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This week I seemed to be in the spring cleaning mode.  I sorted my clothing closet and drawers in the kitchen.  For the studio I pulled all the fabric off the shelves and refolded  most of it.  I put  them back in a new arrangement.  I used the 3-in1 Color Tool by Joen Wolfrom as my guild.  Ever sense Angela did a color talk at the Quilt Exploration Group meeting in the beginning of May I have tried to consult the tool for color ideas more and more.  It only made sense to me to arrange the fabric in the same manor as the tool to make it easier to pull fabric when I want it.  I like how the arrangement looks and I sure can tell where my color choices are thin.   I had already noticed that my choices of greens was not all that big- but when I used the tool I realize I have only one piece of fabric that is Chartreuse.   I did not rush out and by more  but I am now aware.  The process also has brought to my attention the fact that what I always though of as wine is labeled Fuchsia and the color labeled  Magenta is the really strong color in my collection.   I guess it really only is a case of the label, but it is better for clear understanding if I use the proper label.   I keep my fabric on metal shelving in a four foot deep closet so this  shots only shows one shelf at the open door.

I am still working on the graduation quilts.   The tee shirt project is three fourths is done with the fused interfacing step.   Nick’s strips are still in the process of being assembled.

Progress Report: Cobble Stones

This quilt is completed now.  I like how the beads are similar in shape to the quilting on this piece.   The opening reflect this idea as well and I think this adds unity to the piece.

I now have a true understanding about why this quilting pattern is so popular.  It is lots of fun to do and there are seemingly few ways to make errors.

 

 

 

Wrinkle Work  – Adventure Challenge  

This quilt also got completed this week.   The wrinkled silk is fun to sew on and I like all the lines that it creates. The close up shows how easy it is to follow the wrinkles on the silk.

Berry Blast

  This quilt is also complete.   The Angelina triangles really add a feeling of motion to this work.   I am not real happy with how this shot makes the quilt look off square .  I hope to get some additional instruction on how to take better photos in the near future.

Slipping Away  I intended to make this quilt one with units slipping through this background.  It has proved to be a challenge.  First I tried a series of strips in cream black and rust.I really like these strips but think they would fight with the back quilt and not enhance it.  Visual decisions need to be made visually. These are fun- but far too busy  with an action that does not work here.   I will use them sometime some where- but not on this project.   So I went for the idea of a different texture and a color combination that is closer to the quilt that would not have a textural competition with the back quilt.   For body in the strips I used the Pellon like my pyramid mobile.   I added  machine stitching and gold brad  on top for texture.  There is some gold in the print of some of the fabrics and I feel this pulls the two ideas together a bit more.I have only finished the one strips.  The edges are  closely zig-zagged to act as a finish.

Paper Quilt   I stared an new paper quilt this week as well.

  This piece has almost more color than I want.  That or they are all too close to the same size so I will be doing some over painting.  I want to move on to the next step of cutting it before I paint though.   I did have fun with the quilting of this piece however.  I did connect the paper to the felt along most of the edges and then I loaded the bobbin with a heavy nylon thread and did all the big sweeping free motion stuff from the back side.  It was very freeing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Single Drop-Adventure Challenge  This quilt is also a silk wrinkle project.   The quilting is where the name for this quilt came from.

 

 

 

 

 

Blue Blocks I have completed some more in this series.   My goal is to explore new stitches and I feel like I am doing that .

 

I hope that spring is treating you well.

Keep Creating.

Carol