Woven Fabrics
The book was written with quilting cotton in mind, but I personally love mixing it up with other woven fabrics. There’s something comforting about running my hands on a quilt with different textures.
When I got my quilts back from the publisher, I knew I wanted make some new samples to showcase some of the projects. After all, I've been looking at the designs in the same colors for over a year. Enter the Sprout Wovens collection by Fableism:
I had this warm bundle in my stash for almost a year, so I thought it was the perfect time to cut these babies up. I decided to use woven fabrics exclusively for the following three projects to demonstrate that you can also use woven fabrics for the patterns in the book. The first project I decided to remake was the Mountain Minis. Because the book sample showcased a monochromatic scheme, I made sure to change it up , so I pulled these colors from the bundle:
from left to right: trellis sugar cube, autumnal, cider, marsala, wild rose
These wovens are yarn-dyed cottons, which have a different look and feel than regular quilting cottons. The looser-woven threads don’t hold seam rippers in high regard as much, so I took my time with cutting and sewing. These gorgeous earthy colors are worth it!
I don’t take a lot of progress shots - not only because it disrupts the flow, but also because this one pieced up quickly (despite working slower) - so I’m going to fast forward to the following afternoon, where I found myself a new wall hanging to put in my bedroom!
Not only did I score a new wall hanging for myself, I also whipped up a couple extra samples using some newly released Sprout Wovens colors:
top to bottom: mulberry, spicy, terracotta, rose clay, cherub, pan dulce
