Seedlings and NTT

Welcome to Needle and Thread Thursday, y'all!  If you've been following for awhile, you know that I am on a mission to bust through my fabric stash.  I'm doing a little creative exercise to see just how many quilts I can make without purchasing a single bit of fabric.  NO fabric purchases at all- not for background, backing, binding- none.  Ideally, I want to have zero fabric left in my cabinet when I'm done.  And so far, I've been rocking this thing.  I hit a groove working though color ways, and you might remember my Emerald Coast quilt used up a ton of blue-greens.  

Well, when all of the blue-greens are gone, what's left are the true greens and yellow-greens, and they're up next!

Yellowish, brownish-greens are not my favorite.  In fact, have been known to refer to them as baby poop greens, or even vomit greens, so I wasn't sure how I was going to work them into a quilt I actually like.  The solids in this quilt are the leftovers from a green color way bundle of Kona solids, and they have been sitting in my stash for years.

Though I don't love this shade in fabric, yellow greens do occur a lot in nature, so I couldn't think of a better use for them than a design with leaves.  I also added a few grays and blacks into the background of the leaf blocks because I knew I didn't have quite enough greens to finish out the back.

Now that this quilt top is done, I actually love it!  For some reason, both the colors and design remind me of vintage Pyrex from the 60's and 70's, and I really appreciate the retro vibe.  And I love it for another reason too.  It feels SO good to finally get a lot of these fabrics into a quilt!

Okie dokie, friends.  Let's check out last week's highlights.  These amazing pineapple blocks are from Gretchen's Little Corner-

Quilting Gail shared this gorgeous quilt-

And finally, check out this fun autumn quilt from Vicki's Quilts and Crafts-

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