Love Patchwork & Quilting - UK (2019-10)

It'struewhattheysay: inspirationcanbefound

just about anywhere. This month Kate Basti pulls a

nature-lovingbundle inspired byherlocal conservatory

Let’stalkaboutinspiration.That

mysterious,sometimesfleeting,magical

mixofmotivationandexcitementcanbe

a trickyandficklething.

Well,I’vegotgoodnewsandbadnews.

Thebadnewsis thatunlesssomeonehas

discoveredhowtobottlethisstuff,there’sno

sure-firewaytocontainit.Forthatvery

reason,I alwaysarguethatwheninspiration

strikes,you’vegottorunwithit.Savourit.

Because,eventually,thewellwillagainrundry.

Thegoodnews,however,is thatinspiration

canbefoundanywhere.Personally,my

favouritesourceofinspirationis nature,and

thismonthI’mpullinga bundlebasedonone

ofmyfavouriteplaces– ourlocalconservatory.

I’vechosena heroprintthatis currentlyone

ofmyverytopfabrics.LeahDuncan’sMaru

barkclothforCloud9Fabricsis justaboutthe

bestthingsinceslicedbread,in myopinion.

It’sgotcolour,contrastandtexture,and

remindsmeoftheamazingarrayofflowersat

theconservatory.It’sa perfectjumping-off

pointformybundle.

Next,I beginpullingfabricsthatcoordinate

withthecoloursin myheroprint,aswellasa

fewthatfitintomynature-inspiredtheme.

I beginbyselectinga fewyellowprintsand

amimmediatelydrawntoAlisonGlass’

Overgrownin SchoolBusforAndoverFabrics

andAbigailHalpin’sLeavesin YellowforFIGO

Fabrics.Bothprintsfeaturegreatnatural

designs,andthesunnyyellowhueis spoton.

THE LAST WORD

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Moving on to the pinks and reds, I begin

searching for bright coral-red fabrics. Alison

Glass’ Ace in Mira is a perfect fit with its

simple, linear motifs and golden yellow

accents, while Underwater in Flame by

Elizabeth Hartman for Robert Kaufman

provides a wonderfully organic design. As for

the pinks, I choose Sketch in Candy by

Timeless Treasures and Raindrops in Azalea by

Me+You for their bright magenta hue.

I decide to pull a single green print to

accent the leaves in the barkcloth. I don’t want

to overwhelm this bundle with tons of green,

as I want the bold, bright colours to do most

of the talking. I find the perfect shade in

Carolyn Friedlander’s The Jumble in Fern.

Lastly, I want to pull a few neutral tones to

give my bundle a nice balance of colour and

contrast. I select Illuminated Graph in Metallic

Fog by Anna Maria Horner for FreeSpirit

Fabrics with its gorgeous hints of metallic

shine, as well as Robert Kaufman’s Essex Yarn

Dyed in Flax. While the barkcloth provides

plenty of texture on its own, I can’t resist

adding just a bit more. XOXO in Chocolate

Chip by Cotton+Steel adds a touch of

low-volume interest, and I round out my

bundle with Boxed in Black by Erin Dollar for

Robert Kaufman.

I’m left with a beautiful bundle that will

remind me not just of my visits to our local

conservatory, but also that inspiration is all

around us. We just have to open our eyes.

Kate's hero print, Maru from

the Wild collection by Leah

Duncan for Cloud9 Fabrics