sweetwater cotton shoppe

good morning!  we’ve had a little bit of weather overnight with the snow starting yesterday about 4ish…so that’s always fun this late in the season.  thought maybe a little bespoke Brimfield would brighten up your day!

i started basting the Brimfield pieces in early March.  i’m addicted to tiny florals…and had whipped up a bespoke tiny floral bundle.  it was that bundle that i knew i had to use for my Brimfield.

bespoke tiny floral bundle:  features 26 tiny florals (reminiscent of Liberty of London prints) from a variety of collections from a variety of designers from Washington Street Studios, Moda Fabrics, and Lecien.  I chose to mix cottage style florals, 30’s reproduction, and a couple more modern prints.  all the prints are floral in nature…no dots, stripes, plaids, or checks.  the colors range from cream and white, to yellow blue, grey, brown, red, pink, green, and black.  (if you can’t resist tiny florals…the bundle is available…bespoke tiny florals)

Brimfield mixes English paper pieces (my favorite) with applique which i had never really done, but thought it was high time i gave it a good old college try.  (i have only ever done needle-turn which i seemed to have issues with the fabric moving around on me–plus i have never taken any classes on applique…so that doesn’t help any.)

i used the technique used by Linda Hohag of brandywine design.  i’m planning on doing a tutorial on it…i have the pics just have to sit down and write it up..

…so i set to work basting, piecing, and then appliqueing the Brimfield rings.  Mom pieced the rows together for me then i quilted it…really close together so it had an old look to it once it was washed.

i just love how it turned out…all cozy and crinkly…

we have all the pattern, acrylics, and papers available online…Brimfield awakening.

also…we have it kitted… Bespoke Brimfield includes the Bespoke Tiny Floral bundle, Bella Solid Bleach, and the option to add the complete set of papers, acrylics, and the pattern.