Look at what arrived! It's Indie, the new collection by Pat Bravo for Art Gallery Fabrics. Pat shares the inspiration behind this collection on the AGF blog. While I was waiting for the post man, I was concocting my plan for these prints.
I started cutting right away! I was obviously inspired by the herringbone craze. Mine will be scrappy like this eye catching quilt by Bijou Lovely. My blocks are rectangular though and paper pieced because I wanted to vary the width of the strips and still get everything to line up with relative ease! Each block will have one "v" made of Essex natural, in different spots on different blocks. I'll also throw in an occasional strip of Medium Aqua Essex. I can't wait to make more!
Very cool! You are so clever, and I love that you just rip into it when you get it. Me, I stash mine away because I just can't cut into it right away!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I LOVE the addition of the linen. I really REALLY like this line of fabric!
ReplyDeleteOoohhhh! This is going to be pretty!!!!
ReplyDeleteOooh, that's going to look lovely, and nice autumny colours just in time for the end of summer. Oh no, wait, we've not had summer yet... :o/
ReplyDeleteAs always, I love your controlled scrappy :)
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful and I love the little hints of linen... I am in love with Essex!!!
ReplyDeleteI just made something similar and love it. It's great to see other quilters like this pattern too. I luv the colors.
ReplyDeleteThat's going to be so nice Amy. What a great collection!
ReplyDeleteI checked out the other quilt and think that your addition of the essex linens is going to visually calm the quilt which, to my eyes at least, is a good thing. Also your piecing is perfect. I so wish I could piece perfectly but have decided that being an imperfect piecer isn't the worst thing to be. ;0)
ReplyDeletesheesh. that's pretty.
ReplyDeletesheesh. that's pretty.
ReplyDeleteI love this collection and how you put them together!
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