So much fabric and so little time

Well, John certainly appears to have had lots of fun spending my money for me while he was on vacation.  This is nearly 3 times the amount of fabric he picked up for me two years ago.  Guess he's feeling a bit more confident in his buying abilities (as well he should).

There's a nice pile of cottons that I can incorporate into lots of projects.

This trip he got really brave and purchased lots of silks as well.


The one on the left is a woven design in red, black, and gold.  The four on the right are printed.

These silks are the ones that have already been assigned to a particular project.  The three on the left are solid colors; (from top to bottom) navy blue, yellow, and dark green.  The three on the right are shot silks; (from top to bottom) light green and magenta, light green and purple, pumpkin and white.

"What will I be doing with them?" you ask.  Well, about a year and a half ago I purchased a queen size silk quilt batting at a quilt show.  This little puppy cost me nearly $100 and I have every intention of hand quilting it--something to really show off what I can do.  I was thinking of something very simple such as a whole cloth or an Amish style such as a center diamond or bars.  Since silk fabric is so expensive here in the states I had resigned myself to using cotton sateen fabric instead.  Now I don't have to!  I still don't know exactly what this quilt will look like (I may even do several small quilts instead of one large one) or when I will have time to do it.  If I'm smart I'll get it done while I'm still young and my hands are in good shape.

Edit:  I just got a better look at those three "solid" silks in good light.  The green one really is solid, but the navy blue one is shot blue and black, the yellow is shot yellow and white!