I've been considering several possibilities for new starts this month, and one of them has finally worked its way to the top of the list.
WARM HEARTS
This is the eponymous title quilt from a very old Blackbird Designs book, copyright 2001. I have every single Blackbird Designs book ever published, dating back to the 1990s. I've made many of their quilts throughout the years, and many more of them are still on my quilty bucket list. I've decided to get going on this one because we're going to be doing some travelling in the coming months, and I want to have handwork prepped as a carry-along.
BIG fabric pull today! The original quilt was done on tan backgrounds, with red urns and blossoms, and green stems and leaves. I'm going to use black backgrounds for my version, with red urns, gold blossoms, and green foliage. As always, I'll work with a scrappy variety of each color. This is my beginning fabric array, subject to change as things get going.
I'm going to use the "trace the shapes onto the front of the fabric and needle-turn as I hand stitch" technique for this applique project -- no prepared edges. This should give me an informal folk-art result. The shapes are large and stylized and organic, not realistic or balanced, so I think the casual approach will work.
I'm off to begin prepping Block 1: I'm excited to be starting a major new project! And I also have a couple of new pieced projects still being considered :)
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