Ready for Some Free-Wheeling

I am super excited to be heading to Sewtopia, a sewing and quilting retreat, taking place in Atlanta in a few short weeks .  In a addition to a class with Elizabeth Hartman, we will have a class with Denyse Schmidt. She will be teaching Free-Wheeling Single Girl, an updated improv version of her Single Girl pattern.  Rossie Hutchinson will be her assistant and you can see her recent version on her blog, Rossie Crafts.  I love her four blocks surrounded by negative space.  She also has some great tips for piecing your own Free-Wheeling Single Girl.

I ordered this roll of 10" squares of Franklin from the Fat Quarter Shop even before I knew I was going to Sewtopia.  You see, was was able to get in on a cancellation.

Franklin line by Denyse Schmidt for FreeSpirit

Here are the green and blue prints from the Franklin roll.

Green and blue prints from the Denyse Schmidt Franklin roll

Although the roll had some oranges and maroons in prints and solids, I 'think' I have decided to use prints from several fabric lines in greens and blues along with some coordinating solids.  But look at all of the beautiful designer solids included in the roll.  From top to bottom they include: Saffron, Tropical, Kumquat, Pomegranate, Chartreuse, Meadow, Serpent, Light Jade, Shadow and Mist.

FreeSpirit Designer Solids included in Denyse Schmidt Franklin roll

Stash Fabrics recently had a great sale on all FreeSpirit fabrics for $6 a yard and I picked up some various prints to throw in the mix.

Various Denyse Schmidt prints

Thinking I might use a colored solid for the background, I ordered a 1/4 yard each of Neon and Caribbean to audition with the prints.  I decided both were too pastel. I appreciate them labeling the solids for identification.

FreeSpirit Designer Solids ordered from Stash Fabrics

I ordered another bundle on sale from Lisa at Pixie Spit Studio on Etsy.

Denyse Schmidt fabric bundle

Here are all the fabrics together along with two other possible solids, Light Jade and Cactus, for the background.  But after some suggestions from fellow guild members, thinking they might be to close in value as most of the prints, I have decided to go with mist for the background so the rings will stand out more.

Denyse Schmidt fabrics

Now to decide on fabrics for Elizabeth Hartman's mystery class.

Linking up with Jenn at A Quarter Inch from the Edge who is hosting Sunday Stash this week and Beth at Cooking up Quilts for Main Crush Monday.