I have just a few things to share with you this week starting with one of my two rainbow scrap challenge blocks this year. The color focus is on orange scraps this month, and using them.
I chose 4 duos this week, cut them into 2.5" strips, sewed cut sewed cut sewed them into blocks of orange
Orange covers a large spectrum of color, from yellow orange to pink orange (coral)
I tried to blend some as they will not be together in the final quilt top, but mixed in with all the other colors.
Orange makes a quilt sparkle, even just a bit of it in whatever tint you choose
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| close up of the pink/orange block to show the words |
I started basting the hexies for this month's spiral hexie block
I played with the idea of another small embroidery piece done with fabric shards
like a rose kind of, or a like life, making some order out of chaos
I am not doing much other than morning pages right now in painting/drawing
a mix of gouache paint, and inktense ink pad with brush. Tried to control the slanted leaf brush, but the bristles tended to separate. I must be doing something wrong. At the end I did the hyacinth in blue/purple, lavender and white dots of posca pen.
I'm woefully behind on Index Card a day challenge but with focus I'll catch up
this one was from the prompt pretzel
pencil, and inktense pan set on top
of course this spring green quilt is still in progress, each step of sewing together joining strips defies my design ability. It's almost together into a cohesive top... started the week kind of like this
curvy piecing to put those scrappy strips next to a straight one, decided the bottom set needed to go into a different project...
feeling proud of myself for making a decision the borders started going on, and from looking at it as a picture I saw those two light green strips looked like railroad tracks... GRRRR
I do not want to unsew anything so how to mitigate, applique a little light green on the border?
note I also cut wee leaves out of dusty greens to applique onto the bottom area between the first two scrappy strips and love it in person
they will be free motion quilted in the next stage if ever I get there!
so here's to overcoming anxiety about my country and life, for long enough to be my true self,
one who makes art
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11 comments:
You've chosen some wonderful oranges in a wide range of tints and shades. I didn't find much in my stash in that yellow-orange range, but did find a lot leaning toward coral.
That yoga pose for "pretzel" is perfect!
I really like your hexi whirls. I agree with you that orange adds a little zing/sparkle to any project, especially when mixed with purples.
Always fun to see what you're working on! I love the orange blocks - lots of energy in them. Then back to green and cool - like walking in the forest!
Yummy colors! Love your orange blocks, and also love to see your green project growing. Thank you for inspiring us and sharing and linking up your creative journey.
Loving your Spring Green improv piece. I think I would try placing that yellow green on another border, to spread out the light yellows. Maybe add some yellowish leaves somewhere? It'll be fun to see how you resolve this puzzle. I'm sure it will be gorgeous! Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2025/06/18/wednesday-wait-loss-437
You have so many fun projects on the go so I doubt you ever have time to get bored.
Quilting, art, it really does help to set one's priorities straight. I keep focusing on my little corner or the planet, adding beauty, love and care wherever possible, and that's all that truly matters. The green quilt is wonderful, and those two rr tracks didn't bother me one bit until you said something, so... Love your art pieces too.
So many wonderful are pieces here. You are very talented and have a real way with color. Thank you for sharing with FFO and have a nice weekend.
I am always awed by your sewn pieces, and today's tulips are lovely too
Thanks for linking to AFFF
much♡love
The appliqued leaves are a great way to break up those railroad tracks.
I would have probably used my InkTense blocks and painted some texture to break them up a bit.
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