But why are nice purple fabrics so hard to find? Any blog you read, even in the US, where quilters go through their stash the one colour they all are missing is purple in any significant quantity.
Unfortunately for me our bedroom is just such a colour so I need to do a super king size quilt with what I could scrape together to match. Do you think I've got it right?
The big flower in the upper left corner is the same as our painted walls. It's a hard colour to describe but is kind of a pinky white. I managed to get a solid the exact match in my local quilt shop! This is only amazing because they only stock about 20 solids. You can see it in the bottom of the picture.
This fabric is from the curtains and blinds. I had wanted to go with that really dark purple in it rather than the reddish pink
But since I had to buy off the internet, you can see the colours vary greatly. Purple seems to be very much a matter of opinion. I took out this Alexander Henry. It just kept sticking out. What do you think? Have I got it right? Any others you would take out?
I also bought a lot of fabric designs that are just so-so. Not my favourites which is a shame as it will be one of the few quilts I will keep.
So instead of showcasing the fabrics I thought I would choose a big impact design. This was one of the first quilt patterns that I saw and printed off when I started to quilt. Now I will actually get to use it. It's called Java Stars from the Moda Bake Shop website. I will just have to super size it up to super king and maybe leave off the boarder.
I hope it will all come together when all the purples are cut up and mixed together. So what do you think?
These look nice! Funny but in the quilt pattern I don't see the stars, I see the big white blobby shapes. I think it's because the smaller shapes make squares rather than stars as well....
ReplyDeleteIts funny, I was thinking about purples today as my daughter has a lively floral wallpaper in her room that has purples and lime greens. I love your bright purple/pink fabrics, mixed with the lighter tones. I am sure it will be fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThose purples are absolutely gorgeous, I am purple with envy!!
ReplyDeleteI am one of those quilters who doesn't have much purple in my stash, which is strange as it is one of my most favourite colours.