Like I said ~ Use it or Lose it. This stunning colorbox of Oakshott cottons has been a sitting idle in my fabric stash since, dare I say, March last year. It has been much admired but, not willing to mess around with the color arrangement, it hasn't seen a lot of action.
That has all changed this week. I have popped the lid, messed up the colors, and got busy with the rotary cutter and sewing machine. What took me so long?!
Oakshott cottons are a fine quality fabrics which are ethically hand loomed, in an environmentally friendly way, in the south of India. The cotton weave is shot - with a warp and weft of different tones - which creates a beautiful luminous and iridescent hue. And so beautiful to work with!
It has taken me a few days to sew this quilt top. Working with these fabrics and endless color combinations was simply delightful. I was in my element.
A whole bunch of squares. I am thinking of writing a pattern - with quick and easy piecing instructions. But first: BQB - basting, quilting, binding.
Thank you for stopping by.
Rita
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