I broke down.  I couldn’t stop myself.  I was calling my name, making my fingers itch, and making my mouth water all at the same time.  It’s just too purty!

I have a weakness for samples anyways.  I have them all over the studio and I’m still looking for wherever I put that Kona sample card from before the wedding.  Hmm…  with the box of invitation leftovers, maybe?  … I digress.  I started looking for the right color for the night sky part of the dress and can’t really see on the screen.  When I started to order individual samples, I realized that it was probably better to just order the whole set and have it over with.  Oh DARN!

Once that arrives, then I get to go thread shopping!  Thursday night I got a wild hair and started playing with some YLI 100 silk thread I had from a vintage quilt repair last year.  It is so delicious to quilt with on Lola.  Part of me hates not buying Superior Thread.  They’ve been really good to me so far and I love their threads.  A little birdie tells me they’re working on silk thread, but it got put on the back burner in favor of a 40wt solid cotton (think King Tut size, MasterPiece solids) that will be out April or May.  I can’t wait for that, but now I’m forced to use retail thread for a while.  Heather and Bob, just know, I’m waiting with baited breath for that silk.

I know, I know, Bottom Line is the same size.  I tried it, side by side with the silk on a sample of silk satin with wool batt.  It’s just not the same on silk.  Maybe on cotton it wouldn’t be so obvious.  It’s somehow rougher to stitch with.  And that was running it under the exact same conditions as the silk (same top tension numbers, same bobbin thread, both off the spool not a cone)  Granted, rougher than silk isn’t saying much.  I can see why hand appliquers use silk.  It. Melts.  Melts, I tell ya!  I’m definitely going to use it as the background stitching on Violet Crown.  Luckily, Honey Bee (down the block) has a really comprehensive selection of colors.  I need to check with them about a sample card or ordering colors that they don’t already carry.

Now I remember why I have more projects planned than finished…  it’s just too much fun!