I enjoy working in colors of the season so I pulled out the bag of halloween fabric scraps and played!
it's always messy in the beginning, and I love seeing scraps laid out in piles according to size... Now what? I think
I get to know the prints, think of what I can make, I start sewing littles to littles
I get lost in the "scrap puzzle" as I think of it
looking so closely at it is one thing, but it will be viewed from more of a distance so I try to get some components up on the design wall.
A lot of my halloween scraps are dark, so how to introduce some color? Some orange/lime/gold/
Improv geese are always good, color geese and dark halloween prints around them let them float
there are always blocks in the wings... and I think a few pinwheels or 4 patches would look good. Where did I put that candy block I wanted to try?
I finished up this block for RSC each month, in light green to go with the light blue.
I am not inspired nor jazzed by these colors but the hexie spiral in light pale blues might be more fun, hope to share that next week.
Along the way I made a free form hexie scrap piece with pale color plus garden prints, I think I will applique this onto a landscape fabric for a tote or apron front...
It hasn't been pressed yet, and I can't seem to leave it alone, what if I add another blue one here???
The ones that look orange here are actually golden yellows, the pale green batiks seem to wash away
anyway it was fun to make, and I never applique hexie forms so that will be different
I like this pattern but it's hard to find the actual pattern to print out online...
and around the neighborhood, pale or light blue and greens are as uninspiring to me in real life as in the scrap challenge to use them in fabric
I chose this view for the smoky way the mountains look this week, and the smoky pale blue of the sky
I've moved on to wanting Autumn colors...
the rocks have a lot of colors if you look closely but each color is very pale.... I guess I like a more saturated color palette most of the time.
But.... it's all good
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14 comments:
Your Halloween quilt is going to be awesome! Love the mums.
It's the dark colors that let the Jack O'lantern's face glow. That's quite a collection of Halloween fabrics you've got going.
Lots of fun, happy scrapiness happening in your studio! It's fun to watch your progress on your projects. :)
I thought those were candy corn in the green and red until I zoomed in. Long skirts flying! Cute.
Love those stones - they would look more intense when wet.
Thank you for sharing your process improv blocks! Is that bottom block made with Winnie the Pooh fabric? It is so pretty! Great idea for your Hexie Freeform piece!
Your new Halloween project looks great and very joyful, I love how colorful it is! Thank you for sharing your creative week and linking up!
Fun Halloween 🎃 fabrics. If you want to break things up a bit, you could add narrow orange or lime green strips between your blocks. I like the wonky geese!
Like you Halloween creation. Such fun bright colors next to the dark spooky ones.
Looks like you've had such fun playing with Halloween colours.
You're not "jazzed" by those pale blues and greens?? I rather love these blocks. These shades calm me. Your Halloween project looks fun.
That improv hexie is adorable. <3 I need to dig for some pastel greens and blues and move forward with my larger hexagons. ;) Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell.
Always a treat to visit you and see how you dive into projects driven by your own innate creativity, LeeAnna. I'm very fond of the hexies and they are addictive. But you are fashioning something special with those brights in Halloween colours too. All lovely!
The improv geese are always a fun addition. I am definitely in the mood for fall colors too.
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