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Monday, January 26, 2015

Sunshine and blue skies quilt



I finally arranged my fractured circle blocks on a sunny yellow background of cotton duck cloth and started embroidering them down. The colors remind me of blue skies and sunshine, very unlike what we had a few days ago when I bought the yellow fabric ...


You may think I changed the photo to a black and white, but I didn't. This shows how the day was literally drained of color, so I was glad to have my bright blocks to look at.


I tried numerous configurations -- I calculated there are more than 5,000 possibilities -- before settling on one that I won't show you until I'm done. Here are some of the rejects:





Once I settled on the block arrangement, I debated which embroidery stitch(es) to use to sew them on and finally settled on the good old blanket stitch. We had sunshine the past two days, so I got to spread it out on the dining room table and stitch away in the glorious light!

p.s. I'm linking up to Nina Marie's blog, where you can see what other fiber artists have been up to this week: http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/2015/01/curves-at-cabin-off-wall-friday.html


Have a colorful day

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13 comments:

  1. sonjaJanuary 26, 2015 at 11:59 PM

    these are rejects? Wowser! they are sparkling even on a grey day! looking forward to the finished quilt! who is it you say influenced you on this way of cloth handling?

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  2. Judy Sall Fiber ArtJanuary 27, 2015 at 5:24 AM

    Beautiful! Love all the sunny and bright colors and lovely stitching!

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  3. The Idaho BeautyJanuary 27, 2015 at 4:50 PM

    Getting exciting! Love that yellow base.

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  4. RobbieJanuary 28, 2015 at 5:01 PM

    This is going to be wonderful!! So bright...so happy...so perfect for now!!!

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  5. UnknownJanuary 30, 2015 at 12:25 AM

    Love the colors on the yellow fabric. Because your blocks are so colorful beautitful and the circle shape, all possibilities are beautiful. Seeing them together is special. Thanks for sharing.

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  6. The Inside StoriJanuary 30, 2015 at 5:04 AM

    What a wonderfully colorful piece....it made me happy just looking at it!

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  7. Judy FergusonJanuary 30, 2015 at 6:05 AM

    Great look. I love it.

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  8. KajaJanuary 30, 2015 at 7:08 AM

    This is such a happy sunny piece. I love how your bright colours look with the yellow background and I love all your hand stitching. It's going to be fantastic.

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  9. ShannonJanuary 30, 2015 at 8:50 AM

    The texture and color in these blocks is just great! Love how hopeful and summery they feel!

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  10. Heather PreggerJanuary 30, 2015 at 9:51 AM

    Beautiful blocks! I can't wait to see the finished piece!

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  11. MargaretJanuary 30, 2015 at 12:28 PM

    very cool love the blocks

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  12. Norma SchlagerJanuary 30, 2015 at 2:09 PM

    Just what is needed to brighten up a winter day. Outside my window looks a lot like yours.

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  13. SuzKJanuary 30, 2015 at 5:09 PM

    I love your work! So many possibilities. Thank you for sharing

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