Ever Evolving

Do you remember my Dead Simple Quilt?  Here's a couple more shots to refresh your memory.

I couldn't exactly follow the rules!  I threw in some Disappearing Four Patches, just to liven things up.  When I listed it in my Etsy shop, I called it Simple Patchwork Quilt.  I had no idea if that's what caught the attention of Mary Fons, the editor of Quilty magazine, but it did.  I received an etsy convo, last August, asking if I'd be interested in having my quilt in her magazine.

I said, Yes.

Here are the photos of my "spread"

My ever supportive husband was very impressed that it was four pages.  Below is the mag cover.

This was quite a process.  I was assigned an editor, I was asked for a photo,(which they didn't use), a bio, a tutorial, and my quilt.  I still don't have the quilt back; but I'm sure it's on the way.  Last month I was asked to comment on why I piece the back of my quilts, (they didn't use that).  I was asked for info. regarding my long arm quilter, (they didn't use that, either).  I mentioned the things they didn't use, not out of disappointment, but as a heads up, if you go through the quilt mag process!

It was all a very exciting process.

May your bobbins always be full,

Dead Simple Quilt Finished

I absolutely love this quilt.  I think the disappearing 4 patch blocks really made the quilt.

On the back I used lots of left-overs from the quilt top.

I asked for bunches of grapes for the quilting.  Boy, are they great.

This quilt is staying at the Prytz House.

Here's the inspiration for this quilt.

I had a hard time getting these photos, today, because of the high winds.  I posted about it over here.

May your bobbins always be full,

New quilt

I'm almost ready to start a new quilt.  I've been doing some crafty sewing, but my main job has been care-giver to my husband.  He's getting better, but still has to have a lot of help.  I love the colors in the photo of this old truck, so I think I'll use it for my inspiration.  Here are the results from Big Huge Lab.

#a6a6a1
foggy grey

#939391
pewter

#8c1800

#baa08b
pavlova

#e7b64e
ronchi

#e85424

#e68796
carissma

#1c4a71
bondi blue

#f3a18f
tonys pink

#fcfaf7
twilight blue

#f8f0bf
corn field

#fcf7f2
twilight blue

#080400

#355a1e
verdun green

#a9e390
feijoa

I think I can pull most of this from my stash!  Yea for stash.

May your bobbins always be full,

Simply Random Quilt.

Above is the photo that was the inspiration for this quilt.  I signed on for the Dead Simple QAL, my first QAL, and I'm a failure.  I took the Dead Simple idea, and made it my own.  Instead of having large areas of color.  I mixed it up, a bit.

I randomly made 4 patches, no fussy planning.  The I took several 4 patches and created Disappearing 4 patches.  Again I this was totally random, I just took the 4 patches from the top of the pile and stared cutting them up.

After truing-up all the 4 patches, I randomly laid them out.  First layout stayed, and I love it.  I kept the pieced back very simple too.  Once quilted this quilt should be 68" x 54".

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May your bobbins always be full,

Not So Simple Quilt Top

After an unplanned quilting break, (Bob was in the hospital for 10 days), I've re-started on the Dead Simple QAL quilt.  I'm loving the colors I chose but really not liking the big chunks of color.  I went the the 9" square route, probably a mistake for me.  After thinking about it for a bit, I decided to do 4 patches.  I thoroughly "shuffled" my colors and started chain piecing the squares; then to keep it really random I chain pieced again to make the 4 patches.  Then I cut them up to make disappearing 4 patches.

I'f you're interested this is how I made the Disappearing 4 Patches.

Because I was dealing with large blocks, I made my cuts 2 inches from the center.

(If you were dealing with 5" squares, cut 1" from the center.)

Use a small cutting mat, so you can turn your squares without lifting them.

Lift the top center strip, and move it to the right center.

Move the right center to the bottom center, bottom center to the left center.

Then, left center to the top center.

This is learn as I go, so I learned to mark all the right edges, and the outer edges of the center strips.

I'm probably a dork, but it made my life easier.

I'll post the quilt top when I'm finished assembling it.

May your bobbins always be full,

Dead Simple Quilt Along

These are my fabrics for the Dead Simple Quilt Along.  Below is the photo I used for my inspiration.

May your bobbins always be full,

Another QAL!

This one is called Dead Simple Quilt.  The idea is to make a Dead Simple Quilt, very quick, very easy. BUT the interesting thing will be the palette.  This is how it'll work, according to Lily, the hostess, "Each person picks one palette from Design-Seeds (or any other palette maker or makes their own palette) and then rummages around in their stash for a selection of fabrics matching that palette. We then all make a Dead Simple Quilt where the palette, not the piecing, is the star of the show."

I looked at Design-Seeds, and I wasn't enthralled, so I turned to Big Huge Labs.

I may change my mind about everything, but this is the photo and color range I'm thinking of:

#b7ac5a

gimblet

#8f8124

lemon ginger

#6c7b38

dingley

#94a768

green smoke

#8ea17a

sage

#a9ad77

neutral green

#6b6f5d

willow grove

#998980

heathered grey

#0e050c

#28202c

black russian

#5e8173

cutty sark

#aa599a

#a1b69b

spring rain

#947159

limed oak

#7e4d58

cosmic

 I should be able to pull these colors, or most of them, from my stash. What do you think? Beside the fact that I'm a little crazy to start two QAL's at the same time.

May your bobbins always be full,