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4 5 4 Like many makers, the scope of my projects crosses many genres. This is why I get pretty excited when I find a fabric well suited for so many tasks at hand. In addition to it being a beautiful, natural fabric, the Robert Kaufman Essex—a 55% Linen, 45% Cotton blend— sews, washes, and generally performs well across many platforms. I love it. When I was given the opportunity to create an overprinted collection, my top base cloth choice was a pretty easy one. I'm excited to intro- duce you to the result. M eet Eu c li d. Euclid is a super-functional, hard-working gang of 6 pieces that are up for many a task—from clothes to bags and accessories to quilts (yes, quilts!). For that reason, I considered how each design and color could satisfy projects in all of those genres, and pair well with other fabrics—solids, prints, whatever. I made sure that each design could hold its own, and I selected color pairings to be beautiful both indepen- dently and in a supporting role. The designs originated from some of my favorite geometries in my daily life. These are details which invited me to sketch them many times in order to figure out how they could add interest to fabrics which would be used in diverse applications. The weight of Euclid has had me thinking a lot about transparency and opacity…hence my new quilt project—H es p er i d es (pages 8-11)—an exploration of those themes using Cambridge, Robert Kaufman's dreamy and oh-so-delicate cotton lawn. I also explored the transparency/opacity binary in my color-blocked A rc h er Po pov er project (pages 12-13), which shows that you can take ideas from quilting and apply them to your other projects, and vice versa. 5 As always, functionality was a major consideration in this collection, so it shouldn't be too big of a surprise that my other new pattern— C r ew (pages 13, 30-31)—features an infantry of pincushions in all shapes and sizes ready to take on a task. You'll also notice plenty a project with my quilting cotton and other dependable basics mixed in. Like I said, Euclid can be a good friend to all, and it has been exciting finding those relationships—especially in my Tot em qu i lt (pages 44-46). With this lookbook, I aim to capture and share my enthusiasm for Euclid so that it may inspire you to have some fun with it too. The making of these projects has only made me hungry to take on more, and as always, I cannot wait to see what you make. It's just the beginning. Happy sewing! Carolyn