Triangles Marching - Curated Quilt Minimalism Call for Entries

Curated Quilts put out their call for entries for their third magazine. It was a topic that I love, so of course I had to create a mini quilt again. I wanted to highlight one of the colors and one neutral so keep a minimal color palette, so choose this triangle printed green and medium gray from my LQS.
First, I cut the strips of gray in the heights I wanted and triangles plus 1/4" seam allowance. Next, I cut the gray strips to fit the triangles. Then, I sewed the triangles into the strips and sewed the strips together - adding a few 1/4" pieces in between to give some triangles more space. The back is the same gray color as the background and I even added little triangle pockets in the back to hang it up!
It finishes 15" x 15" to match the size of my previous Curated Quilts finish: Crow Catcher

Moda-Aurifil Mini Challenge

Moda and Aurifil sponsored a contest from September-December 1st, 2017. Entrants had to use ONLY Moda pre-cuts and ONLY Aurifil threads.

I chose this blue jelly roll, Fragile by Zen Chic mini-charm pack, these 5 12wt threads, plus 50wt white thread. I only ended up using the yellow, teal, and black 12wt threads.

I usually don't participate in these random blog contest, but I had an idea immediately for this one! I wanted to turn the mini-charm pack into hexies and spread them over a blue patchwork background.

I used fusible web to fold the squares into hexies and then more fusible web to stick them to my patchwork background before quilting. It worked out really well as long as I didn't push any of them too hard while quilting!

I planned for the hexies to not be in every square. I love being able to see the stitching on both the hexies and the negative space.

 Unfortunately, I did not win the prize package, but I will enjoy hanging this up to enjoy!

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!

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*

Arrow Quilt and 100 Blocks 100 Days Challenge

 I finished the quilt to to my arrow quilt! That was my goal for my summer break. During winter break I'll quilt and bind it. I haven't decided yet if I want to quilt it on my machine or rent time on a long-arm...

I started a project that I will use these fabrics in. I just think they are so perfect together! It's Carolyn Friedlander's Doe and Carkai collections. The challenge is to make and post one quilt block a day for 100 days out of Tula Pink's City Sampler book. Here's the details.

Arrow Quilt - Green, Orange, and Gray Arrows

I've been working slow but steady these last few days and have completed my last sets of arrows! They seem to go faster and faster each time a make a new set.  The gray ones especially since there are only 4 of those!

I'm excited to start piecing the top together soon. Then I have to decide if I'm going to quilt it at home or rent time on a long-arm machine...

Arrow Quilt - Red Arrows

I made a little progress on my Arrow Quilt today. I completed all of the red arrows. I didn't make any modifications to the provided colors for these arrows. It went quicker today than yesterday!