On a recent visit back to Doughty’s in Hereford, I spotted these beauties and couldn’t resist a purchase or two! These retro floral prints are from John Louden, are 60” wide and 100% cotton – perfect for quilting, backings for small quilts, and for pretty little dresses. I know I’m a little biased, for Louden’s really are coming out with some lovely designs at the moment.
I’ve only bought half metres for now just to have a play
with, but will definitely be back for more, the birdies are so cute!
For my first project, I went for my favourite colours – why
am I always drawn to blue and red??
I wanted to make a simple quilt, (which
will hopefully become a pattern available to buy soon,) and I’ve always loved
the effect made by the Snowball block, and what’s more, its so simple to put
together! So, this weekend, among many other projects, I intend to make up
lots of these blocks, and then play around with the layout to see what
happens. Don’t you just love how different placements can give you so many
looks?!
On about ‘other projects’, I thought I’d share a sneaky peak
of another quilt I’ve been working on, and guess what… its hexies again!! This
really is becoming an obsession, or maybe I just love to drive the maths side
of my brain crazy! I can’t wait to quilt this…
Finally, just a reminder that I have a new pattern available
to buy – Hazy Hexies – again this one taxed my brain with foundation piecing
templates and layout diagrams. This is definitely one for the more accomplished
quilter, but its so fun to make, and if you need a refresher, my online
tutorials will help you along the way. I do think this quilt would look great
in solid colours, why not give it a go? For full details, check out my Folksy shop.
Thank you for stopping by, your comments are always welcome.
For
even more inspiration, please go and have a peak at some great blogs over on
Molli Sparkles’ Sunday Stash. Have a great quilty week everyone.
