99.9% finished... I just need 4 buttons...

My daisy basket quilt is finished... almost.  I plan to hang it in a bit more casual style~ buttons sewn on the front & felt pieces making a sort of cafe curtain style.  Except for the small matter of not having 4 appropriate buttons.  I have tons of buttons~ either the wrong color, wrong size, or not enough.

I probably won't get up to JoAnn's until next week~ I tend to combine trips to town whenever possible since we live rather rurally.  Can't seem to justify over an hour of driving (round-trip) for 4 buttons. So it waits.

But, since the quilting & binding process is finished on this quilt... I am free to start another!  I loved this pattern from Abbey Lane Quilts (Maggie May bag) so much that it made my Christmas list & Santa delivered... As with all new patterns, I make a test run to see how the directions work, yada yada.  Not exactly sure what color palette I want to choose for this one... but I *am* raiding the stash fabric to do so!!! I need to start making a dent in it so that I can replace it...  secretly, of course.  My husby has asked why I need more fabric when I already have so much.  [Of course, all things considered, my stash is piddly compared to real quilters who buy by the bolt and/or don't buy in increments smaller then 1yd cuts. But I don't expect him to understand that concept. It's a work in progress...]

Anyway, I'm off to spread out my fabric & pick some to use for this project!!! I hope the pattern directions are clear & well-written...  Will post as I go...

Happy Quilting!!! :o)