Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Is The Suspense Killing You?!

I didn't mean to keep you in suspense!  In my last post I shared the third baby quilt I made using the last of my hand dyed scraps (Depleted :: Bye Bye Hand Dyed).  I kept you on the hook long enough! 

The first baby quilt I made when I decided to cut the heck out of my hand dyed fabrics, was this one:

32" x 39"
Since the blocks were only 4.5" unfinished, I was able to cram a lot of HST's in this one.  I kept like colors semi contained when I pieced four blocks together.  It's kind of hard to see, but I really did! There are so many colors exploding in this one, your brain goes into over load!



The blue border (1 3/4") is a good way to contain all the chaos...otherwise it might feel like there was a virus out break!  I'm not complaining, really I'm not!  The more color the better.

The quilting is a combination of 3/4" and 1/2" lines.  Some going this way, some that way.  I like the look of different widths, vertical and horizontal...total mix up!  And is there anything better than 'a pile of quilt'?  



As you have guessed by now, I had a lot of HST's to use!  Quilt #2 feels very traditional to me. Traditional in the sense, that there are squares, sashing and setting squares.

Again, I was able to match up the centers with matching colors.  After a few twist and turns, hemming and hawing, yes-ing and no-ing, I added 1" borders around each block in the same color, and finished with a 1 1/2" in light grey.

Medium grey was used for the final sashing and for the borders.  It's amazing how far you can stretch a stack of blocks just by adding borders and sashing.

31" x 45"
This was the perfect chance to get my geometric thinking cap on for quilting.  I don't think I really had a choice on this one...it felt like it was predetermined!  It had to be!

  

It was also destined to be that I used matching thread for each block color.  My hera marker was put to the test as I marked each line from one corner and radiating to the edges.  



I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.  The back always tells the story!



Each of the three quilts has the same basic design.  A four patch of half square triangles with the same color in the center.  

This quilt shows that off the best I think.  Probably because each block is self contained and your brain doesn't go cuckoo staring at it!



While taking pictures of these quilts, I set the camera down while I moved the quilt around. As I was getting up to grab the camera I looked at the display screen and saw the coolest shot!  I don't think I could ever have set the stage for a photo like this.  I like the close up of the rotary cutter and everything else out of focus.  Good stuff!

Thank goodness for digital cameras! Can you imagine what it would be like if we didn't have them?  



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26 comments :

  1. These are awesoke quilts and your colours are always so delicous! Super shoot of the quilts and the cutter! We should play more with camera! x Teje

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    1. The last of the quilts from hand dyed fabrics for a while! I couldn’t resist the cutter photo when I glance up and saw it on the display! It is fun to play around once in a while!

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  2. They are all lovely, but i particularly like the cuckoo one!

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    1. They all ended up being so different from each other! I enjoyed taking what I had and stretching it in to three!

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  3. I love how each quilt started with the same fabrics and blocks and turned out so uniquely!

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  4. Beautiful colours and I really liked how you worked with them and contained them in a fun way!

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    1. I love the fact that one little simple block can be changed into so many different designs!

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  5. Three great finishes -each with its own personality. HSTs are so versatile.

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  6. Goodness! You spy, with your little eye, all the most gorgeous possibilities! Bravo!

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  7. I love them all! Yes, there is an overload of color, but in such a good way!!!

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  8. They are all three so different though you worked with the same fabrics and only one block ! I love your quilting on #2 and the one inch coordinated borders really add to the design.

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  9. All three are absolutely beautiful!!! Love!!! ❤. Katherine L.

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  10. You had bunches of fun didn't you, thinking up these baby quilts! It shows in your quilts and it shows in your writing about them:-) Nicely done.

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  11. They are all beautiful Jayne....I love all the colour.

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  12. So cool!! I love this riot of colorful HSTs!

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  13. These are beautiful. I love the exploding colours! That is a cool pic of the rotary cutter.

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  14. Love both these quilts too, and what a fab "accidental" photo!

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  15. I love all the colour,they are fantastic!

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  16. Nice ideas for baby quilts! I have two baby quilts to get made in a hurry before my twin grandbabies arrive this month and now I wish I had planned something different for them....oh well, next time!

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  17. you are right about that shot in the end!

    babies love bright colors and these three are just amazing; I like the quilting variety as well :)

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  18. Did not disappoint :-) Are you sure that was an accidental shot? Your studio looks way too neat. My non-accidental shots are messier :-D

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  19. These are so cute! Aren't hand dyes terrific? Great quilting, too!

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  20. These are great examples of what I always say about you, Jayne. You are so talented! Love that you have put your stamp on every step - from the hand dyeing all the way to the cool quilting. I just KNOW you will be soon sharing a new post about your new hand dyed batch of fabrics. And I love it!

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  21. All beautiful of course, and I totally love the overload of colour.

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  22. Beautiful and bright. Love all those colored HSTs. Very pretty too!

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  23. So pretty! Love the pattern and the quilting! Thank you for sharing!

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