy. I am a lucky woman.

Deliberately randomizing the bricks in my Colorbrick Quilt.

Deliberately randomizing the bricks in my Colorbrick Quilt., a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

A sneak peek.

All trig and no play makes Tree a dull girl.

After my 5-hour Saturday Trigonometry class, we spent the weekend putting together my 94" x 91" design board, rearranging all the shelving and some furniture in the house, and doing a ton of chores that have been neglected too long. I really should be working on trigonometry homework now, but I'm screwing around on the internet for a few moments instead.

I have new paper-pieced stars to post and other pretty pictures to share, but instead I think I'll do a few equations and call it a day.  I'll leave you with a few of my recent Flickr faves.  I get so much inspiration from all these wonderfully creative folks whom I will likely never meet.  Thank you, Internet.

1. happy scrappy 2, 2. Plus quilt, 3. Ronny Liam's Owl Quilt, 4. Tumbling blocks pillow, 5. Dead Simple Quilt Top, 6. October star block for Shelley, 7. Kitchen Window Quilt, 8. Robot Factory Quilt, 9. Saffron Ash, Patchwork Tablerunner

All I want is to go home to work on this!

I've been pretty good about not starting new projects until I've finished what is already on my plate, but I was compelled this week to start cutting the squares for my Dad's quilt.  I'm participating in the Sparkle Punch Quilt-Along hosted by Elizabeth Hartman, whose work has been my primary inspiration since I started quilting and sewing a year ago.

I need to buy some more fabrics for the mix, but you can get a good idea of the colors by looking at what I've done so far. I'm aiming for all the colors of soil and sea.

Rose Star #4

Rose Star #4, a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

Getting closer to completing this project! One more full star to go, then two half stars... then all the little bits of negative space between them... okay, I'm not really close to done now that I think about it.

I am pleased that my trigonometry course, while demanding, is not as huge of a time sink as I had anticipated.  I will still have enough time for all my crafty endeavors.

Rose Star #3

Rose Star #3, a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

I really hope these all go together well enough.

Rose Star #2

Rose Star #2, a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

Two down. Three more to go. But now... I must attend to my trigonometry homework.

First Rose Star finished!

First Rose Star finished!, a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

Hand sewing takes FOREVER.

A needlebook!

I made this last night using the Quilted Needle Case Tutorial from Sew She Sews.  I machine stitched the binding instead of hand sewing it, and I'm not pleased with the way it looks on the inside.  Oh well.  No such thing as a perfect project.  I love it despite its flaws.  I have enough fabric left to make a matching little zippered pouch to hold my hexagons and other English Paper Piecing projects.  It should fit in the right hand pocket. (These pockets have a matching white and red polka dot lining, but I can't seem to get a good picture of it.)

Enough room for scissors and other accoutrements.

Front cover.

Rosy beginnings.

Rosy beginnings., a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

I'm going with a grey, green, teal, brown, and navy color scheme.  I plan on making a wall hanging that coordinates with the spiderweb quilt I just made.

Spiderweb Wall Quilt

Spiderweb Wall Quilt, a photo by Tree Casiano on Flickr.

I wish this were four times larger, but I just didn't have it in me. Nonetheless, I am very pleased with the way it looks on my bedroom wall.

My current obsession.

I've begun cutting a million little bits of paper so that I can take part in the Rose Star Paper Piece Quilt Block Party. Pictures forthcoming.