Coral ♡ : :

A quick look at my Instagram feed and you'll see that I'm loving all things Coral these days! From roses to patchwork to porch swing quilts!







My recent Herringbone Pillow with Renaissance Ribbons was just the first of many projects I'd like to make this Summer featuring this beautiful color, in it's various tones. From the pale, peachy pink coral to the warmer orange infused coral, I love it all!



I'm off to a good start by stashing one yards cuts of these top two Prisma Elements in Soft Wulfenite and Warm Thulite!



Bonnie Christine's newest collection for Art Gallery Fabrics, Cultivate, just arrived and I love the strong presence of pink citrusy coral!





The perfect collection to get my coral fix, don't you think?

While snapping these photos I was reminded of this color inspiration Coral + Melon mosaic I shared three years ago! I'm feeling just as inspired by it today!



How about you? What colors & color combinations are you loving these days?

♡ Maureen

Something New : :

This morning, after a busy, beautiful, fun, exhausting long weekend, our regular routine returns. The weather's warm and cloudy and I do love Spring mornings like this, when it's so quiet and dim. After a few long days where much-needed yard work replaced any chance of sewing time, and since I'm still waiting on the backing and binding fabrics to arrive so I can finish up my new Diamond Crisscross quilt, this morning feels like the perfect time to begin something new. A few years ago, around this very same time, I put together a bundle of soft grays, blues, corals, yellows, and aquas called Sweet Summer Dreams. These fabrics became the quilt I made to share my very first quilt-as-you-go tutorial and is one of my most favorite color combinations and quilts to date.



This morning I can't get these same colors out of my head. Pretty little piles left on my desk from the kids crafting are inspiring me to start pulling fabrics in this color palette once again!



Plus, for once everything's all nice and organized! That never lasts too long in this room!



I'll be back to share what I come up with soon!

Happy quilt planning & sewing to you! ♥ Maureen

A Little Inspiration : :

I am completely in love with my newest pillow purchase, I have to share it! I have such a weakness for the Anthropologie House & Home section, it's a pull only comparable to my love for fabric! I think it looks pretty next to my Indie quilt, which I'm preparing to have long-arm quilted soon! I'm excited to have finally decided that our bedroom is going to be the "Indie Room". Indie is at the tops of my favorite fabric collection list, so I'm certain it will make a beautiful bedroom!



The color and pattern of my new little bowls and plates have me inspired to put together a new bundle of fabrics today! Aren't they pretty?!





These West Elm Modernist Mugs inspired one of my most favorite bundles ever, the Sweet Summer Dream Blogger Bundle I put together for Pink Castle Fabrics!



Which turned into my favorite quilt to date, My Improv & LilyBelle Quilt As You Go!



Which I had said was a quilt for me, but I actually gave it to my amazing Mom, who is completely thrilled with it!

So, today I'm thinking it's time to revisit the favorite-dish-inspired-fabric-bundle once again! And, I'm wondering and would love to know -- what inspires you?

♥,  Maureen