Fabscrap Haul, Part Two

As promised, here are pics of the rest of my latest order from Fabscrap. Let's start with the green scrap pack.

Green happens to be my favorite color, and I wasn't disappointed in the variety of shades, patterns and fabrics I got in this pack.

I use green most often in my art quilts, so I expect a lot of these will go into some future projects.

The purple scrap pack had plenty of fun fabrics in it, including some wonderful patterned sheer pieces.

Got another part of a sleeve in this pile. Eventually I may have enough garment pieces to make a jacket. :)

Also included was a gorgeous piece of burnout velvet in a rose pattern. That I'm saving for the next crazy quilt project.

The cotton multi scrap pack also didn't disappoint. I got a few trimmed garment sections, lovely flannels and even some denim.

As with the lace the quality and variety really impressed me.

So what am I planning to do with all this rescued fabric? Stay tuned to the blog in November, when I begin my new sewing challenge to use it all up. :)

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