The title of my post should probably be Design Table Monday, because that is where I've been most of the time recently. Much of the weekend was spent pulling out tons of fabrics from my shelves, all in a search for the perfect combination for a new project. Does that perfection exist within the confines of my stash? Probably not, but I'm okay with where I ended up, and the search itself is kind of fun.
It all started with an email last week from Edyta Sitar at Laundry Basket Quilts. She is going to be hosting a quilt along of her Alaska Rainbow quilt. Here is one of the photos of the beautiful quilt from her blog post announcement.
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| Alaska Rainbow quilt along, Laundry Basket Quilts |
The quilt along is starting this Friday, Oct. 9th, and will last for six weeks. It seems like a lot to do in six weeks, but I'm up for the challenge. There are links in her blog post to purchase the pattern, which is necessary. You can also buy a set of templates for cutting, you can buy a kit of the same fabrics, or you can even get a kit with all the fabric pieces already cut out for you.
Now I love a good rainbow quilt design as much as the next person, but I just can't bring myself to make the same quilt as everyone else. I guess I'm a rebel in that regard. I've been wanting to make another quilt with fall colors and decided to use those for this pattern. The challenge was in choosing the right combination of fabrics. I make so many scrappy quilts and find it much easier to choose 20 or 30 or 50 fabrics for a quilt rather than just six or eight. I got my inspiration for color selection/placement from an alternate version of the Alaska quilt.
I like the gradation of blues from light to dark in this quilt. I am trying to achieve a similar gradation with my autumn colors. To test them out, I laid the fabrics in value order (light to dark) on the cutting table and took some black and white photos. After rearranging and/or replacing things a couple times, this is where I am right now. I have multiple fabrics for some pieces, and I might go ahead and use most of them to keep it interesting.
I'm very curious to see how all of these rather busy prints work together. It's very likely that some of the fabrics will still get replaced with something else. It will be fun to see how it all comes together. Wish me luck!
Linking up with:
Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt
Design Wall Monday at Small Quilts and Doll Quilts
Monday Making at Love Laugh Quilt
Happy quilting everyone!
Julie in GA
I think your colors will be beautiful
ReplyDeleteAmazing fabric pull you've ended up with...I like the varied sizes of prints in these...
ReplyDeleteThis will be such fun seeing how yours comes together...a true challenge in only SIX weeks:000..have fun hugs, Julierose
It is going to be gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteoh your color choices are amazing! this is going to be stunning!
ReplyDeleteOh, my. Your autumn version is going to be spectacular!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to watching your progress.
ReplyDeleteBest of luck on your Autumnal version of this beautiful quilt, Julie!!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is going to be gorgeous, Julie. And yes, I know EXACTLY how you feel about not wanting to make a quilt that looks exactly like thousands of other people's quilts!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI'll be following your progress; I just don't have the time for another QAL right now..😕
ReplyDeleteThat’s a gorgeous quilt and love your fall colors
ReplyDeleteThat's going to be one gorgeous quilt. I've admired the pattern, doing it in fall colors is going to be lovely.
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