{"id":2107,"date":"2011-06-07T13:38:17","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T13:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.com\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2011-06-07T13:38:17","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T13:38:17","slug":"blissful-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.runquiltknitwrite.net\/?p=2107","title":{"rendered":"Blissful decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My absolute favourite fabric in recent years has been Bliss<\/em> by Bonnie and Camille. I’ve used it to make cosmetic bags, but haven’t quite jumped in to start a quilt with it. The problem has always been that I love it SO much that I can’t contemplate either making something with it and screwing it up, or actually finding at the end of a project that I’ve used it all up and THERE IS NO MORE!<\/p>\n

I’m hard pushed to say why I love it so much. I mean there are so many fabric lines on the market, but for me Bliss<\/em> just knocks the socks off the rest. Left to my own devices I would never put turquoise and olive green together or with red, but they just work so well. Maybe it’s that little bit of unpredictability that just gives it a zing!\u00a0I’m looking forward to Bonnie and Camille’s newest line Ruby<\/em> coming out in the autumn, but my heart tells me that it just won’t be quite as good. The pinnacle has been reached. Bliss<\/em> is the best.<\/p>\n

I’ve got a whole pile of projects that I should be working on, but this afternoon I finally decided to take all the Bliss out of the cupboard and see if I can make some progress in choosing a pattern to make with it. I actually surprised myself. I hadn’t realized that I had quite as much as I do. Two quilts worth at least, I would guess. How great is that? I had been looking longingly at more fabric on ebay, having somehow forgotten that I had a whole pile of fat quarters sitting at the back of the cupboard. No idea how that happened.<\/p>\n

So, tell me my friends. What did you do with your Bliss<\/em>? Did you opt for simple and striking or complicated and challenging. What works best with this fabric line? I’m tending towards something simple – maybe with a good lot of flying geese and stars – always my favourite patterns. Initially I had thought I would make something from Monique Dillard’s wonderful new book Fat Quarter Winners<\/em> – but the quilts there look like they will work best with monochromatic fabrics. So I’m still looking for inspiration.<\/p>\n

I’m planning a happy evening on the floor surrounded by quilt books and patterns. Whatever I choose, it has to be good!<\/p>\n

Happy stitching!<\/p>\n

Helen<\/p>\n

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