Self Portrait Tuesday (or, the fabric obsession continues)

OK...first off let me tell you that I am so excited about my blog, I keep returning to it everytime I am on the computer. I'm not sure what I am looking for, perhaps for someone to have updated it? Then it hits me that this is entirely my own creation...hahahaha...so here goes....

It's here! My wonderful new fabric from ReproDepot!

I know...I said self portrait Tuesday...but really, what is better than portraits of sock monkeys on fabric (no less??) I've decided to wait until next month to fully immerse myself in actual self portraits...just because of this month's challenge, and I hate to come into the middle of a challenge! (excuses, excuses)

So, luckily the fabric obsession is alive and well in my entire family...as this package finally arrived on President's Day (good ole' UPS) and my mother excitedly called me from the shop. I have all packages sent there because there's usually someone there to receive them...I had, up until then, been sitting in my PJ's working on the big project I started this Creative Sunday (and didn't actually get out of my PJ's until 1:30...Thank you very much!) and was then motivated to actually shower and take a rousing walk with my favorite date...The NANO...and run down to the shop and open the fabric box...since I promised my mother I would do it in front of her! Wahoo...2 whole yards of this. I'm thinking that I will make a quilted wall hanging and maybe some smaller portraits I paint on canvas!

More monkeys ????

I know what you're saying to yourself...Yes, I am totally in love with sock monkeys, I am totally obsessed with fabric...and the two together...pure monkey heaven!
This fabric I found at the local Joann's fabric store...it is flannel and was on sale (I KNOW!!!) so I grabbed it up and carried it around the store trying to decide how much yardage to buy...until my mother, who was rolling her eyes by this time said, "really, what's the issue...? It's less than $2.00/yard (I KNOW!!!) how much of it is there?" which lead to me running up to the cutting counter and demanding all of it! Yes, I am the proud mommy of 6 yards of flannel sock monkey fabric!
I happily skipped out of the store...