Eye Candy

So...how much time do I actually spend online looking at eye candy in all kinds of crafty forms??? I'm not sure I really want to know...blogs, pinterest, flickr, online shops - there is no end of sources for inspiration and just a little dreamy eye candy to pass the time and escape the reality of ahem, a real life (the house needs to be cleaned again! Didn't I just scrub that bathroom yesterday???). So anyway, I thought I'd share a few pieces of eye candy with you. Here is the

flickr mosaic I made for my swap partner in the Post Summit Swap. Aren't these all so fun??? I never get tired of seeing this!

Inspiration Board by Between Quilts, on Flickr">1. Finished_Subway_1, 2. cross quilt, 3. { winter cross quilt }, 4. Fat Quarterly Quilt Along Quilt, 5. a dotty dresden plate: block 1, 6. modern quilt guild :: march 2011, 7. Closeup of city reflection quilt, 8. Scrap Quilt, 9. Strips and bricks in a stitch in color fabrics, 10. echino baby playmat, 11. Atomic Connections, 12. STLMQG Habitat Challenge, 13. 3x6 Diamond Blossom Quilt Block Rainbow, 14. playing with ideas, 15. Cheater Quilt, 16. Classic Mini

Then, this week I used some gift cards to get these two quilting books. I've been wanting both of them, and was surprised to realize that I know/have met several people who have contributed to these books. That just made enjoying these books all the sweeter!

Talk about eye candy! Block Party by Alissa Haight Carlton & Kristen Lejnieks has so many fun projects and great tips. I love how they included tons of design ideas and encourage the reader in their own creativity. I've wanted to participate in a virtual bee for ages and reading this book got me moving in that direction. Next up is Modern Blocks compiled by Susanne Woods. Inspiration. On. Every. Page. I want to make all 99 of these blocks! Seriously, amazing. And then, in a perfect storm of combining elements of both of these books, I stumbled across a new online bee called Modern Blocks Bee, started by Alix! There will be 12 participants, each being assigned a month and sending out fabric to each person with requests for different blocks from this book. What a great way to get to try different blocks and share the fun with others.

I am so thankful that I get to participate with these talented group of women from all over the world! Now...how on earth will I narrow down my block selections...good thing my month isn't until later next year!

Now, I leave you with a little eye candy of my own from a current work in progress...