Friday, 28 November 2025

amp up the colour

This is my present WiP, a 'little miss sawtooth star' sampler. It's a classic block made with a combo of fun centers. My first version of this quilt, made in 2019, was in a soft palette of muted pretty tones with lots of white/cream backgrounds & filler blocks. 

However, I just couldn't get the idea of using brighter, multi-coloured backgrounds out of my head. So, I've amped up the colour this time round and am super happy with the additional depth and interest created by the medium/dark backgrounds. Most of these fabrics are from Anna Maria's 'good gracious' collection, I'm finding limitless possibilities from this vibrant fabric designer.


Josephine block #2


Aliyah block


Gabrielle block


quilters lacy leftovers ...


Millie block


Sadie block #2



Once I'd made 16 sawtooth blocks I began auditioning for the borders, looking for something just to corral all those colours.  I initially thought I'd use a couple of purples for my borders but am really liking this gorgeously messy garden printall the floral vibes without me faffing about with any applique✅

Here's a peek at the design wall ...


I'm enjoying this colour exploration!
 Linda


7 comments:

Gretchen Weaver said...

You're having fun creating this lovely quilt! That border is perfect, happy creating!

The Colorful Fabriholic said...

Your design wall looks delicious!

MissPat said...

I can't keep up with all your wonderful ideas. These blocks are so colorful and creative.
Pat

Rebecca Grace said...

Ooh, this is just scrumptious, Linda! I love those Anna Maria prints and they display so nicely in these sawtooth star blocks. What is the finished block size?

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

more stars - love them and love the prints too

FlourishingPalms said...

Looks like you're gonna end up with another beauty. You have such a way of mashing colors together, to make a smashing design. Your fabric stash must be something because I couldn't begin to put together anything that looks like this. What fun you're having!

Quiltdivajulie said...

I agree about the floral border fabric - it plays so well with the blocks without dominating them. A very fun quilt to look at.