In addition to the Journal Quilt a week, the 3 Creative Studios also has a color palette challenge. Click here to see the inspiration photo and palette. My first idea was to do random length strips to create a fractured landscape. I chose batiks with foliage and flowers.
I wished I had made the strips narrower, but it was done, so I took the left over strips and put all of the dark pieces at the bottom, again similating an abstract landscape.
Then I took the cut away strips, the ones you cut to straighten the fabric, and did crazy piecing. I ended up with 4 blocks and was able to make 3 of them fit together.
Third try is a charm! I like this one best. They are all 8.5" x 11", the Journal Quilt size so this one qualifies as my Journal Quilt of the week (and a day early of my self imposed Friday deadline). I don't know what I will do with the left over crazy pieced block. It will probably reside in the 'parts' bin.
I love that you show how you kept going until you achieved what you really liked. The first picture was good. The second even better, and then we see you using leftovers to make what ended up being the best of all. Perfection!
Ooooh... I love those colors. I like the middle one best, but that third one is awesome too. I like how you play with your fabrics, you inspire me to play too!
It is fun to watch your journal making! This one is really neat!
ReplyDeleteHow neat the way you fit those crazy pieced blocks together. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteUse the leftover as a beginning for a Journal cover!
ReplyDeleteFabulous! I love them all, but the last one takes the cake!!
ReplyDeleteYou really lived up to the challenge! I love them all, but I agree the last one was a charm.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful journal quilt! Lots to looks at and the batiks are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors and the strips seem a perfect size. The crazy blocks are so neat too!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading about your process and loved all your results. But that last one was my favorite!!
ReplyDeleteI love the way the crazy log cabin journal block came out! Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThose are so my colors.
ReplyDeleteLove what you did with your batiks.
It is lovely.
Mary Ann
Oh, YES! Third try is DEFINITELY the charm! LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteThese colors all look great together. Do you have a favorite place to buy batiks? Also, what kind of batting do you use? You do wonderful work. :)
ReplyDeleteYour color schemes always amaze me. I wish I had your eye. Journal cover is a delight.
ReplyDeleteJ~MT
These are so beautiful. The colors are perfect. Just happens to be a favorite combo of mine.
ReplyDeleteI love that you show how you kept going until you achieved what you really liked. The first picture was good. The second even better, and then we see you using leftovers to make what ended up being the best of all. Perfection!
ReplyDeleteSo interesting - I really like each one of them & how you use up those little pieces!
ReplyDeleteLove your journal quilt!
ReplyDeleteThe last one is definitely best! Please do keep writing about the process of design & making these, it is so interesting to see how they change.
ReplyDeleteHow clever to have been able to use every little piece of your pieced fabrics.
ReplyDeleteWanda you are too clever by half! I love it when you can get "two for the price of one", that batik journal quilt is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteToday's secret word is "cruter"; I'm too tired to figure that one out...
Linda
Wow! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThe new journal cover is really eyecatching. Love the way you have pieces the crazy patches together. I know that's not the easiest way to piece!
ReplyDeleteOoooh... I love those colors. I like the middle one best, but that third one is awesome too. I like how you play with your fabrics, you inspire me to play too!
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