Monday, October 5, 2015

Playing with Circles

All year I have been appliquing circles to black and white background blocks as part of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. Each month we are assigned a color to focus on, and I have tried to make around a dozen blocks with each color. The design is based on the pattern "True Colors" by Nancy Mahoney from her book Simple Circles and Quick Curves.


I have been playing with layout ideas and filling in with additional circles where needed. The original pattern has the blocks arranged in vertical columns by color, but I think I will go with a less formal layout. I started out with the yellows at the top center, but shifted everything around in order to get the darkest blue and purple circles at the bottom of the quilt. You may notice that some of the circles look larger than the rest--those are the ones that have been cut but still need to be stitched to the blocks. I am very eager to finish making blocks and get this quilt put together soon!


I will be sharing with the following linky parties.:

Design Wall Monday at Patchwork Times
Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt
Scraptastic Tuesday at Mrs Sew and Sow
WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced

 Julie in GA
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24 comments:

  1. gayleOctober 5, 2015 at 8:27 AM

    All your layouts have looked beautiful - it's really going to be hard to choose, isn't it? Gorgeous blocks, gorgeous rainbow.

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  2. NannOctober 5, 2015 at 9:32 AM

    Oh, what a wonderful way to interpret the RSC!! (Are your October browns in the upper left corner?)
    How large are the blocks?

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  3. UnknownOctober 5, 2015 at 9:58 AM

    It's beautiful!

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  4. JoanneOctober 5, 2015 at 10:06 AM

    Oh my goodness! I absolutely LOVE this quilt. You have done an awesome job.

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  5. Kat ScribnerOctober 5, 2015 at 10:48 AM

    This project is so awesome. The flow of color is intriquing. How large are your blocks?

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  6. KaHollyOctober 5, 2015 at 11:16 AM

    Gorgeous! What fun it's been to watch it grow!

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  7. CathyOctober 5, 2015 at 11:34 AM

    I love it! This is going to be a fabulous quilt!

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  8. SusanOctober 7, 2015 at 1:26 PM

    Awesome!!

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  9. StephieOctober 7, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    Your circles just float on the black and white background - what a wonderful way to show off your colourful scraps!

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  10. the zen quilterOctober 7, 2015 at 8:28 PM

    This is fantastic - I love it completely! The way you used the black and whites, just fabulous. Great job.

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  11. DorianOctober 7, 2015 at 9:29 PM

    How cool is that!! What a fantastic quilt.

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  12. Anne / Springleaf StudiosOctober 7, 2015 at 10:50 PM

    I like the color cluster idea. I think it keeps you more engaged in the design. It will be a terrific finish.

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  13. Anne / Springleaf StudiosOctober 7, 2015 at 10:50 PM

    I like the color cluster idea. I think it keeps you more engaged in the design. It will be a terrific finish.

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  14. KateOctober 8, 2015 at 6:26 AM

    This one definitely has a lot of "wow" factor. I like the color grouping layout, it really shows off all the colors.

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  15. Deb @ Frugal Little BungalowOctober 8, 2015 at 6:51 AM

    I just love this...an amazing quilt :)

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  16. ~DianaOctober 8, 2015 at 9:16 AM

    I'm a sucker for rainbows...and circles! Well done!

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  17. Lucy October 8, 2015 at 1:18 PM

    Ohh I love that, Its like a rainbow eclipse! Lucy x Hopping over from Freshly Pieced! www.crazyforpurple.com

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  18. UnknownOctober 9, 2015 at 4:46 PM

    What a lovely quilt!

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  19. LeanneOctober 13, 2015 at 10:22 AM

    This is a beautiful pattern and I love your arrangement. A great scrap project too.

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  20. Karen in Breezy PointOctober 13, 2015 at 12:47 PM

    I love this setting--it's a stunner!

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  21. audreyOctober 13, 2015 at 1:06 PM

    Beautiful! Love how this is coming together!

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  22. grapes and heartsOctober 15, 2015 at 4:16 PM

    Wow! This is going to be stunning! It is stunning already!!!

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  23. Archie The Wonder DogOctober 18, 2015 at 5:28 AM

    I love these!

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  24. dqNovember 5, 2015 at 10:27 PM

    This is such a fantastic quilt!

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