Monday 27 February 2012

Design Wall Monday - Feb 27


My design wall doesn't really show it,  but lots of quilting went on this weekend.  I did finish 2 blocks from Dancing with the Stars.  The third is about 1/2 done.  The Monday mystery is still hanging out, waiting for a decision on the corners - that should come out later today.  And the Blogger's block of the month is still up - block number 6 came out Saturday, so I should get to that one this week.




On the more productive side, I finished the February colour challenge.  Bad news is that the quilt store is out of background fabric, and I wanted to bind the sides with that.  I don't know if you can tell with the dark background, but the top and bottom have a purple strip - they will be bound in purple, and the sides in background.  Worst case, I'll bind the whole thing in purple, but I have my eyes open for the background. 

Trouble is, I don't know the exact colour code, and searching the northcott site did not reveal any colours that appear to match exactly.  This is freckles, and the fabric has a slight greenish tint to it.  Maybe it's "antique", but I really can't tell from the swatches online.

In any case, my cats seem to like this quilt.  I laid it on my son's bed for a quick pic, and before I got the camera focused, Rocky had taken up residence.  When I put it on the floor for a more complete picture, Cari immediately came by to check it out.  Cat approved, I'll have to put this one away for a bit.  I'll go on a hunt for backing fabric, and hope that my quilt shop pulls off a miracle and can order the right colour fabric for the end of next month.

Check out Judy's blog to see what everyone else has on their design walls today.

12 comments:

  1. Wow that is a stunning Color Palette Challenge quilt. Is that your own design? I just love it.

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  2. Great looking quilt - I enjoyed watching it come together at the retreat.

    I had a similar problem with some fabric - I couldn't tell the difference online, so I sent the place a fabric swatch and they matched what they had.

    Liz

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  3. I love all the blocks on your wall. Your color palette challenge quilt is fabulous. I love your design! Good luck finding your fabric. If you don't find it, it will still look great with purple binding.

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  4. Great quilt. You are doing the challenge proud.

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  5. What a super modern quilt! Love how the colors play so well together!

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  6. What great success you've had. I love the design and would love to know the name of the pattern you used.

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  7. It looks like you accomplished tons of work! Everything is looking great. I love the setting of the color challenge quilt!

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  8. That is such a great quilt to showcase the colour challenge colours.

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  9. Purple, my favorite! Congrats on getting it done.

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  10. Love your color challenge quilt!

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  11. Love the graphic quality of this quilt. Hope you find the fabric you need to finish soon so that it doesn't fall into the UFO pile!:)
    Patrica

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