Thursday, September 5, 2013

Mix it up with Mixxoni




Kanvas designer Greta Lynn is here today, talking about one of her newest lines, Mixxoni

What inspired the Mixxoni collection?
I look through fashion magazines all the time, and I was drawn to the styles from the Missoni design house, especially their stripes and zig zags. That whole look was very hot and I thought it would be great for quilters, so I started looking for motifs that would work together.



How else did fashion play into your designs?
When I wanted to mix in some other elements from fashion, I immediately thought of color blocking. I've also been seeing these design elements in home décor. I wanted to mix all these patterns together.


Tell us about the name Mixxoni.
It's a play on words with Missoni.

The line has two colorways, right?
Yes. The original colorway was the berry with hot orange and fushcia, mixing it with a little bit of a neutral khaki. But I knew that while I'm partial to berry and wear a lot of it, not everyone would want that. Teal is a very big color, so I did a teal colorway, mixing in some olive as well.

Do you have a favorite print?
I happen to love the stripe because it does represent the look I was going after. I also like the mosaic—incorporating the stripe and the medallion—to me, it is such an interesting look to combine them.


What have you seen made with these fabrics already?
I saw some quilts made with it at Quilt Market. I loved how the color block pattern was used as a border.  [Note: Both of these quilt patterns below are available as free downloads on our website.]
Blue Mardi Gras by Stitched Together Studios

Mixx It Up! by Stitched Together Studios

See the entire Mixxoni collection here and on our Facebook page. 
Love It? Share It! Facebook Twitter Google Pinterest Email

3 comments: