I just pulled these fabrics for a new quilt and realize how much I love them—small prints, many one or two colors.
Anyone else gravitate towards big, graphic prints on the bolt, then not know what to do with them in a quilt? Sometimes I have this problem.
On one hand, they look fabulous in big pieces and can make for a quick quilt. (Living Large and Living Large 2 are books with some of my favorites, Swoon is another pattern that can work)
On the other hand, I'm starting to realize that many of my favorite quilts or blocks use medium to small scale prints.
I would say it is time for stash enhancement of basics and small prints, but my wallet says otherwise.
Anyways, time to get cutting! Some of those fabrics have been patiently waiting to see the light of day for years. I think there is some Sandy Klop fabric in there from 2003. Funny thing is that I only want one tiny triangle of each fabric for this particular quilt. Don't you think they're just begging to be used in another bigger project too? If only there were more hours in the day.
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Ha! As I branch out and make different blocks, I am changing my preference for fabric too based on the size of the print. Glad to know I'm not the only one rethinking things.
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