Hands up ‘Who has ever started a quilt without making sure you have enough of the right fabric to finish it?’ I sure hope I am not the only one! Anyway I tend to be the kinda girl who likes her quilts to be matchy matchy… Well enter the log cabin quilt…
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I fell for these fabrics sometime ago, they were just sitting on the shelf as a fabric bundle, I brought them home unsure of what to make with them at first, then decided on a log cabin. So I start off making them all the same as in each log was in the same place.
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But then I ran out of a fabric(as I had decided to make the quilt bigger) so off I toddled to buy another fabric bundle, only to find out the fabric bundle had one or two different fabrics that I didn’t want or need!
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Hmm ok now I had some decisions to make, I searched the web frantically in an effort to find those fabrics I needed, and only found one of them!:o( But I still really liked this this quilt it was either make do or throw it in a dark corner somewhere out of sight! Sew what’s a girl to do? In the end I had to go outside my comfort zone and substitute a fabric, and then another and another… I am still really liking this quilt and once it’s finished it will serve as a reminder to either be more prepared and have a better plan or encourage me out of my comfort zone more often!
Happy stitching…
Michelle
4 comments:
Running out of fabric has happened to me many times and I've finally learned to just go with the flow. If you have to make some substitutions and throw in a few fabrics that are similiar but different in the end it turns out fine. You've picked some beautiful fabrics so you're going to have a beautiful quilt - happy stitching!
Hello Michelle,
Oh life is just so damn hard when we have to go and buy some more material. I just hate going to those patchwork shops, you can't get out of them!!!!Good luck with stretching your comfort zone.
Thanks for the list you re-sent. Will have to put that close to me in the sewing room.
Good luck with your quilt, happy sewing.
Bev.xoxo
Beautiful fabric Michelle, this is going to make a beautiful quilt, look forward to seeing it finished...no pressure! I have been caught out afew times like you, so now I pick my favourite fabric and buy more just incase, because you can always use it on something else. Happy sewing, Michelle
I love the colours and patterns.
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