Saturday, September 30, 2017

Crow Catcher - Curated Quilts Log Cabin Call for Entires



I stumbled upon this Call for Entries from Curated Quilts not that long ago. It started August 31st, so sewists really only had a month to complete their quilt. It's a small size challenge though at 10" square to 16" square.


I wasn't going to making anything for this contest unless I had finished another, larger project I was working on. I found more time for that one than I thought and decided that this contest seemed like fun.
I pulled fabrics from my stash that matched the color palette and discovered a had a bunch of the amazing Kaufman Essex Yarn Dyed Linen! I used that for a neutral but textured background and narrowed down my colored, printed scraps for the log cabin portions.


Just like normal, I started with a drawing. I actually turned this drawing into a full size drawing to see how the pieces would fit together. At 15" it wasn't a big deal to draw larger. I used that drawing to cut pieces of muslin for the log cabin pieces so that I could quilt-as-you-go over the top and not have to worry about cutting the scrap pieces to the right size. Some of the smallest pieces are under a quarter inch!


I had loads of fun creating this mini-quilt! I had never done quilt-as-you-go or pieced so many random pieces without a pattern. I had some fun at the end too and took my quilt for a photo shot around my house!










Thursday, September 21, 2017

Moda Bella Solids Challenge!









I recently participated in the Moda Bella Solids Challenge. The guide lines were to create a contemporary style quilt using all 12 (and only those 12) Moda solids. The design had to be original and finish at 72" x 90". Not too hard!


I decided to create an equilateral triangle design because I've always wanted to create a quilt using triangles. I also wanted the colors to "make" the quilt, so I designed this explosion of colors radiating out from the center.


Here's all the colors and how big I planned on making each triangle.





My first step was to plan out where all the colors would lay. I didn't want same colors to touch except for the white edges. You might notice my plan ended up too small, so I sliced it down the middle and added more to the center.

Then, because I'm a very visual person, I counted how many triangle of each color I needed and drew out  how much fabric I would need for each color.
Sadly, I took zero in-progress shots. I did shoot a few cool shots towards the end of creating though.


And here's the finished piece!
Taking these shots was pretty cool. My mom and husband hid behind the quilt on a tree fort in our neighbors yard... so worth it!


Front

Back


I am also participating in the Blogger's Quilt Festival at Amy's Creative Side. Go check out all the other quilters!

Edit 9/25: You guys!! I made it into the top finalists. Mid October Moda will announce the 3 winners. I mailed my quilt away... hopefully forever *cries*