Grey (and Yellow)

Thats how I would have had to describe my day up until lunch time in that one four letter word: grey.  Now I love grey when it's teamed with a bright, bold, vibrant colour but on its own plain grey just reminds me of miserable, depressing, yucky days where you're stuck inside, looking outside dreaming of sunshine .  Apparantly there were 29 flood warnings in place for Scotland, and it was said to be the wettest 24 hours since records began and we all knew it was wet - yuck.  But it wasn't just the greyness of everything that was making me feel a bit miserable it was probably the job searching, the applications the not knowing what to do, what job I want, where to work.... aagh. 

A lunchtime break and a wander outside I was struck by the bright yellow buttercups that dot the fields standing out so boldly so, as I walked, I picked.  I came home with a small handfull of yellow to brighten up my dreary day.

Heres my hedgerow in a teacup with the last slice of lemon and poppy seed cake (there'll no doubt be more baking tomorrow).  I love, love, love grey and yellow as a combination my pinterest is full of lovely grey and yellow inspiration.  Inspiration which I'd love to share at some point.  Inspired by the miserable day and the lovely little flowers I'm now thinking about making for myself a grey and yellow 'duvet day' quilt.  For the sort of day when you really can't motivate yourself, you want to stay in bed or maybe for when I'm feeling under the weather.  I actually got so caught up in the thoughts of what I could sew for myself I got out all my grey and yellow fabric to assess what others I might needs or want..
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Grey and Yellow Fabric Options

So whats in the duvet day pile... from the bottom up we have Robert Kaufman Metro Circle in Marigold, Kona Solid in Medium Grey, Pinwheel in Apricot by Erin McMorris, Heath in Grey from Alexander Henry, Metro Tile Marigold, Metro Circle in grey, Ta Dot Sunny Yellow, Miny Mikes Gray Citron Dot and Square, Kona Solid Corn Yellow, Ta Dot Stone, Early Bird Crosshatch Yellow and Metro Circle in Pewter.  I love them all and I'm excited about cutting into them but only once my current project make is completed and I've lots to be doing there.