May 6, 2009

Shade Garden | Bigger Sneak Peek

Oh, this dreary rain! I've been wanting to show you bigger swatches of my strike-offs for days. Finally, I broke down and took some pics yesterday. Let me tell you, color balancing was a b***h. But it's done, and I have no interest in replaying the photo shoot scene today, when the sun is supposedly going to poke his sleepy head out thru the gray (I'll believe it when I see it).

So, here's some bigger, not perfectly colored, and not the full selection of Shade Garden, but I hope you will get a better sense of the collection.

I tossed around the idea of going to Pittsburgh for the May Quilt Market, but in the end, the timing was off and I'm going to have to pass. If you are going, pop by the Henry Glass booth (1927,29,31) and check out Shade Garden!

20 lovely notes:

Jen of ReannaLily Designs said...

I'll have to stop by to see those cute little snails in person.

jess gonacha said...

gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!

Jesse said...

Lovely! 'Shade Garden' really is the perfect name for these.

Gina said...

Very relaxing colors! Makes me feel cozy.

Chakra Pennywhistle said...

Oh! I love the Blue Bell! Those little sprouts are wonderful :)

Lisa at Lil Fish Studios said...

What a lovely, lovely collection. Those little toadstools are simply the cutest things ever.

lesley said...

so beautiful, i can't wait to get my hands on some...

Diann said...

Terrific job!

HomeSweet Jenny said...

I love the colors! Gosh, these would make such a perfect quilt for a cozy little nursery...

please sir said...

They are so great - look foward to more!

threebysea said...

Really terrific collection! It must be so exciting to hold your designs in your hands. I would love to design textiles down the road. Can't wait to see what wonderful items are made from your textiles!

Colleen MacDonald said...

They are delightful in both colorways! How to decide what to get...AAAACK!

picciolo said...

They look great!
: )

lana and drew said...

BEAUTIFUL!!!! Love them!

Angel said...

Cute, cute, cute!

Sherry said...

I love those maple whirligigs in both colorways. And as for the sun, well it was in South Jersey for less then 5 minutes.

Terriaw said...

I really love this collection! I love the colors, the drawings, the name. Such a great idea. love those cute little snails and the sprouts too.

Brittany Noel said...

Hooray! Congrats, Michelle! I hope people from near and far fall in love with your fabric and snatch it up at the quilt show!

Brooke Ahana said...

your designs inspire my art! Thank you as always.

Dariela said...

Very Nice! My favorite tone is the Blue Bell and my favorite pattern is the striped one that has a scribble curvy line on it, so cute!