The Festival of Forties has literally taken over my life these past few weeks......My best friends and I are all turning 40 over the next 12 months, and the first two are now done and dusted! So between parties, Cuban Jazz Festivals and a WHOLE weekend child free in Sydney - there hasn't been much sewing getting done! I've also been very blessed with the company of another best friend, who arrived here on Friday for a long weekend with us!
Anyway...... Monday last week, I drove down to the local Officeworks and got myself some old school supplies and sat down to draw up the idea for my Quiltcon Challenge quilt, that had been rolling around in my head for weeks!
Can you believe I had never used grid paper to design a quilt?? It was very cathartic.
The next morning, I put that plan in to action. Using very basic math, I made a tonne (OK, not a tonne, but lots) of teeny little snowball blocks, and then set about trying to make the before-mentioned "pattern" work.
It was no easy feat, but I did it. It's a lovely little splatter of pastels.......something I never thought I would ever say about a quilt I'd designed and made. But yes, I did.
It is currently basted, rolled up and patiently awaiting quilting. Which will hopefully happen tomorrow. Because it's the only day I have between now and the end of November - when this little creation is due for submission! Another thing I never thought I would ever do!
So - there you have it. I've almost finished my first ever Quiltcon Challenge quilt! Watch this space.....
Well done, amazing what we can fit in even if we think the day is busy :)
ReplyDeleteThe glimpses make me think a little of the light sparkles in all of Serena's (Sew Giving) photos. She has a stained glass something that catches the light beautifully (like this: http://sewgiving.blogspot.com.au/2014/09/drift-finished-quilt.html), and your little pastel snowballs make me think of a similar effect.
ReplyDeleteReally like the pastels with the grey, hard to imagine pastels being sparkly but it does work!
ReplyDeleteWe in the 50's are looking back at you :) Enjoy your 40's, all in all they're pretty good~love your design too :)
ReplyDeleteLove this for sure! That pastel/gray color choice is so soothing. You go girlfriend.
ReplyDeleteLove the muted colors!
ReplyDeleteIt looks like an interesting design and lovely colour palette.
ReplyDeleteLooks beautiful already, looking forward to seeing it all finished! Congrats on entering the challenge!
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