Wednesday, September 19, 2018

The Unexpected

   Last week I was quilting.....meander quilting....the water color wall hanging.   I had made the blocks for  a class  using the strip pieced method.  Tutorial for this method is  found here.    This type of water color work is strictly dark to light in a block format.  I had at least 3 sets of blocks for this that were left over from demonstrations.








 I had put them together, but goofed.  The top row was sewn on upside down.  It did not look quite right....lol.

  So a little ripping and re-sewing.......add a border  and finish it up. 








     At first I was not happy with the border color I chose.  But the more I worked on it, the better I liked it.
I began to notice how the border color pulled out the odd blues and greens in the floral fabrics.  Overall it softened the effect.   It became the expected.  Exactly, something different than I usually use. 
 










   Then I found the perfect print for the binding....with touches of dark brown on the light turquoise background.  I liked the way it finished off.

  The Unexpected---wall hanging.
  30'' by 36''

 
Happy stitching. 






 

12 comments:

Julierose said...

Lovely finish on this; I also like that blue border--hugs, Julierose

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

Very pretty finish, the binding is indeed a perfect choice.

Mary said...

Beautiful finish and the perfect name for this project.

Food and Fiber Floozie said...

Another beautiful quilt....you are really inspiring me...I might have to do one of these some day.

Louise said...

So pretty, Debbie! Don't you love it when a piece just grows and grows on you? I've had a few stubborn ones that didn't earn my approval until after they were washed :)

Cheree @ The Morning Latte said...

I love quilty surprises. It does look great and I love the name.

Linda Swanekamp said...

I have found that the right shade of turquoise goes with about everything and enhances other colors. I love the quilt. The binding is fun. Congratulations on a fine finish!

Quilting Babcia said...

Sometimes you just have to trust your original instinct and go for it! This is unexpected for you, but that turquoise border really takes this quilt out of the ordinary! Perfect choice.

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

Nice finish!

Janet O. said...

Yes, I thought the border color was different from your usual, but I also thought it did beautiful things to the quilt. Another lovely finish!

Mystic Quilter said...

Beautiful finish and I love the colour of the border!

Lynette said...

The turquoise border looks so lovely! I was glad to see that the storm didn't damage you guys. Bugger about the weather pain - Heather and I both commiserate with you on that.

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