I love it when a New Year rolls around.  The idea of a clean slate and new years resolutions.  I always get the urge to go through the corners of my house that haven't seen daylight in a while and get rid of things.  I have been doing just that this week.  I have hit the attic and the garage, the pantry and the porch. It feels so good to carry a lighter load.   What I need to do is have a go at my sewing area.   I'll get to it I know because I need to make room for a few new goodies that came in the mail on Monday.

 I have been eyeing Anna Maria Horner's Renaissance Ribbons.  I could have kicked myself for not looking at them a little closer at quilt market.  These pictures don't do them justice.  They are beautiful.  But what to do with them?

I am going to do a little experimenting.  I have a project in the works that I wanted to try them on so I ordered some as a little Happy New Year gift to me.  It came just in time. 🙂  They also sent me a little surprise pack of large, luscious scraps.  Okay I just noticed on the website that a scrap pack would accompany any order over $50 but I didn't know that before and I was so surprised and excited!

Some voile, some linen, some cotton, and some incredibly soft flannel.  Some of them were almost a fat quarter size.

What a lovely present.  Thank you AMH store!! There was one more item waiting for me in the bottom of the box.

 I'm so excited to sew this up.  It has such wonderful drape to it.  I'm going to make myself a dress this year.  I just need to decide on a pattern.