I was wandering through Joann Fabrics the other day and I was drawn to the magazine rack. In the past few months, I’ve put myself on a magazine diet. I read them, can’t bear to part with them and they stack up. I’ve probably killed a small forest over the years. Having said that, you won’t see me on the next episode of “Hoarders”, but it is a habit I’d like to break. I’ve been very selective in my magazine purchases of late. So, when I passed by the rack, I tried to just skim over the rack and move on.
But, then….I saw this. Ooooo….I like that quilt on the cover. “Don’t pick it up”‘ that little angel on my shoulder said. “Oh, just a little peek won’t hurt” the little devil said. A little poke from his pitchfork and there it was…in my hot, little hands. A closer look at the cover quilt. I gotta make this! Oh, yeah…I gotta make this. The little angel said “You have a huge pile of “gotta makes” in various stages of completion. Shouldn’t you finish those first?” Yeah, but… “No”, she said. “Maybe another day.” I sighed. I returned the magazine to the rack. I walked to the batting aisle and picked up the one thing I came to purchase. I turned the corner.
“Pssst….hey, kid, over here!” I turned. I looked. There was that little red devil, perched on the corner of the magazine rack. “C’mon….you know you want it. Think how awesome that would look in reproduction fabrics. Seriously, it’s only one magazine. Just a tiny tree…a twig. The stack isn’t up to the ceiling yet. It’ll fit. Besides, you know you love it….”
Darn devil! Now the magazine is in my hands again and there’s no turning back. So, here it is, in my house and I discover that the Installment 2 directions are in the next issue…and so it goes. I only hope I can find it since I found this one by chance.
All joking aside, this is a beautiful publication. It’s informative, wonderfully photographed and a very nice blend of quilting styles. I was especially drawn to the article “Beneath the Southern Sky”. It’s a traveling exhibit that shows the quilter’s interpretation and vision of the theme. It makes me want to visit Australia.
I’ve always wanted to visit Australia. Others want to go to Paris or Hawaii. I want to go to Australia. It just seems uniquely beautiful in a rugged sort of way. But since there isn’t enough Xanax in the world to get me on an airplane, it appears to be the impossible dream. I don’t even think the remote possibility of bumping into Russell Crowe in the corner store could get me on a plane. And it would be a pretty long drive/swim. So, I’ll just admire from afar. And hope that maybe Russ will show up at our local 7/11. 😉
Off on a different tangent…why does Barbara Brackman hate me? 🙂 Another variation of the dreaded Amethyst block in Grandmother’s Choice! One wasn’t enough. She had to give us two! She is one tough task master! By the end of this quilt, we’ll all be doing Y-seams with our eyes closed!
If we were talking about Maple Leaf quilts, this photo would tie right in. But we’re not. And I love this shot, so I’m including it anyway!
Maybe we should all take some time out it think like a kid! Might make us smile!
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