A New William Morris Project

Exciting news! Finally, I have begun a new project! It has been months since I've been able to say that.

For the longest time, I've wanted to use my rather large stash of William Morris fabrics. The fact that I already have made two quilts with these fabrics, notwithstanding, I sure would love to use the leftovers someway, somehow.

I made Lil' Orphan Scrappy last year. It was a joy to make; it awaits quilting, as most of my quilts do. Here is a pretty decent picture of my flimsy. 

It was a bit harder to locate the first William Morris quilt - Tapestry; I had to go all the way back to 2014 to come up with this one.

Last fall, I nearly began a third quilt with my William Morris fabrics, which by then had been augmented with a donation of WM scraps from quilter friend Becky. Just before making my first cut, I decided that the diamond quilt I had planned to make would just not be very pleasing. My WM stash was dark - lots of navy, black, green and gray. I went a different direction on the diamond quilt, and put the WM fabric aside.

As so many quilters do, I collect quilt pictures from social media. When I come across one that really appeals to me, I save pics in a file and I frequently peruse the pictures saved there. Based on colors alone, one pic I'd saved made with Betsy Chutchian fabrics would translate very well with my WM fabrics. Here's the inspiration pic.

Photo borrowed from Pinterest.

Now, I have even had a further augmentation of my WM stash! Quilter friend Helen brought me more scraps last week! She had some lighter, brighter colors - a welcome addition.

So this week, I have made economy blocks out of my WM stash. Not having a pattern, I made a few trial blocks to get my sizes right. Eventually, I had my plan and have been happily stitching away with these beautiful fabrics.

Those additional colors from Helen have really made a difference in how this quilt looks, and I really am liking it. The inspiration quilt is gorgeous, but I like the version my quilt is becoming. 

My blocks are 5.5" unfinished, so I will need far more blocks than these 30 in order to have a decent quilt top. I have plenty more fabrics to cut and add in, so more blocks will not be a problem. 

 Hang around for awhile! You know I will be bringing updates on my progress. 

Happy Quilting, Friends!