Monday already? I got bogged down with stuff this morning and I have free motion class tomorrow. I got the samples and handouts together, and bundled up the quilts to show.
If you are a follower and lover of Exuberant color ....be sure to read the feature article on Wanda at Quilt Inspiration today. And they are showing a few of her latest quilts! She's a huge inspiration to me, so click over and enjoy!
Over the weekend I got a small start on the guild challenge quilt.....some 9 patch blocks and more leaves cut out and yards of bias stems. I figure I will have the 9 patches together by the time my big machine comes home so I can start the appliqueing.
Then yesterday Project Quilting announced the challenge theme for this week. It's My Favorite Color. Create a project with white and your favorite color. In essence a two color project. So the color pick is easy, blue it shall be. To the scrap boxes and string bins I run!
Here's the assortment so far. Rather than just sticking with the dark blue and white, I want to use a variety of blue shades. The monochromatic quilt has always been a challenge for me, as I love to use lots of color. So I am putting a bit of a mountain in my path to stretch my ability to deal with the monochromatic side of this one.
So next is deciding on a design.
If you are a follower and lover of Exuberant color ....be sure to read the feature article on Wanda at Quilt Inspiration today. And they are showing a few of her latest quilts! She's a huge inspiration to me, so click over and enjoy!Over the weekend I got a small start on the guild challenge quilt.....some 9 patch blocks and more leaves cut out and yards of bias stems. I figure I will have the 9 patches together by the time my big machine comes home so I can start the appliqueing.
Here's the assortment so far. Rather than just sticking with the dark blue and white, I want to use a variety of blue shades. The monochromatic quilt has always been a challenge for me, as I love to use lots of color. So I am putting a bit of a mountain in my path to stretch my ability to deal with the monochromatic side of this one.
So next is deciding on a design.
Thanks for the heads up about the post about Wanda on Quilt Inspiration Today! I love her work and I'm glad she's getting more of the attention she deserves!
ReplyDeleteYou've got some cool stuff going on too... love the blues and purples!
I, too, have a hard time doing a two color quilt. As pretty as they are, I am always tempted to throw in other colors. I love color!
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun challenge. I do so love quilts with white and other colors. Seems you can't go wrong. I look forward to see what you create for it.
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Thanks for the heads up about Wanda. As soon as I've finished typing this ill head over there to take a read.
ReplyDeleteBest wishes for your class tomorrow and for your blue and white project!
Pretty blocks. I love blue and made a monochrome blue quilt last year. Sleep under it every night.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up about Wanda yesterday.
Lucky YOU. Beautiful heart mug rug and mug in your latest post!