Right:Nicole
mixesandmatches
funprintfabricsto
makeherQuiltCon
awardribbons
Below:Hexies
oftenfeature
heavilyin Nicole's
quilt projects
Left:A versionof
Nicole'sFlower
Shopquiltusing
print fabricsmagazinesandthenaddonfrom
that.I loveusingcoloursthatpair
nicely,butalsocoloursthatmakeyou
questionif theyshouldreallygo
together.I alsousethedesignof the
quilttoseewhatcolourswouldwork
best.MypatternRangefeelslikea
mountainrangesoanombreof blues
feltrightforthatdesign.Pivotis a fun
andgeometricquilt,soI wanted
lemon-limeshadeswithpopsof
bluestoplayoffof thehalfcircles
andtriangles.FlowerShophada
very70sfloralvibe,soI chosecolours
that were common in that era.Whatdoyouprefer sewing with:
solidsorprints?
I definitelygravitatetowardssolid
fabrics.I lovebeingabletolookat
a quiltandnotreallyknowhowolditis.Thisis whyI liketousesolidsfor
mypatterncovers– I willneverneed
toupdatethepatternwitha more
currentfabric.Solidsalsoletmehave
completecontrolof thedirectionof
thequilt,asmyfavouritepartof
makinga quiltis actuallychoosing
fun colour combinations.Wouldyoucountyourselfas
a make-a-quilt-and-admire-itor
a make-a-quilt-and-use-it kind
ofquilter?
CanI sayboth?!I actuallyloveto
useallof myquilts,butthereareso
manyin myhouserightnowthat
theyareusuallyjustdecorationsat
thispoint.I wouldliketoeventually
sellsomeof mysamplequiltsso
theycanbeloved.I hatetosee
them just sitting on a shelf.Is therea quiltthatyou'vemade
thatyouusemorethanothers?
I havea trianglequiltthatis made
entirelyoutof thedenimfromallof
mypre-pregnancyjeans.I figured
thatevenif I couldn’twearthem
anymoreI wasstillgoingto get
someuseoutof them!I madea hugepicnicquiltthatis
soheavyandsowonderful.I takeit
alongwithustoalloutdoorevents,
sittingoutbythebonfireandevery
timewegocamping.I usedsections
of thejeansthathadwornspotsand
holesandhopeI canreally wear this
quilt more with use.S oli dsletmehavecompletecontroloft hedi recti on
of t hequi lt- myfavouri tepartofma kinga qui lt
is choosing fun colour combinations
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