WIP Wednesday 5/21/2014

I set aside Darlene's quilt temporarily to work on a quilt for retiring co-worker Diana G. The inspiration was a photo on her Facebook page, a landscape painting of a country lane. I had hoped to print the photo to fabric and build a quilt design around it. However, printer problems arose and I ditched the idea.

On to Plan B. In an internet search I found a block called Country Lanes. I shopped my stash and found some romantic fabric, which seems to work with Diana's style.

Electric Quilt sketch

Fabric from stash

There wasn't enough dark burgundy to complete the design. I was going to do a few blocks with the white-on-burgundy print, then saw the dark brown.

I chose the brown because it was similar in value to the burgundy and ties into the brown print on the far left, which I plan to use as border.

Four-patch blocks in two colorways

Strip set in burgundy

Cross cut

Country Lanes block laid out

Block in three horizontal sections

Block finished

The rest of the 13 blocks should go together pretty quickly. I should have the quilt top finished this weekend.

Debbie

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WIP Wednesday 5/14/2014

Finished quilt top for co-worker Darlene

I finished the quilt top for co-worker Darlene A. last night. I'll finish the quilt this weekend and deliver next week.

The next quilt is for retiring co-worker Diana G. My inspiration is a photo of a landscape painting that she posted to Facebook not long ago. It looks like an English country lane with a house and barn. I plan to print the photo to fabric and use it as the center of the quilt, surrounding it with fabric in the same color palette as the photo. I don't have a design yet, but hope to come up with one soon.

Debbie

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WIP Wednesday 5/7/2014

This week I've been working on a quilt for co-worker Darlene, who likes camping/outdoors and the color purple.

Four patch units in autumn colors

Previewing purple background

Better view - I like the combination.

Strips added to sides of four patch units

Note rows 3 and 4 (from the top) are nearly identical. I used a piece of dotted scrapbook paper to create a new pattern for my Organized Chaos. Rows 3 and 4 turned out to be identical. I changed the fabrics a little for variety.

Swapped out rows 4 and 5, so now the similar rows aren't directly on top of each other. I like it better.

Another preview of the purple background

Horizontal strips added. Quilt top is now in 25 large pieces.

I plan to sew the quilt top together in the next couple of days. I'd like to finish the quilt over the weekend and deliver it early next week.

Debbie

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WIP Wednesday 4/30/2014

I've had a tough time getting going on this quilt for co-worker Darlene A. There's no deadline on it, and deadlines are good motivators for me. I edited the fabrics a bit and finally managed to start cutting and sewing last night.

Fabrics for Darlene's quilt - all but the purple are from stash

Darlene seems to be into purple and the outdoors. Scrappy four patch units in autumn colors will be set against a purple background.

First couple of four-patch units

Nearly half of the four-patch units finished and on the design wall

I hope to get the quilt top done this weekend, and deliver the quilt about a week from now.

Debbie

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