Project Simplify - Day 37
June 30, 2011 Happy-Go-Lucky is the name of this Chapter's quilt. Camille writes that the name was inspired by her mood when she was making it. Wonder if it will have the same effect on me. :)
Remember this "bruise" experiment from one of my Quilt Market bags?
Well, it inspired the fabric selection for this quilt (and the last pillow).
Even though I didn't like how they worked in the bag design, they were awesome in the pillow and I think they'll work great for this quilt. I just need to add a really light print for the little corners, pull out the lightest ones because they'll blend too much with the light corners and choose one really dark print for the inner border.
These fabrics hit my radar about six years ago when the quilt shop where I worked got their first shipment of Lecien fabrics. They were very different from anything else at the time. Many of these very fabrics are from that first batch and I've been hoarding them ... waiting. I've made several quilts for the shop with these fabrics, but nothing really for myself.
Project Simplify, Quilting 
Reader Comments (7)
Can´t wait to see your quilt although the colors are not mine (sorry) too dark for my taste. But I´m sure it will turn out really nice!
Hildy
The colors remind me of pebbles! Very curious to see the finished quilt!
I really love these colors, very beachy, sand, pebbles effect! I know they are not "pink", but they remind me of the ocean so that is a very good thing! Have I ever shared with you that my favorite color is pink also?
Have a wonderful day.....
I love this fabrics and think they will be perfect for this quilt. They remind me of a shoreline of a lake, very tranquil. Your stones quilting might work perfectly on some of this, too :)
We need to pitch a new reality show to one of those trashy networks. It would be about quilters who hoard their fabric....unable to cut into them yet unable to move around the house any longer due to stacks and stack of beautiful fabric. ;0
I volunteer to be on the first episode! ;0
yes, I'm hoading somw of that same fabric....i'm going to be buried with it. :)
I love those earthy shades!
Vivienne x
you are a quilting machine. I finished my mums quilt tonight ^_^ im so happy. Not going to do that again in a hurry lol. Might do an all white one for winter but that will take a while collecting fabrics i think