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
7 comments:
The start of another beautiful quilt! The blocks are so pretty, happy stitching!
I think you're onto something with your scrappy palette here. Looks great so far and I'm looking forward to seeing your project develop.
I 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
Yummy. You have such a knack for putting colors together.
Pat
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!
Gosh, those are pretty star blocks, Linda!
Lovely, lovely stars. I think you could make them forever and never get tired of them.
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