Also new on the fabric front, is Doe Wide which is a new 108″-wide design. I wanted more wide fabric options to use for backs that were non-gendered or age specific, so I took the bias check from Doe and have it in four colors, carrot, ash, pacific, and black.
While it’s great for backs, I’m also piecing with it too. Here’s a small version of Outhouse that I made up this week. Doe Wide is the background.
Because, it’s so versatile (and really soft), I decided that this particular design would also be perfect as a whole cloth project–the grid gives you a bit of structure for any number of designs. You can use it as a canvas for big stitch, free motion, appliqué or anything else you can think up.
Enter, Doe Wholecloth.
This one I made by tying off with a lots of different colors of perle cotton thread. The texture and color that the ties create is so much fun.
I also gave my friend Ellen a bit to work with. She used the printed grid as a guide for lots of big stitch quilting with more beautiful colors of bright threads.
I created a pattern for this that will be up on the Robert Kaufman website soon here. The idea is simple, but there is so much you can do with it.
#doewholecloth
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#doevember
Leanne says
I really love this particular line and am excited to say I found some in a Canadian shop and it is on the way to me. The widebacks are beautiful, I love the whole cloth ideas using them.
Pat H. says
Genius!
Cheryl Arkison says
So freakin’ awesome. Also, how did you get all this done in that short amount of time?