Here are the fabrics I’m going to use in my next embroidered quilt. I guess this isn’t quite a WIP yet, except that I am sketching some design ideas. The adorable circus fabric is “Circus Time” in periwinkle, and was purchased from superbuzzy, a store with the cutest Japanese fabrics. It’s decorator weight (70% cotton, 30% linen), so I purchased a muslin-colored Kona cotton for the embroidered squares to compensate for the slightly thicker circus fabric. The striped fabric is from Jo-Ann Fabrics and originally had a bright white background which I tea-dyed. The floss is Danish Flower Thread (Gordon gave me a complete set for my birthday this year) and I thought it looked good with the circus print which also has a rather dull finish like flower thread. Lastly, the cute circus designs came from a vintage coloring book shared with me by the wonderfully generous Chelsea Ann at ittybittybirdy.
I am excited to finish up the alphabet quilt top and get started on some new embroidery, since it’s way too hot to do any hand quilting yet.
Oh Martha, the image you create in my mind brings me such joy and I only know when it all comes together the end result will be more precious and magical than anything I could ever dream up. I will be waiting anxiously!
Hugs~
Chelsea Ann
That circus fabric is really adorable. Can’t wait to see what you’re going to do here!
Cute fabrics! Instead of a WIP, it might qualify as one of these acronyms:
PIGS– Project In Grocery Sack
WHIMM– Works Hidden In My Mind
I’ll have to remember that – WHIMM. Thank you for sharing your latest WHIMM! It’s neat to see something in the planning stages when you have just pulled everything together. At that point some projects seem solid in my mind and turn out as I planned, others seem to have a mind of THEIR own and I just follow where led. For me, the planning is fun too!
You have the makings of another imaginative, joyful quilt there! The fabrics are ADORABLE, the colors all work so well together, and the coloring book illustration is WONDERFUL!
Lovely! I can’t wait to see how this one comes together…
Aren’t you clever to tea dye the striped fabric? I hadn’t thought of doing this to make stark whites match with other fabrics.
The circus fabric is so cute. Can’t wait to follow your progress on this lovely quilt 🙂
What a great beginning! I love finding different prints and colors to play off each other (probably my favorite part of a project), and you do it so well.
This is going to be another one of your awesome quilts.
I am continually inspired by your work.