Wednesday, 6 April 2011

March Colour Palette Challenge Quilt

OK, I lied. I couldn't wait until I had finished my friend's baby quilt before I started playing with my new solid fabrics. Especially not when I was able to pull together some colours for the 3CS Color Palette Challenge.

I made this little mini quilt, which is going to look lovely hanging in our hallway:

Coleus

I started off with the little improv pieced log cabins (my fave blocks to make!) and took it from there. I machine quilted the wavy vertical lines, then added a little hand quilting to emphasise the one the butterflies are on. Then I added the buttons and hand quilting swirling lines around it. I used a pillowcase finish because I didn't want a contrasting binding, but had run out of the light green fabric.

This is the first time I have used solid fabrics, but I suspect it won't be the last. I love the look of them.
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6 comments:

  1. Janet6 April 2011 at 09:39

    It's beautiful. I love the colors, especially those two pops of lime green.

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  2. Hoola Tallulah6 April 2011 at 10:47

    Oh my! That is so adorable, you are so good at this quilting malarky, I want to play! I agree with Janet, the lime green really sets it off!

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  3. Lynn Cohen6 April 2011 at 14:19

    Kite like and sweet as can be!!!

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  4. KathyE8 April 2011 at 04:23

    I like this piece very much. You are doing great things!

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  5. Allie8 April 2011 at 21:39

    Oh I do love this - I can't wait to start playing with my solids!

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  6. Angela13 April 2011 at 00:13

    What a great little quilt!

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