Morrell Quilt Requirements

Di Ford Hall recreated the Sarah Morrell Album Quilt in 2004. Everyone making the quilt must have their own pattern. Patterns can be purchased from threadbear  in Australia and sentimental stitches in the USA. It is quite a large pattern with full sized diagrams and detailed instructions.

•  Start with 30 cm or 1/3 yard of about 12 fabrics of the colours of your choice
• Vary the scale of the prints for interest and think about fussy cutting. 
• Add more fabric as required.
• Fabrics suitable for Broderie Perse. 
• Choose prints which have a similar colour background to your main background colour.
• Quantities will depend on the repetition of the print. 
• 7 m or 7 1/2 yards main background fabric 
• 20cm or 1/4 yd of one fabric for central border
• 20cm or 1/4 yd of 4 prints the same coloour and similar colour value for the outer pieced border
• backing, batting, binding.

Di Ford Hall likes to recreate antique quilts in a controlled scrappy colour pallet. She recommends choosing four colours for the quilt. Then you choose many different values of the four main colours. This will explain why I have always had trouble with colour. I often chose only three or tried to use too many colours. Scrappy works best when there are lot of different fabrics within the chosen pallet. I will be using reds, blues, browns and golds. I am using this panel for the broderie perse and pulling colours from this for the blocks.
So far, all my fabrics are French General by Moda. I may add more as I get going.

 So, no greens, no oranges, no purples. I had a fat quarter bundle called Rambling Rose that is absolutely delicious, but it had a teal in it that does not go with the blues above.

Blessings,
Chris