these Harvest Skies
I love selecting fabrics based on an image or concept like autumnal skies. It gives me such a sense of direction, yet feels open to discovery. Lately I’ve been working on a quilt inspired by fall colors and my favorite autumnal delights.
Here in The Netherlands autumn has been so rainy that I thought I might try to mix gray skies into my blue background blocks. I selected this gray moon fabric for the background and the other three fabrics for the Flower Pod style bearpaw block. (The pattern for this block is part of my book - The Quilter’s Field Guide to Color).
The block that came to be is charming and very autumnal. But, sadly, it didn’t mix well with my blue-background blocks. Oh well. This little stray might find its way to the quilt back or become a project seed for yet another quilt!
There is already so much variety in my background fabrics, that it seems sticking to blues is a must! Fortunately, I have some stormy hues. It’s feeling right.
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I’ve used a few fabrics from the Fanciful collection in my quilt, like the moody yellow floral that makes this block. If you’re searching for fall-inspired fabrics, Fanciful is absolutely spot on.
Ta da - a quilt top! Time to prepare a backing so that I can finish her up.
Happy weekend, all!
There are some quilts which you have to fight for. These are the ones that you know could be good, soooo good, but they only come together with a struggle. It may be because you are stretching yourself with color or design or it may be because this moment in your life enfolds you in stress that blocks or complicates your creative life.