I remembered {in the middle of the night!} a quilt made
by Kaffe years ago, where he had lots of 9 patch squares alternating with big rosy floral
squares, a border of toile squares, and then a final border of smaller squares of fabrics from the
centre.
And so I rummaged thru' my fabrics to find some toiles{fabrics with floral motifs on light white backgrounds}, and picked out the most 'modern' looking of my toile prints. I also picked a few prints that I could reverse to give that slightly softer effect.
Loving how the 5" squares border shines out amongst all that delicious bright AMH colour!
Here's a few progress photos . . .
imagine an all white, airy, high ceiling bedroom in the tropics,
with a ceiling fan and plantation shutters . . .
Many thanks to Jo from frankieandray for the +ve feedback & the visualisation.
To see what others are making using AMH fabrics pop on over here #amhsewalong19
To see what others are making using AMH fabrics pop on over here #amhsewalong19
12 comments:
How wonderful this looks Linda! I am SO glad you found a solution because now this quilt 'sings'! I love that hashtag too! I need to investigate that one....
I love your border choice and it sure feels like going to the tropics (though I’ve never been there and likely never will...
I have the pattern (I love her designs) and plan to make mine in Christmasy fabrics mixed with other neutrals. I hope mine turns out as well as yours! And thanks for sharing the IG"myquiltcouldlivehere" hashtag.
p.s. I love the way you style your quilts in your photo shoots. I need to get back to doing more of that.
Beautiful! I love the way you play with florals!
And I agree so much with Julie - your photo styling is always full of joy!
A delightful finish. This border is even better than than blue and white striped one. Congratulations.
You did it! I knew you would make the border come together even better than we could imagine.:) Those lower volume prints play so nicely with the rest of the quilt! Gorgeous finish!
What a joyful quilt!
Great finish, your 'Summer Sweet' quilt is delightful. It has nice contrast and I think the borders are an excellent choice. I'm really into borders lately!
So summery, so soft, so lovely.
Well now, that is a very clever set of borders. I like how the toiles are just a bit unexpected. They tie in nicely with the blocks, but their light backgrounds give a little lift. Just lovely.
wonderful pictures of that warm and cuddly quilt...I love it
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