I have decided to join Yvonne Fuchs, aka Quilting Jetgirl on a quilting adventure. You can see her original quilt here.
I have been stewing over fabric selection for a week. Obviously, I have plenty in my stash, but I just don’t have enough of anything for one solid background. If I’m buying one fabric, I may as well buy them all, right? My new living room has a grey sofa, and hints of aqua in the kitchen, so I am going to use that as my color inspiration.
I ordered my fabrics from Fat Quarter Shop, one of Yvonne’s sponsors. Here is my shopping cart – I can’t wait for my order to arrive. I chose to use the Michael Miller Cotton Couture collection that Yvonne is using. I went with Graphite for the background, Turquoise for the center section, and Aqua for the small squares.
I may tone it down a bit and move the aqua to the middle color and choose a lighter shade for that position. I’m not sure. I am also considering finding some aqua prints to sneak into the corners, but I may try to control my scrappy urges. Making a whole quilt top with just three fabrics might kill me.
I ordered some Tula Pink for the backing because, why not. Look at how perfect it is!
I can’t wait for the fabrics to arrive, so I can start fondling them.
Snowflake Shimmer Quilt Along
Oh that Tula Pink is perfect! Great find. I’m excited to see this come together.
The Tula Pink fabric for the backing is really perfect! I personally really like your fabric selections and am excited to see them turn into a quilt. Thanks for joining along. 🙂
Lovely colors, but I’m with you. Using just three would be a big challenge for me! Love, love that backing fabric. And Tula, of course! The backing is scrumptious. Happy petting when that fabric arrives!
Using just three fabrics in a quilt is a bit of a stretch for me as well. It will be good for us l.o.l.
Love your fabric choices!