It was fortuitous that when I was inspired to make an all-green quilt, the green stack in my stash was also the tallest, so I had plenty to choose from! I was surprised how few "green green" (kelly green?) prints I had, but for this project, I found quite a range worked well together.
The Clammy 12" from Latifah Saafir has been my sidekick for this, and even making full circles has been a breeze.
I've been fairly random about putting the greens together, making 10 different block styles.
The one negative about this kind of scrappy-style process is once you put all the blocks together, no matter how you arrange them, you see the same fabrics too close, etc. So I'm still fiddling with the final layout, though I don't expect to mess with that too long. I'm anxious to get all these together and start quilting, whatever that might look like.
When I was first smitten by the original design, I was kind of regretting that so many curves would be involved. So I'm a little surprised how much I enjoyed making all of them! Isn't it great when that happens?
this is so amazing!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean about keeping like fabrics separated when figuring out a layout. Good luck settling on your final arrangement and committing to sewing them together. :)
ReplyDeleteLook at those beautiful circles! Well done :)
ReplyDeleteI know that feeling about keeping fabrics separated. One day I was fiddling with things and it clicked for me that sometimes having them together creates a new shape, not so different it doesn't fit, but something to catch the eye. Now I try to be more open minded as I fiddle with them. And it doesn't always work if they're too eye-catching. I'll look forward to seeing this one finished.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful ! I like that you added some blueish green in the range. Do you machine piece the circles ?
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteI really love this, green is my fav colour :) I chose to use greens in my meadow quilt and was surprised also at how it was hard to find the perfect fresh greens in my stash ... I had lots of yellow based greens though!
ReplyDeleteI have a ton of greens as well. This turned out really great, great idea (but no surprise there...)
ReplyDeleteIt's a fabulous design. I have trouble with greens, trying to get them to work together is hard
ReplyDeleteMy green stash runneth over too! I seem to always like buying them and then don't get around to using them. Gah! I have to tell you that the intensity of this quilt is mesmerising. It feels lush and like a field of clovers. I also get a crop circle vibe! Can't wait to see this finish!
ReplyDeleteThis is really, really cool Debbie! I have to say green really isn't my colour, but I love what it's doing for this design. Looking forward to see how you quilt it!
ReplyDeleteI just love this one Debbie, but then green is my favorite color. I've been sewing tons of quarter circles today and it feels like I'll never be finished but I only have about 8 or so to go.
ReplyDeleteHow do you make full circles?
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