Ready to Fly

Atlanta Sewtopians received the class supply list for Elizabeth Hartman's mystery lap quilt and were instructed to bring "colorful fabrics that make you happy" with variety in color and value emphasizing solids, monochromatics and smaller scale prints.

We would be using 2-1/2" strips with her new pattern to be released this spring.  Since I use limited precuts (because I am a prewasher) I chose to cut my own strips.

Here are all the strips I initially cut.  Included are prints by mainly Alison Glass with some Cotton + Steel, Kona Cotton solids and few more thrown in for good measure.  Notice, they are in ROYBGIV order.

2-1/2" strips cut for Elizabeth Hartman's Sewtopia Atlanta class
A few weeks ago, Elizabeth posted her color inspiration for the class project on Instagram and gave us a hint and said, "It can fly".  Hmm, what could it be?  There were several guesses...kingfisher? dragonfly? hot air balloon?

Well, now the mystery has been revealed!  We will be making Frances Firefly!  It looks like each firefly contains 5 fabrics ranging from light to dark.. When I was gathering my fabrics, I wondered if I had enough light fabrics. I decided to do a little shuffling and added a few more fabrics and eliminated others.  I decided on 5 groups of 5 different fabrics.

Fabrics pulled for Elizabeth Hartman's class, Frances Firefly 
Now when I grew up, we didn't call them fireflies, they were lightning bugs.  I plan to use the two fabrics you see at the very top for the lightning bug 'lights'.  The chartreuse on the left is a Cotton Supreme solid in Harlequin which I will use for the green, purple, blue and orange fireflies and the pink, an Alison Glass Sun Print from 2015, will be used for the yellow firefly.

I have not yet made the final decision on the firefly body and background fabrics.  I better hurry, Sewtopia is the end of this week!

Linking up to a double dose of Sunday Stash with Crystal at Raspberry Spool and Alyce at Blossom Heart Quilts.  And linking up to Main Crush Monday with Beth at Cooking up Quilts!


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17 comments :

  1. Deb@newcreativestate.wordpress.comApr 4, 2016, 1:57:00 AM

    I am drooling over your fabric selections - so yummy!

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  2. SueApr 4, 2016, 4:38:00 AM

    Love those fabrics. I just had a look at the mystery....it's going to be gorgeous in those colors! I like the name lightning bugs. I'd not seen them before I moved to NC from Australia and I'm looking forward to seeing them dancing around at night again this summer.

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  3. SueApr 4, 2016, 4:38:00 AM

    Love those fabrics. I just had a look at the mystery....it's going to be gorgeous in those colors! I like the name lightning bugs. I'd not seen them before I moved to NC from Australia and I'm looking forward to seeing them dancing around at night again this summer.

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  4. PreetiApr 4, 2016, 6:43:00 AM

    Wow, you should be making fabric bundles and helping other hapless quilters choose color palettes. Your fabric selections are better than many fabric bundles that I have seen in shops - both LQS and online. Looking forward to the next step in this mystery quilt!
    http://sewpreetiquilts.blogspot.com/

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  5. Beth @ Cooking Up QuiltsApr 4, 2016, 6:47:00 AM

    Your fabrics are so gorgeous and the perfect choice for the quilt. I love the colors you are using - I would love to have all those in my stash!! :) Thanks for sharing this yummiest on MCM!

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  6. Lisa J.Apr 4, 2016, 8:07:00 AM

    I'm also a prewasher . I love the fabrics you have chosen. I can't wait to see your finished quilt.

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  7. Vicki in MNApr 4, 2016, 8:26:00 AM

    Oh yes I love your fabrics you are working with. Will be fun to see it in the final quilt.

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  8. JayneApr 4, 2016, 9:33:00 AM

    Love these bright colors! I am so excited to see them in the Firefly (which is adorable)! I cannot wait to see it when you get back!

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  9. BonnieApr 4, 2016, 10:29:00 AM

    ooolala. Very wonderful, bright fabrics. It will be such a great summer quilt when done! Keep posting about it and have fun this weekend.

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  10. Yvonne from Quilting JetgirlApr 4, 2016, 10:37:00 AM

    Oh how fun! I call them lightning bugs, too, and it will be fun to see how these come together for you. :)

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  11. Linda M @ Pieceful KingdomApr 4, 2016, 1:17:00 PM

    I love your colors. It sounds like a fun class - have a great time!

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  12. CherylApr 5, 2016, 8:12:00 AM

    The butterfly pattern looks awesome, have fun at Sewtopia!!

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  13. Tish StempleApr 5, 2016, 12:56:00 PM

    These fabrics will be perfect for you little bugs. We call them lightening bugs here as well. Can't wait to see your finished top. You have to be getting excited.

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  14. Anne / Springleaf StudiosApr 6, 2016, 10:53:00 PM

    ohhh pretty. Have fun. I called them lightning bugs too and we don't have them here in Colorado so my kids always enjoyed them if we went back home at the right time of the year.

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  15. Lara B.Apr 7, 2016, 4:44:00 PM

    Oh Paige, those fabrics are going to make the most wonderful Lightnin Bug quilt! What fun you are going to have at Sewtopia!
    I'm a prewasher too and wish that ready made bundles just came prewashed. Especially jelly rolls. There is no hope of prewashing those. I wash charm squares though and they never come out 5" x 5" after washing.

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  16. Soma @ inkTorrents.comApr 7, 2016, 11:52:00 PM

    Such lovely fabrics. Perfect for that quilt! I think you are going to have a fantastic time playing with them.

    -Soma

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  17. Lorna McMahonApr 14, 2016, 6:30:00 AM

    I can't wait to see how your firefly blocks will turn out, Paige! These are such yummy strips of fabric. Sure to make for some beautiful lightning bugs! Have a great time at Sewtopia!!!

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