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Random thoughts on fabric and quilting with Florabunda!

It has been so much fun learning to use Floribunda! in quilts. Florabunda! pairs nicely with other designer lines in the RJR Fabrics catalogue.  

For instance, I think it pairs beautifully with Jamie Fingal’s Hopscotch line, an expansive and colorful array of low volume, super-fun prints.  (Jamie is a Florabunda! Blog Hop Celebrant and her work will be featured soon).

I’ve made a bowtie quilt as my offering to the Hop (I will showcase this on the 16th), which combines both our lines. It feels good to know there are so many options to expand Florabunda!’s reach. 

Over the course of the last few months, I have made three or four quilt tops using Florabunda! and I am learning so much. The prints compliment and contrast to one another in interesting ways. Its allowed me an understanding of what I might do differently in designing and printing my next portfolio of textile designs. 🙂 I also see where I might interject more value options in the single color prints/low volume prints. 

To go from designing, carving, cutting, mixing, printing, securing a commercial line of fabrics, THEN, being able to use them in quilts? Build preferences? Figure out how better the next line of fabrics? This is a dream come true. This is my dream.

I have true #gratitude. #quiltwithlove 

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May 31, 2018 By Melanie Tagged With: #QuiltwithLove, Blog Hop, Fabric Line, Florabunda, Gratitude, Jamie Fingal, Quilting, RJR Fabrics

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  1. Libby Williamson

    May 31, 2018 at 9:16 am

    Absolutely wonderful, Melly!
    I love this line and I’m excited to read through the blog hop to see eveyone’s unique work!

  2. Jeannie

    May 31, 2018 at 3:16 pm

    Yeah You!!! I love when dreams come true.

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