Just on closing on Friday evening my delivery man arrived with a small box of fabric. It was a selection of the new Wild Flower Woods, designed by Evonne Cook of Washington Street Studio. Circa 1870-85.
Here's what arrived.
I love the border stripes, especially the pretty scallop element. There are lots of possibilities with fussy cutting, either hexagons or for a small feature border. I sat down and played with making a Maggie Maguire hexagon.
Cream stripe facing in
Cream stripe facing out.
I didn't have quite enough fabric to show it with a whole round of the floral, but you can see the effect. I like the restful state of the first two compared to having all the flowers but it is a personal preference. Sometimes the centres can get a bit challenging in these flowers, repeating an outside element can tie it together nicely.
Hope your having a great weekend.
Lenora x.