When I started my quilting journey, instagram was a BIG part of it. I was seeing what other people were making, scrolling through beautiful fabrics, striking up connections with other quilters, and it was all beautiful. Suffice it to say, Instagram was a big part of my development as a quilter. The connection and inspiration were beautiful.
But a few years, the little app that I loved started to shift. Instagram became more algorithim focused, ad-driven, and a lot of the things I loved about it seemed to dry up. I took a big break, came back, and still really miss what it used to be. So I set out to engage with quilters, follow new people, try and find that connection that I loved.
This past fall, it seemed like every time I got on instagram I was seeing these beautiful makes using Heather Ross fabric. Specifically, @cambridgestitches was blowing me away with her patchwork makes. It pushed me to open up my storage bin of Heather Ross fabrics, and start cutting.
Let me tell you, when you are a hoarder of Heather Ross, that first cut is HARD. What's that song, the first cut is the deepest. Well, she probably wasn't talking about fabric, but she may as well have been.
I decided the best way to feature her adorable prints was a 9-patch color based block. And voila -- a quilt entirely made of Heather Ross fabric, from the fussy cuts to the background, to the backing to the binding. Check out the sweet little quilt below --- and see what else it inspired me to do below!!!
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