As soon as I pulled these beauties out of my mailbox the other day I knew they were destined to become a quilt. I love all these understated colors together, so peaceful and calm, just what I needed after working on many bright quilts over the last few months.
I then raided my stash and added some linen (thank you Rober Kaufman) as well as hand printed fabric by Leslie Keating. I know, my clouds are upside down in this picture, but I wish you could feel the softness of this fabric.
I had a hard time deciding on the pattern for this quilt. I wanted something simple that would let the fabric shine. So, I decided to go with 7" squares and make a simple patchwork quilt.
I must say, though, the whole time I was cutting and piecing I did not feel the love. That should have been a sign for me to stop and rethink, but I kept stitching, of course.
Once all the rows were pieced together, I knew I had to re-cut the whole thing and come up with a new design, grrrr!!! Why make it easy when I can make things a lot more difficult by stubbornly ignoring all my instincts, right?
I added some white and ivory fabrics, cut my squares in halves, added smaller rectangles (inspired by this quilt by Malka) and I finally love where this is going.
It's going to be quite a big quilt and I might back it with pretty pink minky I bought the other day. Have you noticed? I'm still going through my pink phase, but on all of that a little later.
Off I go, more piecing to be done. Thanks so much for reading. Svetlana
Such a pretty choice of fabrics. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely colours, very peaceful.
ReplyDeleteSo calm and gentle...beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSvetlanko, ta prace navic, kterou sis vybrala, urcite stala za to, ne? Myslim, ze tem latkam vybrany vzor moc slusi a deka se rysuje moc krasne! Je to opravdu barevna zmena :) :) Mej krasny cas! Jola
ReplyDeleteLove it! I have cut into fabric also and was disappointed with the direction I was going, but then like you, readjusted and was pleased with the turn out. :o)
ReplyDeleteI love it. I keep at projects that I know aren't going right too but that is great you were still able to turn it into something beautiful that you love.
ReplyDeletevery calm and peaceful quilt. love it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful fabrics S and love your design too! Congrats on making 1200 followers! Jxo
ReplyDeleteThose colors are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt's really lovely. So glad you persevered!
ReplyDeleteSo many really pretty fabrics in there! I'm glad you decided to keep going :)
ReplyDeleteI love where this is going too!
ReplyDeleteLovely direction for these beautiful fabrics.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I have made that quilt by Malka. I love this collection of fabrics together.
ReplyDeleteYou crack me up, but I also feel bad that all that work you did had to be tweaked. The results are definitely worth it. Another beautiful quilt top!
ReplyDeletePretty fabrics. I think le Rober would be pleased. I wonder where that drive to get things done comes from when we feel something is off. I do it too :)
ReplyDeleteBardzo fajne kolory!
ReplyDeletePozdrawiam!
This is lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love the way that the white on black polka dot draws the eye, just as a splash of vivid colour would but without dominating. I adore minky as a backing but struggle to machine quilt and of course when I hand quilt I tend to get just a touch warm.
ReplyDeleteSoo pretty, I'm loving the toned down look at the minute too :)
ReplyDeleteRachael
You are so good at mixing fabrics together and this gorgeous quilt is no exception.
ReplyDeleteI'm on a pink phase as well! Pared with grey!
ReplyDeletethe final design is fantastic. I like it a lot. What if the little rectangles would be shifted? Hmmm.... Have to try this out.
ReplyDeleteThey really look lovely together and I especially like the design of your quilt too.
ReplyDeletexxxx
You made the right decision to change direction, it looks gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteIt's looking fabulous, very calming.
ReplyDeleteLOVE it. such a pretty mix.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love this soooo much! Very soothing :)
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