Thursday, October 29, 2009

Shot cotton love

Have you seen those gorgeous shot cottons from Kaffe Fassett? I thought I had, but let me tell you-- a computer screen does not do the fabric justice. I had not been so up close and personal with the fabric until Nichole sent some Thunder to use in her Snip.Sew.Send. block this month. I had heard people describe it as iridescent looking, but didn't really understand until now. It really is. WOW! LOVE I'm telling you!

Nichole requested a big block (16.5") with 1 to 3 individual flowers surrounded by the fabulous shot cotton background. She said she loves bright, bold colors, so that's what I tried to do:

Snip.Sew.Send. October block for Nichole
It was a fun block to make. I started by cutting out my flowers and then measured them to see how big they were. Then I used graph paper to help me figure out the sizes background pieces.

Nichole is planning on combining all of our blocks to create a "Midnight in the Garden" quilt. I have a feeling that it is going to be spectacular!
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5 comments:

  1. ZonnahOctober 29, 2009 at 5:02 PM

    Very cool flowers!

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  2. KrisOctober 29, 2009 at 8:08 PM

    ooh!! Those flowers are great!!

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  3. Anne at Film and ThreadOctober 30, 2009 at 8:44 AM

    I'm envying your stash after seeing the flowers you came up with. Your block is beautiful!

    I want some of that shot cotton after seeing it up close, but no store around me carries it, so I guess I'll order online.

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  4. KarenOctober 30, 2009 at 10:19 AM

    It is going to be spectacular! Love the flowers!

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  5. Carrie P.October 31, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    Very nice and really cool fabric. There is something about those little dots on the lower flower that I really like.

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