Here's a few pics of what I've been working on this week
- my 'triangle tiles' WiP
- my 'triangle tiles' WiP
For one thing, it's scrappy, and I like the make-do look about it with the occasional non-matching 'rogue' squares. And I do love the clever colour palette.
To me, it's essentially a pink & blue quilt, with the blues being in the majority. There's a few other pink/peach combos and a red or three thrown in, and some greys. There's also a couple of really random bright orange-y/gold fabrics in the original quilt.
It's such a wonderful quilt.
Question is,
can I shop my stash and make it work?
can I shop my stash and make it work?
After making a few blocks I could see things needed editing even a little more. So today I've been trying to bridge the gap between the really saturated colours with a few more blending blocks so things merge a bit and, as Julie from quiltdivajulie recently commented, so it all looks more cohesive.
With this in mind, I prepared a selection of blocks. Lots of blues with a wide range of hues & a few pinks, all cut and ready to sew . . . scrap fabrics & a simple block . . . sewday . . . I checked the time and a couple of hours had gone.
Here's how the design wall is looking now . . .
HSTs as far as the eyes can see
- and more underway!
- and more underway!
Linking up with Kelly here at myquiltinfatuation for 'needle and thread Thursday'
9 comments:
Finding the right color balance is my biggest challenge when making a scrappy quilt. Looks like you've got that under control. These are such fun and colorful blocks.
It looks fantastic! I suddenly spotted some plain squares ;-)
I think you have definitely captured the feel of the original - but done your own way. LOVE IT!!
Love all your half square triangles. Can't wait to see your quilt!
A lovely scrap quilt in the making. I'm enjoying watching this develop.
I do so love the block sets of hsts! Such a lovely idea. Makes me feel guilty for not working on my HST Medallion quilt.:)
Fun scrappiness!
HSTs can be arranged in so many different ways.
I see the solid squares tucked in here and there too, good design element.
Yours look wonderful.
Oh, it's looking wonderful! I use an Easy Angle ruler to cut my HSTs - all that needs trimming is a little dog ear. If I had to do a lot of trimming on HSTs I probably would never make one!
It's looking good! My favourite quilt rule -- it's easier to match 50 fabrics than 5. Have a happy scrappy day!
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