Bound in Denim & a question : :

Now that it's officially May, it has fully hit me that I leave for Quilt Market in just fifteen days, which means my Nightfall sewing just kicked into high-speed! Rather than diving into a new blog post first thing this morning, I made yet another pillow composed entirely of what little bits of strike off pieces remain scattered around my sewing room. I'm now down to just small patches & narrow strips, but I'm going to try my best to stretch them into as many projects as I can in the days ahead!



One constant in each of the samples I've made for my Nightfall booth so far, is the use of AGF's new Denim! I've mentioned more than a few times now how much I love this denim, but I'm starting to realize just how much I love it when combined with Nightfall!

I recently made an extra large roll of denim binding in the Solid Smooth Cool Foliage, with the intention of using it to finish up my Moon Struck Quilt.





This particular shade of denim looks so perfect with the steely blue & mustard yellow prints in Nightfall!



But as I worked on new pillows over the weekend, I kept reaching for that same roll of denim binding!





Ahhh, I just love it so much!!

Today I had just planned to gush about this denim binding, but since I have a stack of newly finished Nightfall projects next in line to blog about, before I jump ahead I want to ask how you feel about me sharing so many of my Quilt Market prep projects? I've seen now, several times, where folks are finding it irritating or bothersome to see so many designers sharing the projects they're creating with their new, not yet released fabric collections. One comment mentioned that by the time the collection hits stores, they're already so sick of seeing it. As a designer, that reads a little harsh, but I can understand it to a certain point. Put aside all the excitement I feel for each new collection and how wonderful it feels when all the behind the scenes work that went into creating it is finally revealed and I get the green light to share photos & projects. The reality is, preparing for a show like Quilt Market is a tremendous amount of work. Almost all of the sewing time I have has to be dedicated to creating projects for it. Because of this, I truly don't have much else to blog about, and I love to blog as much of my sewing as possible. After all, this is my journal, my daily record of how I've grown as an artist and now designer. As a great lover of fabrics, I still get so excited to see the release of my favorite designer's new collections. If I see it prior to Quilt Market, well then I can't wait to see how they put their booth together at the show.

I'm curious how you feel, does it become overkill or does seeing all the projects generally make you excited for a collection?

Thanks in advance for joining the conversation! ♡ Maureen