In January, 2004 I offered my art quilter's group a color study opportunity. We started out with purple and yellow, opposites on the color wheel, and one of my favorite combinations. I asked them to pick a block that they would be making, over and over again, with several different color combinations throughout the study. I emphasized that a simpler block would be a better choice. I chose Sisters Choice.I used as many variations of purple and yellow as I could find in my fabric collection. Some were hand dyed, some commercial, some batiks, some regular fabrics. I used several values of each color. I told them to also make one block of all yellow and one of all purple to experiment with values. I couldn't hold myself back on the scraps from piecing, I had to make a few crazy pieced blocks.I haven't made them into a quilt yet. Maybe I need some more blocks, maybe every other block needs to be a spacer block with a simpler design. After all it has only been 3 3/4 years, lets not rush it now! In case you think I may run out of quilt pictures to post, these are the boxes containing quilt tops waiting to be quilted. They are stored under my pool table/cutting table in my basement studio area. I am trying to finish as many as possible. I have given away and sold some that I didn't feel the need to finish.
My first visit (not sure about that ...) to your blog -- goodie, I think this is going to be fun! Thanks for the lift I needed today, but I'll be back - have added you to my bloglines.
I don't much care for quilting 'regular' and always enjoy things a little off the beaten path - looks like I've found it ??.
Uhhh...I get the impression that you'd have to completely stop making anything new for a couple of years in order to actually run out of pictures to share!
I used as many variations of purple and yellow as I could find in my fabric collection. Some were hand dyed, some commercial, some batiks, some regular fabrics. I used several values of each color. I told them to also make one block of all yellow and one of all purple to experiment with values. I couldn't hold myself back on the scraps from piecing, I had to make a few crazy pieced blocks.
I haven't made them into a quilt yet. Maybe I need some more blocks, maybe every other block needs to be a spacer block with a simpler design. After all it has only been 3 3/4 years, lets not rush it now!
In case you think I may run out of quilt pictures to post, these are the boxes containing quilt tops waiting to be quilted. They are stored under my pool table/cutting table in my basement studio area. I am trying to finish as many as possible. I have given away and sold some that I didn't feel the need to finish.
My first visit (not sure about that ...) to your blog -- goodie, I think this is going to be fun! Thanks for the lift I needed today, but I'll be back - have added you to my bloglines.
ReplyDeleteI don't much care for quilting 'regular' and always enjoy things a little off the beaten path - looks like I've found it ??.
Uhhh...I get the impression that you'd have to completely stop making anything new for a couple of years in order to actually run out of pictures to share!
ReplyDeleteAs usual, Wanda, very interesting! I would soooo love to play with you!!
ReplyDeleteI am astounded by how much quilting you do! How many hours in an average day do you spend piecing? Your work is wonderful.
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