Leaves, florals and true fabric love

March 21, 2013

On Tuesday morning, I buckled down and straight-line quilted the blue ombre. This is a sample for Rock Paper Scissors, so the lovely Beth chose the backing fabric. It’s not one that I would usually use– I tend to be drawn to more geometric prints– but I have fallen in love with the green and teal leaf pattern from Simply Color. I can’t look at it enough.

That has happened to me a few times lately, specifically with the Shelburne Falls line by Denyse Schmidt. A lot of bloggers had hyped the new fabric, and I try not to fall for something just because of hype. I also try not to buy fabric just because I like it– I try to have a plan for everything that I buy. It’s not easy, but I do have a quilting budget, after all.

I decided on a color scheme for my Block Party quilt before choosing the fabric, and instantly fell for the more geometric print in the blue colorway of Shelburne Falls.

Then I chose the blue and yellow floral to tie a few of the colors together. Florals aren’t really my thing, but the colors were great, and I thought that it was interesting to look at.

Then, when I was cutting last weekend, I found myself just looking at it to look. I really loved that fabric. It’s floral but a little edgy, both vintage and modern.

And suddenly, I needed to have it. All of it. The whole line. It was a crush, completely irrational. I had to project for it. And yet it had to be mine.

The other fabric that I became obsessed with is Twiggy Leaf in red from Oh Deer.

I realized that this fits into my leaf obsession but also resembles a print on my own quilt from my childhood, the quilt that made me want to make them myself. I had to have it too.