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The inspiration for this new project comes from three sources. The first is the arrival of the new collection 'Ruby Star Shining' from Melody Miller that I featured in my last stash note. I can't really start working with this before I have done something with Melody's last collection, Ruby Star Spring. This is a lighter version of the Kokka typical cotton linen blend and thus has a wonderful drape. It doesn't really lent itself well to bag making but very good to attire and of course quilts, always quilts. This is the collection that features those wonderful pixelated large bees.
The second source of  inspiration was the wonderful bag quilt that Siobhan made during the Auriful challenge and that I spotted on the Fat quarterly blog.
So I added another half meter of lighter linen for some sashing and some silk remnants I found in another shop in Soho and started piecing. After a while I decided to leave some of the brighter silks out of the equation in favour of the natural linen with the exception of one stripe of dark aubergine coloured silk in the lower half of the piece
So I found myself sitting on my sofa last Sunday evening with an array for No 8 Perle cotton, my embroidery hoop doing some long long forgotten cross stitching. And I found I really enjoy it..... so I guess this isn't the quick project I imagined it to be after all.
I used the following Finca Perle Cotton for Cross Stitching: No 2711 (lilac), 1485 (pale orange), 3670 (petrol), 2615 (pale lilac), 1742 (Pink), 8080 (dark brown) and DMC Mouline stranded cotton in 902 (Aubergine).
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Labels: 2012, bag quilt, cloth house, cotton, Kokka, linen, Melody Miller, needlesandlemons, Ruby Star Spring, silk
UnknownJanuary 18, 2012 11:27 am
I'm doing the same with one of my bees - it takes FOREVER, doesn't it? But it looks and feels so wonderful!
Mrs Flying Blind...January 18, 2012 12:38 pm
Oh cross-stitch, once my hexie cushion is finished I can get back onto it!!
Lucy | Charm About YouJanuary 18, 2012 1:24 pm
Judith, it's beautiful!! Love the stitching, it's going to feel wonderful :)
AmoretteJanuary 18, 2012 4:03 pm
not quick, but it is already gorgeous!
KellyJanuary 18, 2012 4:39 pm
I love that fabric! It may take a while but it is going to look amazing finished!
Judith, BelfastJanuary 18, 2012 8:51 pm
Gorgeous linen look! And those embroidered bees will look amazing! Jxo
ColetteJanuary 18, 2012 9:53 pm
Oh I'm just drooling over the fabrics still, linen & silk - heavenly.
Archie the wonder dogJanuary 20, 2012 2:31 pm
Oh, it's looking gorgeous already!!
LeanneJanuary 22, 2012 2:03 am
It will be lovely. I have been looking at those bees, they are sitting on my table, wondering what to do with them, and I agree that they call out for some stitching.
NickyJanuary 22, 2012 9:56 am
This is lovely and can only get better!
Sarah PingsAndNeedlesFebruary 04, 2012 6:33 pm
lovely - I did this on my rubystar quilt ... it was so addictive!
DarsanaMay 10, 2012 5:52 pm
That is brilliant! It looks absolutely beautiful, and it looks like you're off to a good start. Any chance you could share which perle cotton colors matched up so perfect?
JudithMay 11, 2012 6:12 am
Darsana I inluded the information in the post about the finished quilt that you find here:http://www.needlesandlemons.com/2012/03/right-in-time-for-spring.html. Unfortunately I can't e-mail you as you are a non-replu-blogger.
Thank you for your comments! I love reading them and will answer every question you have on my projects. But I have a very busy daytime job and am therefore not able to thank each and every comment. Please don't be offended if I won't reply.
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