I decided on a scheme of blues/greens, teal and mauve.
First step was to cut them all into strips, sew them together, cut them into more strips, sew together. When I piece, I love adding thins slivers of gold to just lift it that little bit.
Here is the finished quilt top. It is in 2 pieces to try and ease the quilting. I am going to try out Norma Schlager's 'Divide and Conquer' method of quilting the two halves and then joining them together with a seam.
The piecing is very random. I do wish I had added more gold. I love the little gold strip structures that emerge.
Here's a closer look at the top half of the quilt. I said the piecing was random, but of course it is not an accident that there are lots of nice strips to fill with my FMQ continuous line designs!!
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fun! and will you quilt it with a gold thread?
ReplyDeleteYou know I love this piece because I've commented on it before. Those little slivers of gold and silver are the perfect touch. Good luck with the quilting and thanks for the shout-out.
ReplyDeleteI love what you're doing here; enjoy the quilting (I'm sure you will!).
ReplyDeleteNice colours. Looks like a reat fun too!
ReplyDeleteThe colors are so pleasing and restful, yet there is much to attend to in your quilt. I look forward to the quilting treatment you will give it.
ReplyDeletelove it! The gold is just a perfect added touch.
ReplyDeleteHilary, I love the soft palette. The gold adds a nice spark!
ReplyDeleteThe colours are gorgeous. I think you have put just the right amount of gold, in it. I can't wait to see how it looks after you've quilted it.
ReplyDeleteHilary, I may have fixed the "no reply" problem!
ReplyDeleteThe colors are nice, but what I love most is that I know this will be totally transformed once you start your magic stitching! Can't wait to see it.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you put together the fabric - love your work. Thanks for inspiration - you make great things :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I love your approach of sewing and cutting and sewing again. I haven't heard of the divide and conquer method, but it sounds like a pretty great idea.
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