Ben had been saying for years, “there are NO good grey fabrics”. Thanksgiving 2008, I happened to go to three different quilt stores (because my mom was in town and could watch the baby and suddenly 2 hours to myself seemed the very height of decadent luxury) and they all had grey fabrics. They came from 6 or 7 different lines and I can’t tell you now what they all are, but they actually seemed to coordinate, and I bought fat quarters and some yardage.
Ben’s Grey Quilt, Christmas 2008
Some, as you can see, are modern fabrics from Amy Butler. Some are from “traditional” fabric lines, like the grey I used for the sashing. I love how it all turned out. It was a very quick quilt to make, but the layout took some attention so that everything seemed balanced.
Don’t get me wrong, I love the solid colors, but to my eye and taste, I really like the prints that read as solid, but have some texture to them. This grey fabric I used has small rectangles in it, that give it depth and texture, but look like a solid at first. I have been looking for these types of prints as stash builders for ages–good ones are hard to find.
This quilt from 2008 has it all: polka dots! chevrons! silver metallic! sashiko print for backing! A print that looks like a solid! I love it.
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