Saturday, March 4, 2017
Notebook Block for Lynne
Notebook Block for Lynne
So sorry for being silent for such a long time again!
I figured I should have something new to share with
you, so I waited to blog until I am finished with
this block. I very much enjoyed lovely comments from
you guys on my previous post - thank you so much!!
Lynne asked for Design Classics for her theme for the
Ringo Pie bee. Since her inspiration mosaic was British
Design Classics stamps, everyone started making blocks
that speak "British!" (Look here over Lynnes blog! - they
are all amazing!)
My take was on Orla Kiely, a popular brand designer in UK.
Embarrassed to say this, but I didnt know about this brand
until Kerry named it to help me get some ideas for Lynnes block
despite the fact its really popular in both the US and Japan also!
(Im not so brand-fashion savvy!)
When I looked at her website and saw the leaf design,
I immediately recognized that I have seen her products
everywhere and also thought of Lynne a lot, so I browsed
the site for some inspiration. I picked one of the notebooks
with her iconic design on and managed to mimic it.
Paper-piecing the notebook was not nearly as hard as choosing
right fabrics for leaves. Orla Kielys design seems to focus on
Autumn colors (orange, brown, khaki, etc), so I tried to pick
fabrics in the color palette, but I have a very limited amount of
fabric in the palette. It was challenging to pick 12 different
fabrics that match well and I started mixing up quirky fabric
(as usual!), but hopefully I didnt go too far from
her original color palette!
In case you are building Japanese fabric stash,
I should let you know that I have listed some fun
Japanese fabric bundles in my etsy shop.
:Bundle of 3 fat quarters:
:Bundle of 3 fat quarters:
:Bundle of 2 fat quarters:
As always, please let me know when you come from
my blog so that Ill add an extra piece of Japanese fabric!
Have a great weekend, everyone!
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