I’ve got a lot of small pieces of fabric piling up around here - remaining fragments of FQs, leftover scrappy bits, assorted strips & strings - and have promised myself that my next few projects will use some of them up. One quilt I've wanted to make for ages now is the Cabin Nights Quilt by @prairiequiltco, a star quilt is never a bad idea, agree?
I started choosing fabrics from my stash, aiming for a colour mix that was soft and pretty, with just the right amount of pizazz! I love the idea of not overthinking it, but must admit, I had a spot of trouble pulling fabrics for this one!
And it took a while, a lot of my stash is bold & bright, with lots of multi-coloured florals, as many of you know. But here's where I've ended up ... I have my darkish value fabrics on the right, including a few of my usual florals. In the middle are some softly muted medium/light greens. And on the left are my low value fabrics (which I'll add to as I find more), lots of light coloured prints with little splashes of colour.
hm-m-m I think this could work ...
the extra scrappiness in this centre star makes me smile
this next one is a Tilda & Ruby Star Society mix
do I love this sweet star?
Yes, yes I do💖
Super happy with this vintage muted palette so far.
Stay tuned for more progress posts
Linda
The start of another beautiful quilt! The blocks are so pretty, happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteI think you're onto something with your scrappy palette here. Looks great so far and I'm looking forward to seeing your project develop.
ReplyDeleteI love that burgundy color star with the white/pink? background looks good! you do a lot of stars don't you and they always look good I tend to chop off points frequently
ReplyDeleteYummy. You have such a knack for putting colors together.
ReplyDeletePat
Another beautiful fabric pull for this creation. My eye is especially drawn to the block with the dark center. You have a great eye for choosing fabrics that play well together!
ReplyDeleteGosh, those are pretty star blocks, Linda!
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely stars. I think you could make them forever and never get tired of them.
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