Friday, April 19, 2013

So much for the fabric diet, *ahem.*

I was doing SO well. Resisting the sales, resisting fabric I really want to add to my stash (Constellations, Micro Mod, AMH linens, Lucky Penny, stash builders in general that I have no control over buying)... but then I saw this AMH FQ bundle of voile from Westwood Acres. I. Can't. Even.  I was hovering over the "buy" button before I could even think.



I don't know if I've mentioned this, but I'm literally gathering every AMH fabric I can (mostly half yards) (and eventually some solids) to start an improv-ish/sampler quilt. I have a Pinterest board of all my favorite blocks... and a healthy amount of them will be involved. It's going to be whimsical and beauteous (hopefully), much like this quilt from Maureen.


How am I doing so far? :) Haha. I totally raided Sew, Mama, Sew no less than 3 times during their $6 a yard sale. They had everything I wanted! And now I have the voile.

I'm thinking of doing voile just on the back... it would make for such a beautiful, soft backing. This might sound like a silly question, but can you use the voile and quilting cotton together on a quilt front? Will they sew together okay? Has anyone done that? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

6 comments:

  1. Yes! You just have to be more careful with the voile as its slippery. Nice collection!

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  2. Ooh pretty! I can't wait to see what you make - how could it be anything but beauteous?

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  3. If our quilting ancestors could mix velvet, silk, satin, lace, cotton and whatnot, you can to! Sounds like the voile will just need extra pins to keep it in its place!

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  4. Pretty fabrics to add to your collection!

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  5. Goodness girl your quilt idea extracted from Maureen's is ridiculously awesome!! So jealous of all the voile. I have one piece of voile and have been hoarding it:)

    BTW,I am drooling over some feathers from the Field Study line myself! Just sayin' ;)

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  6. Dieting is sooooo hard. I love your color sense! Beautiful and fresh! - Debra

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