checkered garden. again

I've been revisiting Ashley @Film in the Fridge’s free tutorial 'Checkered Garden'. Again.
I do enjoy making these blocks, can't help smiling each time I finish a block.  It's the kind of pattern you can make your own, in your palette made from your fabrics. I'm pretty sure no two 'checkered gardens' look alike!

My framework is simple - soft blush pinks & caramel for the centers, light low volumes for the outer corners, everything else? well, a bit of a surprise as I go really.
You can see my mix of print styles is all over the place, different designers & collections, old & new - but hopefully the colours will tie everything together in a way that feels warm, slightly muted and yet still bright.

And few busy fabrics thrown in will help create a splendid, tangled garden look.

here's my 1st four blocks on the "design" floor ...

daydreaming

I've been daydreaming about this colour palette for a while now, 

lots of pink, peach & caramels, with maybe a few darker blues & muted greens.

... I just needed to figure out what to make with them. 

 trial block done✅ 

After scrolling around waiting for inspiration to hit, I suddenly had The. Perfect. Idea ... making me want to drop everything and start on this immediately! I think I'll use Ashley @Film in the Fridge’s tutorial 'Checkered Garden'. 

Again. 

Yes, I've made this a few times now - pop back here to see more - it's a super fun free pattern and works so well in lots of different colourways & fabric combinations. 

This time my framework is simple - soft blush pinks & caramel for the centers, light low volumes for the outer corners, everything else? well, a bit of a surprise really. 

Linda

the only dishes I'm doing today ...

I started making these blocks maybe 6 weeks ago, promising myself I'd make a few whenever time permitted. I was aiming for forty-eight sweet little 9" Broken Dishes blocks. It's been a meditative, no-rush kind of situation.
After I'd made up the last few blocks today, I added long lines of more scrappy sashing between my bunches of four blocks. Loving this mix of modern & traditional. 

Dishes done!

Broken Dishes quilt

pieced, not yet quilted

fabrics all from my scrap baskets & stash

inspiration for the quilt & colour palette from Amanda at prairie quilt co.

another week, another batch of blocks

 

 *backyard summer bouquet inspo

After relooking at my inspo pic, 

I've started adding a few warm sunflower-golds into this next batch ...

Broken Dishes is a simple classic traditional block, perfect for scrappy quilt lovers. I'm using lots of fabrics in a bunch of fun bright colours. Inspiration for the quilt and *colour palette from Amanda at prairie quilt co.

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While I've been stitching up these simple sweet 'broken dishes' blocks, I have been thinking. Mainly about what my next project could be. Using leftovers & stash of course.

I do love this little colour story in blush pinks, caramel, peach,

with small splashes of navy blue & muted green. 

Trouble is that this is a fabric pull sans pattern. 

And I don't have any clear ideas of what to make. Yet.

Which comes first ... the pattern or the fabric? (I'm thinking I may be team both!)

Love to hear what you think? 

broken dishes: update

I want to say a big thank you for all the kind messages I have received about my latest 🌟quilt top.

And now I'm back sewing simple 'broken dishes' blocks, see here for earlier details.

The. Perfect. Stash-buster!

last batch of blocks for this week ...

Loving this mix of modern & traditional 

And it’s been fun deciding which fabrics should go together in each block

I've decided to stitch my blocks together into bunches of four as I go, with scrappy sashing for the win 

Here's hoping it's plain sailing when I assemble everything together later 

🤞