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TOPIC: Please share your different background fabrics

Please share your different background fabrics 22 Jan 2021 09:37 #153936

Circes OFFLINE Posts: 1 Thank you received: 6	I'm way behind as I'm still toying with fabric choices. I think I'm probably going to go with this Libs Elliott print from her Stealth collection. Now I need to decide whether to opt for Oakshott cottons for the houses or the easier option of some solids. It's terrible being paralysed by indecision lol Attachments: 9663L_stealth.jpg (17KB)
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Please share your different background fabrics 20 Jan 2021 11:25 #153873

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This fabric is part of Marcia Derse's Field Guide to Art History 101, but not the one used in the kit. I like the fabric in the kit better because it has more negative space. Fabric. com had the version I got, but sold out. They stated on website they should be getting more in. My fear is it may end up "overpowering" the houses, so I shall see as I do more houses.

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Please share your different background fabrics 19 Jan 2021 13:50 #153856

fibreweb OFFLINE Posts: 2 Thank you received: 14	This is the fabric that I have been using for my background. It reminded me of van Gogh sky. The swirls are blue/grey and I think I will use those colours in the Mariners Compass. I wanted something to look like sky and this fitted the bill. I have 2 houses to finish today and then wait anxiously for the February Block.
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Please share your different background fabrics 19 Jan 2021 09:44 #153851

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If someone who, like me, chose a one direction print for a background, they may have found the fabric pattern going in the wrong direction. I owe a special Thank You to HelenW who reminded me how to solve the problem. I made cutting templates from a paper copy of the pattern of pieces "j" and "k" with a 1/2" border. I put a few notations on the pattern to approximate how I wanted the fabric pattern to run. I place them face up on the fabric. It actually saves me lots of wasted fabric when I trim. Again, Thank You Helen!
PS: Fabric cut face up for small house #1 and face down for small house #2

Looking out the window at Lake Leman in beautiful Switzerland

Last Edit: 23 Jan 2021 23:41 by Libbi. Reason: adding cutting instructions for clarification

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Please share your different background fabrics 18 Jan 2021 01:47 #153796

JessieCrawford OFFLINE Posts: 19 Thank you received: 36	BethinMich wrote: I’ll probably start construction tomorrow, but I also found an older fabric—Compass in Dove by Alison Glass. I think it was a 2019 sun print. Hi Beth, I chuckled when I saw this fabric as I have the purple and am thinking of using that for my mariner's compass. I purchased my fabric in Auckland New Zealand just last week. Small world.
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Please share your different background fabrics 17 Jan 2021 20:14 #153789

gradyk OFFLINE Posts: 23 Thank you received: 32	Beautiful!
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Please share your different background fabrics 17 Jan 2021 18:59 #153786

Xflwrgrlx OFFLINE Posts: 11 Thank you received: 50	Looks great! When piecing the sky you could pick the yellow pieces of background for the dark rooves and the blue pieces for the lighter rooves
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Please share your different background fabrics 17 Jan 2021 17:40 #153785

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Picked up my background today, which is 100% linen by Birch Organics called hippo. Is a light purple shade.

I’m doing wool felt appliqué on what will be a whole cloth quilt—something I didn’t know existed 2 weeks ago. Love this knowledgeable, welcoming community! I’m learning so much!
These are a few of the houses I’ve worked on so far along with their neighbors. It’s been fun to customize some of the houses to family homes, past and present.

Onto more stitching. Best, Carole

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Please share your different background fabrics 17 Jan 2021 16:59 #153784

sheilmrk OFFLINE Posts: 8 Thank you received: 34	greenQUILTS wrote: Here are a few houses with the sunset background. Opinions? Love it! and your houses are great!! Looks best with a dark roof, don't you think? Well, the yellow roof looks good with the dark blue sky. Maybe you could cut 8 roof shapes and mix/match them with the different color roofs.
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Please share your different background fabrics 17 Jan 2021 14:01 #153779

BethinMich OFFLINE Posts: 1 Thank you received: 4	I’ll probably start construction tomorrow, but I also found an older fabric—Compass in Dove by Alison Glass. I think it was a 2019 sun print.
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Please share your different background fabrics 17 Jan 2021 13:49 #153777

greenQUILTS OFFLINE Posts: 6 Thank you received: 13	Here are a few houses with the sunset background. Opinions?
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Please share your different background fabrics 17 Jan 2021 11:10 #153764

sheilmrk OFFLINE Posts: 8 Thank you received: 34	greenQUILTS wrote: This is a possibility for background. It is a close up photo - so the 'pattern' is smaller than it appears. What do you think? I'd love to see it with one or two of your houses.
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Please share your different background fabrics 17 Jan 2021 08:35 #153761

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Libbi wrote:

HelenW wrote:

Libbi, I hope you did not use the speed cut for the background if you want your clouds to run east/west. I would take a piece of the cloud fabric, lay it on the house the way you
want it to look. lay the template on top of the fabric, in alignment with the clouds. Put a pin it and then you can cut them to go the way you want because you will ;have the correct orientation. I had to do that with a couple
pieces on my Afternoon Delight border, paper pieced flying geese. It worked. HelenW

I only cut one strip of the background fabric and 1 of the background template as a practice so I'm not far into construction. So I will be doing it my old fashioned way--very similar to your description.

This is what I do. HelenW

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Please share your different background fabrics 17 Jan 2021 08:27 #153760

bbquiltmaker OFFLINE Posts: 1498 Thank you received: 1762	MaryAnne519 wrote: Missouri Star has the Art History 101 fabric. It’s called Treasure Hunt so I’m not sure if it’s the same. Looks similar. This is the panel, not the same fabric
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