One of the fabric lines I was so super-excited to get my hands on at Quilt Market was "Glimma" by Lotta Jansdotter.
I've already begun playing with it. First, laid out all of the charm squares. I decided not to use brightest colors yet. They went into the stash.
From the stash, I pulled out some solids to match my chosen charm squares.
Then I added in some stashed prints.
I decided to make a log cabin quilt because while I've made log cabin blocks for others, I've never made one for myself (or a whole quilt of them!) I cut a bunch of strips of the fabrics.
The design wall was so useful as I built a bunch of cabins simultaneously.
This type of fabric play is a large part of the reason that I keep a somewhat large stash. I love the choices it provides at the start of a project and also the flexibility to change course as I go without having to stop and run to the shop. In this case, I started with a lot of medium value fabrics, but I ended up really loving the lightest fabrics and the darkest ones. So, I went with that, and made some dark blocks and some light. Here's the quilt as I left it...21 blocks done, 14 to go.
The plan is to add mostly light cabins...two more rows to the top.
Eclectically beautiful
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's really changed a lot as I've worked on it and I have no idea how it will turn out!
Deletelove it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Charlotte!
DeleteI always love the log cabin !
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun and versatile block.
Deletelove!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteOH man, I love stopping by your site--I'm always inspired! That purple is exquisite.
ReplyDeleteThanks! The colors in Lotta's new line are so great...I'm just trying to do them justice.
DeleteLooking lovely. I like the gradation of dark/light
ReplyDeleteAso the little strippy blue unrelated piece in the bottom left of the second last photo. That looks great-hope you have plans for more of that? Currently building a tempting pile to make a cross quilt similar to yours-have a growing pile across the floor!
Thanks so much! I do have a pln for the strippy blue bits!
DeleteOoh! The charm packs of Lotta fabric have been the only ones I've ever actually used. Lucky lady!
ReplyDeleteyes! I was so psyched to get it!
DeleteSo creative. So sweet. So old world, so new world. The new Glimma line is very attractive and you've done a great job of extending the colorways with all those additional fabrics. You're inspiring me to start a new quilt.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
DeleteI love it can't wait to see it all finished!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteI totally love the fabrics you added. Log cabins are so fun to build. I agree with you on the benefits of a big stash, too. It is so wonderful to be able to immediately pull fabrics that will work with a small stack like the lovely, lovely Glimma squares.
ReplyDeleteInstant gratification via stash usage, go!
DeleteI like the modern you are giving to a traditional pattern. Makes me want to create my own version now. :)
ReplyDeleteMe encanta!!!!!! It's very beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas from Spain!!!
Anna