The latest Kim Diehl Simple Whatnots Club kit arrived last week. I am woefully behind in the Second season of kit offerings, but will definitely get to making them. This one is such a nice design and the fabrics are perfect for my home.
I have made perhaps five or six of the kits so far in the program. This latest kit was the twelfth I have received over the year. The program was divided into two series of six kits each. The first six kits were all made from the same collection of fabrics, Vintage Farmhouse, as I recall. The second six kits were made from another collection, Heritage Hollow. The third series of six, Simple Whatnots 3, will be made with her Gathering Baskets group.
The patterns have all been super cute, some with appliqué variations if one is so inclined. The small size of each project makes it very do-able and pretty speedy to complete. The fabrics are with few exceptions, quite pretty in a primitive/country style. My only complaint, and it is a fairly minor one, is that I do get tired of working with the same group of fabrics for six projects in a row. There are many pieces in each collection however, and the pattern designs/colors are very scrappy, so the end results are all extremely harmonious, should one use all the quilts in one's home. Alternatively, keep some of the little quilts for yourself and give some away to lucky friends or family.
I give this subscription kit club a thumbs up and think I will continue with Series 3, even though I have some big time catching up to do with making the projects.
What fun! Love the quilt, the fabrics, and the fact that you freely use fabrics from your stash, too, if you want to. What size will this quilt be?
Knowing you, it won't be long before you're caught up with the program. Fret not!
Hugs!
Posted by: Barbara Anne | July 02, 2015 at 05:43 AM
Such a nice group of fabrics, I enjoyed the first Club but my lqs didn't continue. Its nice to hear you are enjoying and continuing! Love small quilts.
Posted by: Carrie | July 02, 2015 at 07:11 AM
My kind of quilts. They are very cute. I drive to Livermore once a month to go to Jo Morton's Little Women's Club and Kim has similar fabric. What if you did some mix and match in some of those kits to change up the fabric a bit? Just a thought.
mary
Posted by: Mary Kastner | July 02, 2015 at 07:38 AM
These patterns look great and like a lot of fun. But you're right it can be boring working over and over again with the same fabrics (unless it's B&C or Fig Tree;-)
Posted by: Hildy | July 02, 2015 at 10:07 AM
I wished I would have done these, if anything for the sweet patterns! Lord knows I've got fabric for them! Lol.
Posted by: mary flynn | July 02, 2015 at 06:23 PM