mar 19 to mar 25
Welcome to week twelve.
Be a Maker:
This week I am no longer sleep deprived since my husband has been back from an international business trip since last weekend. It helps alot having him home because the boys are both easier to manage and I get some additional time to get things done.
I have been working in bits and pieces this week with both my Mischief quilt and the hexies for swap. There are no new pictures of Mischief just yet, I want to get a little farther along with it before I show you all the direction I am taking it. Hopefully by the middle of April.
I can show you the two blocks I made for the FRMQG charity quilt. This quilt will be made of blocks that members of the guild make. The members were asked to design blocks that meet their definition of modern. I have previously posted on this and my take on modern quilting is extremely liberal so just about anything I make I can find a way I see it as modern.
First, I made this 9-patch block from the guild colors, which range from tangerine to deep orange, white to gray, and aqua to deep teal. It's modern to me because I have used all solids, I have randomized it somewhat, I included a gradient, and I created focus with the dark center block. This pixelated look feel like a small zoomed-in part of a way bigger picture, and that's part of how I feel about my place in modern quilting. Like I am a small part of the bigger picture.
Second, I am making a traditional Hawaiian applique block. There have been a number of modern designers, Carolyn Friedlander specifically, that have brought this style of quilting back to the forefront of modern quilting. I love the wavy lines, the organic shape, the contrast of colors, and the process of this block. I have plans to add a second applique on top of this one, so watch for the finished piece maybe next week or the week after.
Use the Stash:
The FRMQG blocks came from fabric that was provided by the guild and from my stash to fill in the color line. The aqua and tangerine and white are from the guild, and all other colors are from my collection.
Practice my Craft:
EPP, needle-turned applique, and standard machine piecing for this week. I also did some digital designing and practiced sketching and watercolors.
I made two patterns in EQ7 this week. The first is called Spoony. This word means "foolish or sentimentally amorous" (seriously, I am not making this up) and I felt it was perfect for this applique quilt of shapes.
It almost says "Eggs Benedict" to me, with avocado and tomato and a blue cornmeal English muffin... super silly, so fitting with a name like Spoony. I played around with the layout of the shapes and the size ratio to make a huge quilt and a mini. Once it's ready I'll sew one up and post the results.
The second pattern is Palm Fronds. We have been watching Moana alot around here as it is my lil'little's new favorite. He will sit and watch it on repeat all day if I'd let him. So I have tropical on the mind, if you couldn't tell already by my Hawaiian applique block. I played around with some HST and color block shapes to come up with this quilt.
I have noticed a trend towards quilts that look like rugs or woven floor coverings. The use of panels in the design to give each piece structure and organization, rather then just filling a grid with horizontal or on-point blocks. I really liked doing this one in low volumes, almost arctic colors, because it remind me of sitting on a sand beach in the shade with the soft sound of wind in the fronds overhead. This will be another one I pattern out and make a sample of as soon as I can squeeze it into what little free time I get.
Later this month:
Sarah Fielke is doing a BOM called Down the Rabbit Hole. The this month's instructions will be released at the end of the month.
I purchased the pattern for my #seaminiquiltswap which I found on Craftsy. More to come for that this month.
On to week thirteen...
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