I easily forget how nice it is to finish a somewhat quick project. I finished a quilt a couple months ago with all these fabrics. It was a simple quilt. Only squares. Each 4 1/2 inches. I took all the florals off my shelf and added Parisian blue by Art Gallery Fabrics. The combination was simple with lots of petite florals.
Quilted pillow covers are like making miniature quilts. Does anyone else here have some quilts that are two, three, maybe five years in the making? I love them, but my goodness, some of them are a long winded process.
I learned the hard way to quilt with a woven fabric. (I’m referring to the looser weaves…not the typical tight cotton weave in standard quilting fabric.) I don’t necessarily have answers, but I can give a fair warning that I did something very wrong (maybe ignorant) when it came to quilting this one.
I’ll jump straight into the details on this one because it’s been a joy to sew again. It’s a simple one, my friends, but sometimes simple is ideal. I needed something easy this time.
If you’ve followed along here for long, this quilt may look quite familiar. Low volume used to be my only comfort zone, and maybe in many respects, it really still is, but it’s been a while since I’ve relished in that familiar comfort. Low volume is still the most natural for me.
I’m slightly partial to all the strawberry fabric you can find everywhere right now, but I love this canvas called Strawberry and Friends by Ruby Star Society.
I had been hoarding the strawberry fabric, but Ruby Star Society recently mentioned they’re bringing it back. They’re going to print yardage of it again. They’re adding new colorways too!
I was first drawn to Susan’s (Hopewood Home) aesthetic style. Her eclectic feed on Instagram is charming, and her fabric choices are one of a kind. I love her quilt inspiration. Her gardens are stunning. And I’ve saved numerous pictures of her home decor for inspiration in my own home.
Sewing my own clothes has been a bit of a sheepish endeavor for me. I’m fascinated by it, yet I hesitate to talk of it with most people. It’s a foreign concept to many people. For many, sewing clothes takes an unreasonable amount of time. Or, it’s something that’s already been done by most people at some point, and the joy of sewing for them is gone.
I had hoped to have about ten of these done by now, but greater things in life are taking up my time these days. Right now, I’ve completed two, and they’re listed in my Etsy Shop. Maybe I’ll have more soon!