I Went Fabric Shopping

 I had an extra day at home this weekend.

And decided I needed to clear off my cutting

table to make room for other things.

On the top of the pile was my

second Mountain Trail quilt.

Again it was a "scrap attack" project

but this time it's with brighter more

contemporary colors and designs.

 You might recognize some of the designers.

This is not my usual color palette,

but through the years of making things for kiddos

or for store samples, I had enough scraps to make this mini.

The issue was I didn't have enough

for any kind of border, 2 sided or more.

Oh, no.

I had to go fabric shopping!

I headed to the shop in town called,

Mama Said Sew,

after which Moda's designers, Sweetwater,

 named one of their current line.

 This shop caters to the younger crowd and

carries a more contemporary style of fabric.

I auditioned fabric

and auditioned more.

I couldn't get a sense of what to do.

 Larger bold print?

Warm or cool?

Some made the raspberry color trail too dominate,

a light fabric was washed out,

others were just yuk.

Maybe it was just one of those day where

nothing seemed right.

But  finally  I found a piece, Freshcut,

by Heather Bailey

 Jelly Beans

 I think it works.

"Let's Climb The Big Rock Candy Mountain"

22.5" X 27.5"

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Look how the pink is less dominate

and how it takes on a warmer orange color.

This is not my trick photography.

Fabric will do that.

It's just what I wanted it to do.

Maybe I'll have time to quilt it soon.

But for now it's done.

Until Next Time-